Sarfaraz Alam

Sarfraz Alam is an Indian politician who represented the Araria seat of Bihar in the Indian Parliament as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal from 2018 to 2019.

Sarfaraz Alam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
14 March 2018 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byMohammed Taslimuddin
Succeeded byPradeep Kumar Singh
ConstituencyAraria
Personal details
BornVillage- Sisona, Thana- Jokihat, Post Office- Jokihat, Dist- Araria
NationalityIndia
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
ParentsMohammed Taslimuddin

Personal life

Alam is the son of Mohammed Taslimuddin, who was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and an MP from the Araria seat. He has 3 children with his wife Begum Shania.[1]

Career

Alam had been elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly (from Jokihat seat) thrice (2000, 2010, 2015) - first one as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the next two as a candidate of Janata Dal (United).[2] In January 2016, he was suspended by his party after a FIR was lodged against him for allegedly misbehaving with a couple in a train.[3]

In February 2018, Alam rejoined Rashtriya Janata Dal. He said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had betrayed secular forces by breaking the Mahagathbandhan alliance and allying with Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] Subsequently, he was nominated by the party to contest the Parliamentary bypoll for the seat of Araria (vacated due to the death of sitting MP Mohammed Taslimuddin).[5] He won the election, held in March by a margin of 61 thousand votes.[6]

References
  1. "From father to son, flow of power & fear". The Telegraph. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "MLA accused in sexual harassment case". The Times of India. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. "MLA accused in sexual harassment case". The Hindu. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. "Suspended JD(U) MLA Sarfaraz Alam joins RJD ahead of Araria Lok Sabha bypoll". The Times of India. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. "In Araria, BJP aims at Hindu consolidation of votes to topple RJD". Economic Times. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. "Araria Bihar Bye-election 2018 Results News Updates: RJD Candidate Sarfaraz Alam Wins by Over 61,000 Votes". India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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