Alamgir Alam
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alamgir Alam
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Pakur, Jharkhand
| residence = Pakur
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand
| governor = Draupadi Murmu
Ramesh Bais
C. P. Radhakrishnan
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Hemant Soren
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * Parliamentary Affairs.
- Rural development.
| term_start = 29 December 2019
| term_end = 17 May 2024
| predecessor = Nilkant Singh Munda
| office3 = Leader of Congress Legislative Party(CLP) in Jharkhand Assembly
| state = Jharkhand
| constituency =
| predecessor3 =
| term_start3 = 2014
| term_end3 = 2024
| successor3 = Rameshwar Oraon
| office1 = Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Pakur
| predecessor1 = Aquil Akhtar
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor2 = Beni Prasad Gupta
| constituency2 = Pakur
| successor2 = Aquil Akhtar
| term_start2 = 2000
| term_end2 = 2009
| party = Indian National Congress
| nationality = Indian
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation =
| successor1 = Nisat Alam
}}
Alamgir Alam (born 1950) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He is a four-term MLA for Pakur Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. He was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in the 2000, 2005, 2014 and 2019 elections.{{cite news|title=Two ex-Speakers of J'khand Assembly win, present Speaker loses| url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-ex-speakers-of-j-khand-assembly-win-present-speaker-loses-114122300662_1.html| newspaper=Business Standard|date=23 December 2019|accessdate=25 December 2019}} He also served as the Speaker of the Jharkhand assembly between 20 October 2006, and 12 December 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/speaker-chosen-without-election-legislators-unanimous-decision-on-alamgir-alam-q-induction-of-twelfth-minister-after-nov-3/cid/763146| title= Speaker chosen, without election – Legislators' unanimous decision on Alamgir Alam Q Induction of twelfth minister after Nov. 3|date=20 October 2016|accessdate=29 December 2019|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cite web|url=https://jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7|title=विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष
|accessdate= 29 December 2019|publisher=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly}}
Early life and education
Alam is from Pakur, Pakur District, Jharkhand. He is the son of Sanaul Haque. He completed his B.Sc. in 1974 at Sahibganj College, which is affiliated with Bhagalpur University.{{Cite web |title=Alamgir Alam(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PAKUR(PAKUR ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/jharkhand2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12368 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=myneta.info}}
Career
Alam retained his seat in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, defeating Akil Akhtar, who in 2009 elections.{{cite news|title=Election Result 2019 LIVE Candidate, Constituency and Party-Wise Winner List
|publisher=Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/pakur-election-result-2019-live-updates-jharkhand-assembly-vidhan-sabha-polls-party-constituency-candidate-name-wise-winner-loser-leading-trailing-latest-news-bjp-congress-inc-ajsu-rjd-jmm-jvm-7720731.html|date=23 December 2019}} After the elections, in which Congress emerged victorious in coalition with JMM and RJD, Alam was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party.{{cite news|title = Alamgir Alam elected Jharkhand CLP leader|url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/alamgir-alam-elected-jharkhand-clp-leader-119122401282_1.html|newspaper = Business Standard|date= 23 December 2019
}} On 29 December 2019, Alam was among the initial four members sworn into the state Cabinet along with chief minister Hemant Soren, Rameshwar Oraon and Satyanand Bhokta.{{cite news|title=THE MINISTERS OF STATE CABINET| newspaper = Daily Pioneer|author= Mrituanjay Kumar| url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/the-ministers-of-state-cabinet.html| date= 30 December 2019}}
Earlier, he first became an MLA winning the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and retained the Pakur seat for the first time in the newly formed Jharkhand state in the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Beni Prasad Gupta of the BJP, by a margin of 25,736 votes. Later, he won again in the 2014 and became a four time MLA winning in 2019. In between, he lost the 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.
He was arrested by the ED on alleged charges in a money laundering case.{{Cite news |title=Jharkhand's Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam has been arrested by the ED. |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/jharkhand-minister-alamgir-alam-arrested-by-ed-mtj |work=Prabhat Khabar}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand
Category:Speakers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2000–2005
Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2005–2009
Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2019–2024