Alamgir Alam

Alamgir Alam is an Indian politician. He is a four-term MLA for Pakaur constituency in the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress. Alam has been elected to the Jharkhand assembly in the 2000, 2004, 2014 and 2019 elections while he lost in the 2009 elections.[1] Alam served as the Speaker of the Jharkhand assembly between 20 October 2006, and 12 December 2009.[2][3]

Alamgir Alam
Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand
Assumed office
29 December 2019
GovernorDraupadi Murmu
Ramesh Bais
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief MinisterHemant Soren
Ministry and Departments
  • Parliamentary Affairs.
  • Rural development.
Preceded byNilkant Singh Munda
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byAquil Akhtar
ConstituencyPakaur
In office
2000–2009
Succeeded byAquil Akhtar
ConstituencyPakaur
Leader of Congress Legislative Party(CLP) in Jharkhand Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
BornPakur, Jharkhand
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceRanchi

In the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, Alam retained his seat, defeating Akil Akhtar, who had previously held the seat following the 2009 elections.[4] Following the elections in which Congress emerged victorious alongside its coalition partners JMM and RJD, Alam was elected the leader of the Congress Legislature Party.[5] 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.[6]

References
  1. "Two ex-Speakers of J'khand Assembly win, present Speaker loses". Business Standard. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. "Speaker chosen, without election – Legislators' unanimous decision on Alamgir Alam Q Induction of twelfth minister after Nov. 3". The Telegraph. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष". Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "Election Result 2019 LIVE Candidate, Constituency and Party-Wise Winner List". Firstpost. 23 December 2019.
  5. "Alamgir Alam elected Jharkhand CLP leader". Business Standard. 23 December 2019.
  6. Mrituanjay Kumar (30 December 2019). "THE MINISTERS OF STATE CABINET". Daily Pioneer.
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