Alamgir Alam
Alamgir Alam | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand | |
| In office 29 December, 2019 – 17 May, 2024 | |
| Governor | Draupadi Murmu Ramesh Bais C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | Nilkant Singh Munda |
| Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Aquil Akhtar |
| Constituency | Pakur |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Aquil Akhtar |
| Constituency | Pakur |
| Leader of Congress Legislative Party(CLP) in Jharkhand Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pakur, Jharkhand |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Hundu |
Alamgir Alam is an Indian politician. He is a four-term MLA for Pakur 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]
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]
He was arrested by the ED. He was arrested after questioning on the second day on money laundering case.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Two ex-Speakers of J'khand Assembly win, present Speaker loses". Business Standard. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष". Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Result 2019 LIVE Candidate, Constituency and Party-Wise Winner List". Firstpost. 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Alamgir Alam elected Jharkhand CLP leader". Business Standard. 23 December 2019.
- ^ Mrituanjay Kumar (30 December 2019). "THE MINISTERS OF STATE CABINET". Daily Pioneer.
- ^ "Jharkhand's Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam has been arrested by the ED". Prabhat Khabar.
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