Mujahid Alam

Mujahid Alam
Member of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2014 – 10 November 2020
Preceded byAkhtarul Iman
Succeeded byMuhammad Izhar Asfi
ConstituencyKochadhaman
Personal details
Born (1969-12-27) 27 December 1969 (age 55)
Kairi Birpur, Kishanganj, Bihar
Political partyJanta Dal United
SpouseGulchaman Roshan Ara
ChildrenThree Daughters
Alma materPatna College, (B.A.) Hons.

Mujahid Alam (born 27 December 1969) is an Indian politician.[1][2][3] He was the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly May 2014 to November 2020 and represented Kochadhaman Vidhan Sabha constituency.[4][5]

Early life and education

Alam was born in village Kairi Birpur in Kishanganj, Bihar and completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Patna College in 1990.[6][7]

Personal life

His father's name is Jamilur Rahman. Mujahid Alam is married to Gulchaman Roshan Ara. He has three daughters.[4]

Political career

He entered politics in the year 2010.[1] He was elected as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in May 2014 Kochadhaman assembly by-election as JD(U) candidate.[8] And again retained his seat in 2015 Bihar Vidhan Sabha election by defeating Akhtarul Iman of AIMIM. He was unable to hold his position in 2020 assembly election and lost to Izhar Asfi of AIMIM by a margin of more than 40000 votes.[9] He is set to contest the 2024 Parliamentary Elections as Janata Dal(United) candidate from the Kishanganj Lok Sabha seat.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mujahid Alam profile in Bihar vidhan sabha website" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha polls 2014: Nitish Kumar defends parting ways with NDA; slams BJP and Congress". The Economic Times. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ TwoCircles.net (8 November 2015). "Bihar Elections: 24 Muslim candidates win as AIMIM draws a blank – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b . 9 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190609135005/http://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/55.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Schedule to Notification NO. 464/BR-LA/2015, Date 09th November, 2015 of election commission of India" (PDF). CEO Bihar extraordinary gazette. p4, p15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2019.
  6. ^ "2015 assembly election affidavit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ "The Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar|Candidate Affidavits|". ceobihar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Bihar poll results: Complete list of winners". News18. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Meet Mujahid Alam – Lone Muslim in JD(U) List for Parliament Election 2024". ummid.com. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.


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