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. Alam served as the Speaker of the Jharkhand assembly between 20 October 2006, and 12 December 2009.
Alamgir Alam | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2019 | |
| 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 | Pakaur |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Aquil Akhtar |
| Constituency | Pakaur |
| 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 |
In the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, Alam retained his seat, defeating Akil Akhtar, who had previously held the seat following the 2009 elections. 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. 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.