Sarfaraz Alam

Sarfraz Alam is an Indian politician who is representing the Araria seat of Bihar in the Indian Parliament as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Personal life
Alam is the son of Mohammed Taslimuddin, who was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and a MP from the Araria seat. He has 14 children with his wife Begum Shania.

Career
Alam had been elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly (from Jokihat seat) thrice (2000, 2010, 2015) - first one as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the next two as a candidate of Janata Dal (United). In January 2016, he was suspended by his party after a FIR was lodged against him for allegedly misbehaving with a couple in a train.

In February 2018, Alam rejoined Rashtriya Janata Dal. He said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had betrayed secular forces by breaking the Mahagathbandhan alliance and allying with Bharatiya Janata Party. Subsequently, he was nominated by the party to contest the Parliamentary bypoll for the seat of Araria (vacated due to the death of sitting MP Mohammed Taslimuddin). He won the election, held in March by a margin of 61 thousand votes.

References

Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015
Category:People from Araria district
Category:Living people
Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
Category:16th Lok Sabha members
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)