Sarfaraz Alam


Sarfraz Alam is an Indian politician who represented the Araria seat of Bihar in the Indian Parliament as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal from 2018 to 2019.

Personal life

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

Career

Alam had been elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly thrice - first one as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the next two as a candidate of Janata Dal. 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. He won the election, held in March by a margin of 61 thousand votes.