Md. Tauseef Alam

Md Tauseef Alam (born 1 January 1980) is an Indian politician.[1] He was the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2005 till 2020 representing Bahadurganj Vidhan Sabha constituency.[2][3][1] He was the youngest MLA at the age of 26 after winning February 2005 Election.[4]

Md Tauseef Alam
Member of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
Feb 2005 – November 2020
Succeeded byMohammad Anzar Nayeemi
ConstituencyBahadurganj
Preceded byJahidur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980
Gargawn Millik, Kishanganj, Bihar
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseTarana Ashfi (m.2013)
Residence(s)Gargawn, Kishanganj, Bihar
Source: [[1]]

Early life and education

Md Tauseef Alam was born in village Gargawn Milik in Bahadurganj, Kishanganj, Bihar. He has done his Fauqania (10th) in 1996 from Bihar Madarsa Education Board.[5][6] In 1998 he moved into politics and served as mukhya during 2000 to 2004.[5]

Personal life

His father's name is Jamshed Alam. Md Tauseef Alam married Tarana Ashfi in year 2013.[7][8][1] He is son-in-law of Izhar Asfi.[9][10]

Political career

In 1998, he entered politics. In February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election he contested as an independent candidate from Bahadurganj Vidhan Sabha and got elected at the age of 26.[6] But due to hung assembly no government could be formed in Bihar.[11] Fresh elections were held in October–November the same year. President's rule was imposed in between the two elections.[11] And in October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections he contested as an Indian National Congress candidate and saved his seat again. In two consecutive elections, 2010 & 2015, he had his third and fourth win respectively.[1][12] In the 2015 election he defeated Awadh Bihari Singh of BJP by 13,942 votes.[1]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Celebratory firing at Bihar Congress MLA Tauseef Alam's marriage, attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "230 MLAs cast votes in Rajya Sabha by-poll in Bihar". 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Affidavit January — February 2005". affidavitarchive.eci.nic.in. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. "Bihar 2015 affidavits" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Nomination Letter" (PDF). 3 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "A wedding that weakens Bihar's case for special category status - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. "Celebratory firing at Bihar Congress MLA Tauseef Alam's marriage, attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. "Bihar: What Worked in AIMIM's Favour in Five Assembly Seats of Seemanchal?". The Wire. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. "Cong MLA brings bride in chopper,invites one lakh guests to reception". The Indian Express. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. "Bihar under central rule for 8th time". The Times of India. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. "Bihar Gazette" (PDF). 22 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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