Shah Alam (Indian politician)

Shah Alam
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
(2024-05-06)May 6, 2024
Constituencyelected by Legislative assembly members
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
(2012-03-08)March 8, 2012 – (2022-03-12)March 12, 2022
Preceded byChandradev Ram Yadav
Succeeded byAkhilesh Yadav
ConstituencyMubarakpur
Personal details
Born (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 51)[1]
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Bahujan Samaj Party (2010–2021, 2022–2024)
AIMIM (2021–2022)
Residence(s)3/247 Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
OccupationBusiness
ProfessionPolitician

Shah Alam (known as Guddu Jamali) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Mubarakpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party and he was a close associate of BSP Supremo Mayawati.

Early life and education

Alam was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He holds a Master of Arts degree.[2]

Political career

Alam has been a MLA. He represented the Mubarakpur constituency and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[3] He left BSP to join Samajwadi Party before the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but when he wasn't made the candidate from Mubarakpur he joined All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and got a ticket from Mubarakpur.[4] Jamali left AIMIM on 27th of March 2022 and rejoined Bahujan Samaj Party most probably for being the party's candidate for the Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) by-polls due to Akhilesh Yadav vacating the seat to become the leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[5] He Joined Samajwadi Party in 2024 and became a MLC.[6] He played a cruical role in 2024 Lok Sabha elections by joining Samajwadi Party and helping the party to win Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency. He was also considered as one of richest MLAs during 2012-17 era. He holds a strong position between people in Mubarakpur Assembly Constituency.


Positions held

# From To Position Constituency Comments
01 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Mubarakpur [7]
02 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Mubarakpur [8]
03 May 2024

Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

elected by MLA's [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shah Alam" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Mubarakpur Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Mubarakpur, Uttar Pradesh". elections.in.
  3. ^ ADR. "Shah Alam Alias Guddu Jamali(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AZAMGARH(UTTAR PRADESH) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  4. ^ नोमानी, खुर्रम (15 February 2022). "जानिए- कौन हैं गुड्डू जमाली जिन्हें AIMIM ने मुबारकपुर से दिया टिकट?". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ "यूपी: मायावती के इस कदम से दिलचस्प होगा आजमगढ़ का उपचुनाव, एक तीर से ओवैसी-अखिलेश पर साधा निशाना".
  6. ^ "SP may wrest Azamgarh stronghold back with key Muslim leader on its side". The Indian Express. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Shah Alam and 12 others elected unopened to upper house of Uttar Pradesh". Hindustan Times.