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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Farzana Alam
| office = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart = 2012
| termend = 2017
| constituency = [[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]]
| spouse = [[Mohammad Izhar Alam]]
| party = [[Punjab Lok Congress]]
| otherparty = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| birth_name = Farzana Nesara Khatoon
| birth_place = [[Bijnor district| Bijnor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
}}
'''Farzana Nesara Khatoon'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=F. Nesara Khatoon(SAD):Constituency- MALERKOTLA(SANGRUR ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=98|access-date=2021-12-22|website=myneta.info}}</ref> better known as '''Farzana Alam''' is an [[Indian politician]] from [[Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Former lawmakers join Amarinder's Punjab Lok Congress|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/former-lawmakers-join-amarinder-s-punjab-lok-congress.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref> She was elected from [[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]] in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|title=F Nesara Khatoon Farzana Alam, Malerkotla Assembly Elections 2012 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/punjab/2012/malerkotla/f-nesara-khatoon-farzana-alam/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=LatestLY|language=en}}</ref> as a member of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=State gets its first non-Punjabi MLA in Farzana - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/state-gets-its-first-nonpunjabi-mla-in-farzana/921421/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> Her husband [[Mohammad Izhar Alam]] was a [[Police officer]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-01-23|title=My husband better than yours: Cops wives contest Punjab 2012-Politics News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/my-husband-better-than-yours-cops-wives-contest-punjab-2012-190667.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|title=Punjab Police ex-DGP, prisons, Mohd Izhar Alam passes away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-police-ex-dgp-prisons-mohd-izhar-alam-passes-away-101625564654496.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=पंजाब के पूर्व डीजीपी पद्मश्री इजहार आलम का निधन, आतंकवाद के दौर में बनाई थी आलम सेना|url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/chandigarh-punjab-former-dgp-izhar-alam-passes-away-21803639.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top cops field wives as proxies in high-profile battle for Malerkotla|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-top-cops-field-wives-as-proxies-in-high-profile-battle-for-malerkotla-1642803|access-date=2021-12-22|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> She joined [[Punjab Lok Congress]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Former MP, 4 ex-legislators join Captain Amarinder's Punjab Lok Congress|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/former-mp-4-ex-legislators-join-captains-punjab-lok-congress-350417|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Politics: Former Akali MLA Farzana Alam and former MP Amrik Singh join Punjab Lok Congress – Rashtriya Khabar TV|url=http://www.rashtriyakhabartv.com/tag/punjab-politics-former-akali-mla-farzana-alam-and-former-mp-amrik-singh-join-punjab-lok-congress/|access-date=2021-12-22|language=en}}</ref> on 14 December 2021 ahead of [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-16|title=SAD को लगा झटका: Malerkotla के पूर्व MLA Farzana Alam पंजाब लोक कांग्रेस में हुई शामिल|url=https://barnalalive.com/2021/12/16/sad-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%97%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%9d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be-malerkotla-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b5-mla-farzana-alam-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%82/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=BARNALA LIVE|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Farzana fought and elected to [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in [[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Farzana Alam - Sikh Butcher's Wife, Given Malerkotla Ticket by Akali Dal Badal|url=https://www.panthic.org/articles/5406|access-date=2021-12-22|website=www.panthic.org|language=en}}</ref> She denied to fight election in [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] from the same constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 24|first1=Neel Kamal / TNN / Updated|last2=2016|last3=Ist|first3=07:31|title=SAD MLA from Malerkotla bows out of election race {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sad-mla-from-malerkotla-bows-out-of-election-race/articleshow/55590399.cms|access-date=2021-12-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Malerkotla MLA won't re-contest|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/malerkotla-mla-won-t-re-contest-327579|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab Lok Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:People from Bijnor]]

Farzana Alam - Revision history

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