Dr Intekhab Alam coming from Bajpatti, true to his name, is a politician from Bajpatti in Sitamarhi District of Bihar. Intekhab is a popular name of Muslims in the subcontinent, belonging to the Arabic language meaning to elect and election. There is another word from this very root prevalent in Urdu, Muntakhab ‘Elected One’. Election is at hand in Bihar, whose incumbent Chief Minister is Nitish Kumar, an ally of BJP and satirized by the political satirist Niha Singh Rathore addressing this experienced politician as Sushashan Babu.
Dr Intekhab Alam is a public representative on behalf of Lok Jan Shakti Party led by Chirag Paswan, the son of Ram Vilas Paswan, a Dalit face from Bihar, who had been an integral part of the Indian Politics and whose legacy continues through his worthy son, considered as one of the most eligible bachelors such as Salman Khan, Mayawati, Narendra Modi (as claimed), Yogi Adityanath and a host of others.
Bajpatti is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi District that consists of Bajpatti and Bokhara community development blocks and Gram Panchayats of CD Block Nanpur – Bijrar, Bhadiyan, Janipur, Bahera, Jahidpur, Dorpur, Majhaur, Rasulganj urf Koili Nanpur Uttari, Nanpur Dakshini, Dadri, Sisri and Gauri. The current MLA is Mukesh Kumar Yadav from Rashtriya Janta Dal. There is a facebook page of Bajpatti followed by about 23k persons, whose link is https://www.facebook.com/bajpatti.nic.in. Bajpatti, where Mr Intekhab Alam renders his services, is a Community Development (CD) Block and subdivision in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India. It is located in the northern part of Bihar, within the Tirhut Division, and is part of the Mithila region. Geographically, Bajpatti is situated approximately 16 km east of the district headquarters, Sitamarhi town, and about 140 km north of the state capital, Patna. The CD block covers an area of about 152–174.67 km² and consists of 58 villages and 19 panchayats. Bajpatti is bordered by:
– Sursand Block to the east
– Dumra Block and Sitamarhi Block to the west
– Pupri Block to the south
– Madhubani district to the east
The block is accessible via the Bajpatti Railway Station on the Raxaul-Darbhanga rail route, about 5.7 km from Bajitpur village within the block. Major roads include National Highway 77 and National Highway 227, connecting Bajpatti to nearby districts like Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, and Sheohar. The nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport, approximately 70 km away. The area lies at an elevation of about 64 meters above sea level and is part of the flood-prone plains of northern Bihar.
Key nearby location includes:
– Sitamarhi town (15 km)
– Sheohar (35–38 km)
– Madhubani (55–57 km)
– Darbhanga (60–62 km)
The primary languages spoken are Maithili, Hindi, and Urdu, with a population of around 215,507–259,428 as per 2011 census data.
In addition to being a politician and social worker, Dr Intekhab Alam is also an entrepreneur in the medical sector directing City Hospital. (Hamid Siddiqui)
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