Md. Shariful Alam

State Minister for Textiles and Jute, focused on economic revitalization of the jute sector and infrastructure development.

Constituency number 167 confirmed by Wikipedia (en + bn), Dhaka Post, and Prothom Alo election tracker — matches the requested number; no correction needed. Winner vote count from BSS (official state news agency): 187,159 vs TBS early-count figure of 185,813; BSS figure used as authoritative. Runner-up Maulana Ataullah Amin is Joint Secretary General of Khelafat Majlis; Jamaat withdrew its own candidate in Kishoreganj-6 to support him under the 11-party alliance arrangement. Runner-up BSS vote: 44,095 (vs TBS 42,555). Total valid votes not confirmed from any accessible source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent therefore null — do not impute. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null: EC affidavit PDF for Shariful Alam not publicly accessible at time of verification; EC-only rule applies — no imputation. Education not confirmed from any primary source; left null. Shariful Alam served as State Minister for Industries and Commerce from oath day (17 Feb 2026) until 4 March 2026, then transitioned to State Minister for Textiles and Jute (incumbent). Born 1 January 1975, Betiarkandin village, Kuliarchar Upazila — making him a constituent native. Long Beach Hotel Group chairmanship confirmed by Tourism International and Business in Bangladesh. Prior elections: Shariful Alam contested Kishoreganj-6 in 2008 (lost to Zillur Rahman, AL) and 2009 by-election (lost to Nazmul Hassan Papon, AL) — these are Wikipedia-sourced but not re-verified against a second primary source for the prior-term loss detail; hence prior_terms list is empty (he was runner-up, not elected, in those cycles). activity_score 7: documented public events almost weekly from Feb to May 2026 across constituency and ministry.