[7] Late Taslimuddin had represented Kishanganj, Araria and Purnia Lok Sabha of Seemanchal and Jokihat as an MLA.

The local population has high hopes for him as a Disaster Management minister to work for the upliftment of the marginalised communities of the area.

[9][10] He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from Bihar for a short period from May 2018 to November 2020 as a Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA from Jokihat[11][12][13][14][15] but when Rashtriya Janata Dal denied him ticket in 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, he joined All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi.

[5] Shahnawaz Alam is involved in his constituency in building local infrastructure to provide better connectivity for villagers.

He himself belongs to same area where Koshi river is appearing as a disaster due to lack of bands and proper management.