Overview

• Imam has applied for interim bail from October 15 to 29 to file nomination papers and campaign for the Bahadurganj seat in Kishanganj.
• He moved the application before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai at Karkardooma Courts, where the Delhi riots conspiracy case is being tried under UAPA.
• The Bahadurganj constituency is currently held by Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi, who won on an AIMIM ticket in 2020 and later joined the RJD.
• Election timelines for the seat include nominations from October 15 to 20, withdrawal by October 23, voting on November 11, and results on November 14.
• Imam remains in Tihar Jail after more than five years in pre-trial detention, with regular bail denied by the Delhi High Court on September 2 and an appeal pending before the Supreme Court.