Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Politician

Indian Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal

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ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/04/1956
Age69 years
BirthplaceBerhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal

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Bio/Wiki

Names Earned
  • Prince of Murshidabad
  • Robin Hood of Behrampore
  • Royal Bengal Tiger

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack (half bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolGorabazar Iswar Chandra Institution (till 1970)
College/UniversitySri Sharda Institute of Indian Management Research, New Delhi
Educational Qualification
  • Matriculation from Gorabazar Iswar Chandra Institution, Berhampore
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letter from Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management Research, New Delhi

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date15/09/1987
Address
Permanent Address9, Haribabu R., Paschim, P.O.-Cossimbazar, Berhampore, Murshidabad-742102, West Bengal
Present Address4, South Avenue Lane, New Delhi – 110 011

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse
  • Arpita Chowdhury (1987-2019) (businesswoman)
  • Atashi C Chowdhury (nÊe Atashi Chatterjee)
Children
  • Shreyashi Chowdhury (with her first wife, Arpita Chowdhury)
  • A girl found in a taxi in 2007 (adopted by Adhir and Arpita)
  • Shushree Hoimonti (with second wife, Atashi C Chowdhury)
  • Shreyashi Chowdhury (with his first wife, Arpita Chowdhury)
Parents
FatherNiranjan Chowdhury
MotherSaraju Bala Chowdhury

Career

Political PartyIndian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey
  • Joined Indian National Congress (INC) in 1978
  • Contested and lost the Nabagram Assembly seat in 1991
  • Served as MLA from Nabagram Assembly constituency from 1996 to 1999
  • Became Congress President for the Murshidabad district
  • Member of Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenues (1999)
  • Member of Railway Convention Committee (1999)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Information Technology (1999-2000)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Railways (1999-2004)
  • Member of Consultative Committee on Ministry of External Affairs (2000-2004)
  • Re-elected MP from Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in 2004
  • Member of Committee on Estimates (2004)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture (2004)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Defence (2009-2012)
  • Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to Allocation and Pricing of telecom licences and 2G Spectrum (2009-2012)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Energy (2009-2012)
  • Member of Consultative Committee on Ministry of Food Processing (2009-2012)
  • Served as the Minister of State for Railways (2012-2014)
  • Served as the President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress (WBPCC) (2014-2018)
  • Member of Standing Committee on Home Affairs (1 September 2014-25 May 2019)
  • Member of Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (2 September 2014-25 May 2019)
  • Member of Consultative Committee on Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2 September 2014-25 May 2019)
  • Became the Leader of Opposition
  • Appointed Chairperson of Committee on Public Accounts on 24 July 2019
  • Became Member of Standing Committee on Home Affairs on 13 September 2019
  • Became Member of General Purposes Committee on Lok Sabha on 21 November 2019
  • Became Member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence on 21 November 2019
  • Reappointed as the President of the WBPCC in 2020
  • Lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Baharampur constituency of West Bengal by a margin of 85,022 votes to Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 after matriculating in 1970.
2. Despite threats from Mamata Banerjee in 1996, Adhir Chowdhury won the assembly election from Nabagram while being absconding.
3. Adhir Chowdhury is passionate about promoting scientific innovations and preserving literature and folk arts.
4. He has authored several books in Bengali and English, including novels and historical works.
5. Adhir Ranjan urged Anand Sharma in 2022 to discuss the manipulation software 'Tek Fog' used by BJP.
6. On 20 September 2023, Adhir Ranjan highlighted the absence of 'Socialist' and 'Secular' in the recent copies of the Constitution distributed to Members of Parliament.
7. He was involved in the Naxal movement in his youth and was sent to jail during class 9.
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