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  Baharampur set for nail-biting triangular face-off as Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury enters race

  April 19, 2026 11:58 IST

  In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chowdhury was defeated in Baharampur by Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress. He lost by a margin of around 85,000 votes. After this defeat, Chowdhury decided to contest the upcoming Assembly election.

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  West Bengal polls: Congress declares candidates on 284 seats; Adhir Ranjan to contest from Baharmpur

  March 29, 2026 23:51 IST

  The final list of candidates was approved after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) held in Delhi on Saturday.

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  Congress leader Adhir Ranjan meets PM Modi, flags violence against West Bengal migrant workers

  India | December 30, 2025 12:32 IST

  Notably, Chowdhury lost the Lok Sabha election from his stronghold Baharampur at the hands of Trinammol Congress candidate Yusuf Pathan. He has also not been given any responsibility in the party since he lost the election.

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  Subhankar Sarkar replaces Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as new West Bengal Congress president

  September 21, 2024 23:55 IST

  Sarkar's appointment comes as part of the Congress party’s efforts to strengthen its leadership and influence in West Bengal ahead of upcoming elections. He will be responsible for steering the party's strategy and activities in the state.

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  Baharampur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Yusuf Pathan creates major upset, defeats Adhir Ranjan

  June 04, 2024 21:05 IST

  Baharampur Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC's surprise pick and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan created a major upset by defeating five-time Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Baharampur by over 85,000 votes. Notably, Chowdhury had won the seat five consecutive times since 1999.

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  Baharampur Lok Sabha polls 2024: TMC's Yusuf Pathan to engage in triangular fight against Cong, BJP

  April 16, 2024 19:13 IST

  Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: TMC's decision to field former cricketer Yusuf Pathan in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections surprised many. Meanwhile, the Congress announced Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as the candidate from Baharampur against Pathan.

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  TMC labels Congress as BJP's 'broker' amid I.N.D.I.A bloc rift

  January 02, 2024 20:57 IST

  Sudip Banerjee emphasised the need to scrutinise Congress's role in different states, questioning its alliances with regional leaders like Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Lalu-Nitish Kumar in Bihar, and Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab and Delhi.

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  Adhir Ranjan, Gaurav Gogoi, 31 other MPs suspended from LS, leaders call move 'heights of tyranny'

  India | December 19, 2023 6:03 IST

  Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha on Monday (December 18) along with some other Opposition MPs, taking the total number of suspended lawmakers today to 33. A total of 47 MPs have been suspended from the Parliament so far.

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  Parliamentary Committee withholds draft report on bills to replace existing criminal laws

  India | October 27, 2023 14:54 IST

  The bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively.

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  Cong's Adhir seeks apology from Smriti for 'yelling' Murmu's name without prefixing President

  India | July 31, 2022 15:18 IST

  Rashtrapatni Row: “She was yelling Droupadi Murmu repeatedly without prefixing Hon’ble President or Madam or Smt. before Hon’ble President’s name. This clearly amounts to degrading the dignity and stature of the Hon’ble President’s office," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in his letter to LS speaker.

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  'Will apologise to Prez Murmu personally but not to these pakhandis': Adhir Ranjan's jibe at BJP

  India | July 28, 2022 20:38 IST

  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the term was used only once by mistake and he never intended any disrespect to the President even as the BJP stalled both Houses of Parliament and asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apologise to the nation.

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  Adhir Ranjan's 'Rashtrapatni' remark on President Murmu triggers fullscale BJP vs Congress showdown

  India | December 17, 2022 16:11 IST

  Parliament ruckus: Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and used the remark while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.

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  'My name is Jyotiraditya Scindia': Minister on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'maharaj' dig

  India | February 10, 2022 20:48 IST

  This came after Chowdhury addressed the Civil Aviation Minister as 'maharaj' twice in the Lok Sabha while asking a question pertaining to some airport projects in West Bengal during the Question Hour.

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  BJP's 'polarisation politics' damaged Congress, benefited Mamata: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  India | June 20, 2021 9:20 IST

  In the eight-phase assembly elections held earlier this year, the TMC emerged victorious with 213 of the total 294 seats. The BJP managed 77.

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  Bengal Governor's meet with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury creates buzz in Congress circles

  India | June 18, 2021 13:10 IST

  West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a visit to the national capital, has created a buzz in the Congress circles after meeting Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

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  Congress questions PM Modi for taking covid vaccine jab ahead of assembly polls

  News | March 01, 2021 15:48 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi today said, "Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS." Modi also lauded the doctors and scientists of the country and said they have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19.

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  West Bengal Polls 2021: Congress announces alliance with Left parties

  India | December 24, 2020 16:53 IST

  West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that the Congress High command has formally approved the electoral alliance with the Left parties for the upcoming assembly election in the state.

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  Resolve farmers' issues fast, don't wear them out: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  India | December 03, 2020 16:43 IST

  Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday urged the government to resolve the grievances of the farmers fast, instead of following a "wear-them-out" policy as the protests continued outside Delhi over the new farm laws.

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  Rhea Chakraborty a Bengali Brahmin lady, charges ludicrous: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  India | September 11, 2020 9:04 IST

  Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday batted for actor Rhea Chakraborty, saying her arrest under the NDPS Act is "ludicrous" and her father is entitled to seek justice, the basic tenet of the Constitution