Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | |
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.png) Chowdhury in 2013 | |
| President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 9 September 2020 – 21 September 2024 | |
| President | Mallikarjun Kharge Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Succeeded by | Subhankar Sarkar |
| In office 11 February 2014 – 22 September 2018 | |
| President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Pradip Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Promothes Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Pathan |
| Constituency | Baharampur, West Bengal |
| Leader of the Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 18 July 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Deputy | Gaurav Gogoi |
| LS Speaker | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| Succeeded by | Rahul Gandhi (as Leader of the Opposition) |
| In office 16 June 2019 – 11 March 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| LS Speaker | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office 26 July 2019 – 5 June 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Om Birla (Lok Sabha Speaker) |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | K. C. Venugopal |
| Union Minister of State for Railways | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Sinha Rajen Gohain |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sisir Sarkar |
| Constituency | Nabagram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1956 Berhampore, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
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| Source: [1] | |
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (born 2 April 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the leader of the Indian National Congress in the 17th Lok Sabha and from 2019 to 2024 and the Member of Parliament from Berhampore from 1999 to 2024.[1][2] He has served as the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) following the demise of Somendra Nath Mitra from 2020 to 2024.[3] and previously from 2014 to 2018, Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee since 2019 till 2024, Minister of State of Railways from 2012 to 2014 and the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999.[4]
- ^ "After Rahul Gandhi refuses, Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as its leader in Lok Sabha: Reports". Times Now. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "After 5 Terms As Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury Bowled Out By Yusuf Pathan". NDTV. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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