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' | '''Aparupa Poddar''' (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a [[member of parliament]] to the [[16th Lok Sabha|16th 17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]]. She won the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 & 2019 Indian general election]] as an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2529.htm?ac=29|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
The allegations relating to the first controversy, regarding financial corruption, were confirmed to be true on 05-Oct-2017, when she confessed that she had taken a bribe from Narada News boss Mathew Samuel as part of [[Narada sting operation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/narada-sting-trinamool-mp-admits-taking-rs-3-lakh-bribe/articleshow/60963863.cms}}</ref> | The allegations relating to the first controversy, regarding financial corruption, were confirmed to be true on 05-Oct-2017, when she confessed that she had taken a bribe from Narada News boss Mathew Samuel as part of [[Narada sting operation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/narada-sting-trinamool-mp-admits-taking-rs-3-lakh-bribe/articleshow/60963863.cms}}</ref> | ||
The allegations regarding the second controversy are regarding her religion. Born into a [[Hindu]] family and named Aparupa Poddar at birth, she | The allegations regarding the second controversy are regarding her religion. Born into a [[Hindu]] family and named Aparupa Poddar at birth, she married a Muslim man. She then stood for election from a parliamentary constituency which is reserved for those belonging to the [[scheduled caste]]s. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking cancellation of her candidature on the plea that she had converted to Islam and hence she did not belong to a scheduled caste. Aparupa Poddar then claimed, that she had changed her name but not her religion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Name game: Arambagh TMC candidate lands herself in trouble |url=http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times, Kolkata, 10 April 2014 |accessdate=13 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608140626/http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx |archivedate=8 June 2014 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 6 December 2021
Aparupa Poddar (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th 17th Lok Sabha from Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal. She won the 2014 & 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[1]
Aparupa Poddar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sakti Mohan Malik |
| Constituency | Arambagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aparupa Poddar 8 January 1986 Chandannagar, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Mohd. Shakir Ali |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | 28, Gandhi Sarak, Rishra, Serampore - 712248, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | Hooghly Mohsin College The University of Burdwan (M.A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad (LL.B) (LL.M) |
ControversiesEdit
The allegations relating to the first controversy, regarding financial corruption, were confirmed to be true on 05-Oct-2017, when she confessed that she had taken a bribe from Narada News boss Mathew Samuel as part of Narada sting operation.[2]
The allegations regarding the second controversy are regarding her religion. Born into a Hindu family and named Aparupa Poddar at birth, she married a Muslim man. She then stood for election from a parliamentary constituency which is reserved for those belonging to the scheduled castes. The Bharatiya Janata Party lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking cancellation of her candidature on the plea that she had converted to Islam and hence she did not belong to a scheduled caste. Aparupa Poddar then claimed, that she had changed her name but not her religion.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe".
- ↑ "Name game: Arambagh TMC candidate lands herself in trouble". Hindustan Times, Kolkata, 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External linksEdit
 Aparupa Poddar, TMC, Winner from Arambagh, West Bengal |