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| name          = Afrin Ali
| name          = Aparupa Poddar
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| spouse        = Mohd. Shakir Ali
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| children      = 2
| children      = 3
| alma_mater    = [[Hooghly Mohsin College]] [[The University of Burdwan]] ([[M.A]]) [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University]], [[Hyderabad]] ([[LL.B]])
| alma_mater    = [[Hooghly Mohsin College]] [[The University of Burdwan]] ([[M.A]]) [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University]], [[Hyderabad]] ([[LL.B]])
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'''Afrin Ali''' (born ''Aparupa Poddar'') (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a [[member of parliament]] to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]]. She won the [[2014 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>
'''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 converted to Islam and 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]] duly 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>
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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[[Category:All India Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
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Revision as of 22:56, 24 June 2021


Aparupa Poddar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2014
Preceded bySakti Mohan Malik
ConstituencyArambagh
Personal details
Born
Aparupa Poddar

(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 39)
Chandannagar, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s)Mohd. Shakir Ali
Children3
Residence28, Gandhi Sarak, Rishra, Serampore - 712248, West Bengal, India
Alma materHooghly Mohsin College The University of Burdwan (M.A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad (LL.B)

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]

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.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe".
  3. ↑ "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 links

External video
Aparupa Poddar, TMC, Winner from Arambagh, West Bengal


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