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Revision as of 00:01, 4 June 2021
Afrin Ali | |
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| 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 | 2 |
| 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) |
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.[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 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 castes. 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.[3]
References
- ↑ "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 links
 Aparupa Poddar, TMC, Winner from Arambagh, West Bengal |
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