Aparupa Poddar (politician)

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	Aparupa Poddar, TMC, Winner from Arambagh, West Bengal

Aparupa Poddar
*Afrin Ali*
Aparupa Poddar; Afrin Ali
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2014–2024
Preceded by	Sakti Mohan Malik
Succeeded by	Mitali Bag
Constituency	Arambagh
Personal details
Born	Aparupa Poddar; 8 January 1986(age 38); Serampore,West Bengal,India
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Mohd. Shakir Ali
Children	3
Residence(s)	28, Gandhi Sarak,Rishra,Serampore- 712248,West Bengal,India
Alma mater	Hooghly Mohsin CollegeThe University of Burdwan(M.A.)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University,Hyderabad(LL.B) (LL.M)

Afrin AlinéeAparupa Poddar(born 8 January 1986) is an Indian politician and amember of parliamentto the16th 17th Lok SabhafromArambagh (Lok Sabha constituency),West Bengal.^[1]^[2]She won the2014 & 2019 Indian general electionas anAll India Trinamool Congresscandidate.^[3]

Controversies[edit]

The allegations relating to the first controversy, regarding financial corruption, were confirmed to be true on 5 October 2017, when she confessed that she had taken a bribe from Narada News boss Mathew Samuel as part ofNarada sting operation.^[4]

The allegations regarding the second controversy are regarding her religion. Born into aHindufamily 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 thescheduled castes.TheBharatiya Janata Partylodged 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.^[5]

References[edit]

^"Members: Lok Sabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved26 August2021.
^"Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali)".PRSIndia.Retrieved26 August2021.
^"Constituencywise-All Candidates".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2014.Retrieved17 May2014.
^"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 fromthe originalon 8 June 2014.Retrieved13 June2014.

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[1] "Members: Lok Sabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved26 August2021.

[2] "Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali)".PRSIndia.Retrieved26 August2021.

[3] "Constituencywise-All Candidates".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2014.Retrieved17 May2014.

[4] "Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe".

[5] "Name game: Arambagh TMC candidate lands herself in trouble".Hindustan Times, Kolkata, 10 April 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 8 June 2014.Retrieved13 June2014.

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