| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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|---|---|
| Predecessor | Sakti Mohan Malik |
| Successor | Mitali Bag
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| Constituency | Arambagh |
| Born | 1986-1-8 (age 40) |
| Born | Serampore, West Bengal, India
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| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Mohd. Shakir Ali |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hooghly Mohsin College The University of Burdwan (M.A.) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad (LL.B) (LL.M)
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Afrin Ali née 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.[1][2] She won the 2014 & 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[3]
Controversies
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 of Narada sting operation.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ Aparupa Poddar(4 June 2024). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali). PRSIndia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Constituencywise-All Candidates.
- ↑ Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe.
- ↑ Name game: Arambagh TMC candidate lands herself in trouble(10 April 2014).
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