Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a senior Indian politician, rose from West Bengal state politics to become a prominent national leader. He entered politics in the 1970s with links to the Naxalite movement before joining the Congress during the Rajiv Gandhi era.
Over time, he built a strong base in Murshidabad, first as an MLA from Nabagram and later as a long-serving MP from Berhampore, emerging as one of the party’s most influential leaders in the region.
His political career includes major electoral victories, organisational roles, and ministerial responsibilities. He served as Minister of State for Railways in 2012 but lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Berhampore to Yusuf Pathan by a large margin.
Chowdhury was associated with the Naxalite movement in the 1970s, contested from Nabagram in 1991, and won the Nabagram Assembly seat in 1996 with 76,852 votes. He won the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Berhampore by 95,391 votes and later became Congress president of Murshidabad district.
