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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Politician

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury · Chowdhury, Shri Adhir Ranjan · Адхир Ранджан Чоудхури · अधीर रंजन चौधरी · অধীর রঞ্জন চৌধুরী · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury · अधीर रंजन चौधरी · অধীর রঞ্জন চৌধুরী · અધીર રંજન ચૌધરી · ଅଧିର ରଞ୍ଜନ ଚୌଧୁରୀ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1956-04-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Berhampore, Distt. Murshidabad (West Bengal) · Murshidabad				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	adhir@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Adhir Ranjan				[sources]
Last name	Chowdhury				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4682540				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 12th West Bengal Legislative Assembly · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004) · Member of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009) · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Matriculate, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letter Educated at Iswar Chandra Vidyalaya and Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management Research				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	4, South Avenue Lane, · 9, Haribabu R., Paschim, P.O.-Cossimbazar, Berhampore,				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-09	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dr. A. C. Chowdhury Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 12th West Bengal Legislative Assembly	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,240

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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