India, May 4 -- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is a senior Indian politician of the Indian National Congress who 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 formally 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.

After a narrow defeat in 1991, he won Nabagram in 1996 and entered the Lok Sabha in 1999 with a strong mandate from B...