Kirti Azad

TMC

DOB 02 Jan 1959

Age 66 years

birth palce Purnia, Bihar

profession Politician

Kirti Azad biography

Kirti Azad, a former cricketer and seasoned politician. He is the incumbent MP of Bardhaman-Durgapur on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ticket.

Kirti Azad spent 26 years in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before joining the TMC. In 2019, he contested the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat for the Congress, but was unsuccessful. His recent move to the TMC reflects his commitment to the party’s vision and goals.

The Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency is significant in West Bengal politics. Kirti Azad’s nomination for this seat indicated TMC’s strategic focus on this region. In the 2019 elections, the BJP won this seat.

Kirti Azad’s switch from the BJP to the TMC demonstrates his belief in the latter’s ideology. As a seasoned politician, he brings experience and insights to the electoral battle.

Kirti Azad successfully completed the task of winning back the Bardhaman-Durgapur seat for the TMC. His cricketing background and political acumen resonated with voters as he won the election by 1,37,981 votes.

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: 1983 World Cup winner Kirti Azad reflects on defeating BJP heavyweight Dilip Ghosh

June 06, 2024 11:03 am

Kirti Azad defeated BJP heavyweight Dilip Ghosh by 1.38 lakh votes in Bardhaman–Durgapur, West Bengal

How Mamata Banerjee is expanding Trinamool footprint beyond West Bengal

November 25, 2021 11:19 pm

TMC is aiming to spread its footprint nationally following its resounding victory in the Assembly elections held earlier this year.

3 more Cong, JD-U leaders from Bihar, Haryana join trinamool: Didi seeks to widen footprint

November 24, 2021 3:25 am

The TMC hopes that by winning most of the 42 seats in Bengal and picking up at least a few in some other states, it can put itself in a position to disrupt the conventional national political scene.

Congress leader Kirti Azad joins TMC; says will work under Mamata Banerjee till retirement from politics

November 23, 2021 5:41 pm

"I will work under her leadership till I retire from politics. Will resist all attempts to divide society," Azad said after joining TMC.

Subhash Chopra named Delhi Congress chief, Kirti Azad chairman of campaign committee

October 23, 2019 8:12 pm

Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad was named as chairman of the campaign committee. Earlier, Azad was touted as a frontrunner for the post of Delhi Congress chief.

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Delhi: Kirti Azad enters debate on Purvanchalis, targets BJP & AAP

October 22, 2019 8:10 am

The statement comes days after Azad’s name emerged as one of the top choices of the Delhi Congress chief post. Though the party’s final decision is awaited, this is the first public statement he has made on Delhi politics.

Lok Sabha Election Results: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gautam Gambhir win big; losses for Vijender Singh, Krishna Poonia

May 24, 2019 9:02 am

Five former Indian sports stars contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections and here is how they fared.

Kirti Azad’s pitch for Dhanbad: 1983 World Cup win, NYAY and ‘maach bhaat’

May 11, 2019 6:59 am

Around 5.30 pm, Azad reached Pondru village in Chas block of Dhanbad constituency. He repeated the same thing: the 1983 World Cup, fish curry and rice, Modi’s promise of Rs 15 lakh, and Singh’s inaccessibility, when he was interrupted by a resident.

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Congress fields ex-BJP rebel Kirti Azad from Dhanbad in Jharkhand

April 08, 2019 10:13 pm

Azad, a former BJP MP from Dharbhanga in Bihar had to shift out after the seat was given to the RJD as part of the seat sharing arrangement for the alliance in the state.

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Inside Track: Art of recovery?

March 17, 2019 1:00 am

2019 will be the first election when the BJP leaders once described by the media as the party’s Gen Next will be mostly out of the fray. Student leaders who came into prominence during the JP movement and the Emergency, they are now in their mid- or late.

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Budget session: Opposition turns up the heat on Government

February 24, 2016 10:28 pm

With the row over the JNU sedition case and the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula setting the stage for a stormy start to the Budget session.

Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Kirti Azad at Shatrughan Sinha's book launch

January 07, 2016 2:09 pm

BJP veterans LK Advani, Yashwant Sinha along with former BJP leader Kirti Azad were at the book launch of party MP Shatrughan Sinha. Shatrughan Sinha's book titled "Anything But Khamosh" was unveiled by Advani and Yashwant Sinha at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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DDCA case: Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal, Kirti Azad

January 15, 2016 9:39 am

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI) : The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kirti Azad, seeking a reply from them in the civil defamation suit filed by the Delhi and District Cricket Board (DDCA) against them. DDCA Lawyer Sangram Patnaik said that the HC has issued the notice and now the matter will come for hearing on March 2, 2016, where the defendants have to file a reply. He further said that once they will get the reply, they will work accordingly.