Rashid Ahmed Choudhury

Rashid Ahmed Choudhury is an Indian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress (INC). He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Karimganj constituency in Assam but was defeated by the incumbent MP Kripanath Mallah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Early life and education Rashid Ahmed Choudhury is a postgraduate by education. He is a senior advocate by profession and has served as the former chairman of the Assam Bar Council.

Political career In the 2024 general elections, Choudhury contested as the INC candidate from Karimganj, a constituency located in the Barak Valley region of Assam. Following delimitation in 2023, Karimganj was converted from a Scheduled Caste reserved seat to a general category seat.

Following the election, Choudhury filed a petition in the Gauhati High Court alleging irregularities during polling, including booth capturing and discrepancies in the vote count. The court issued summons to Kripanath Mallah, the Returning Officer, and the Election Commission.

Choudhury and the Congress party also alleged a discrepancy of 3,811 extra EVM votes being counted compared to the number reported as polled.

Professional background Choudhury is a practicing advocate and has worked on cases related to citizenship issues in Assam, including those involving individuals excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) or designated as 'D' (doubtful) voters.