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Manas Choudhury
National Secretary, INTUC
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2024
President, Cuttack District Congress Committee
In office
September 2022 – June 2024
President, Bhubaneswar District Congress Committee
In office
July 2018 – September 2022
Personal details
Born (1968-08-19) August 19, 1968 (age 57)
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)Cuttack, Odisha
OccupationPolitician · Trade-unionist · Entrepreneur
Websitemanaschoudhury.com

Manas Choudhury (born 19 August 1968) is an Indian politician from Odisha affiliated with the Indian National Congress (INC). He serves as a national secretary of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) since December 2024. He previously held positions as president of the Cuttack District Congress Committee from September 2022 to June 2024 and the Bhubaneswar District Congress Committee from July 2018 to September 2022.[1][2]

Early life

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Choudhury was born on 19 August 1968 in Cuttack, Odisha. He resides in Cuttack.[3]

Political career

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Choudhury's involvement with the INC began in 1998 as general secretary of the District Youth Congress in Bhubaneswar, advancing to vice-president from 2000 to 2003. He served as a member of CAPART (Eastern Zone) under the Ministry of Rural Development from 2004 to 2007 and as a trustee of Paradip Port Trust from 2010 to 2012[3]. In 2004 he contested the Odisha Legislative Assembly election from the Cuttack-Sadar constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket.[4] In January 2024, he became a member of the Odisha Pradesh Election Committee for the 2024 GE Election.

He was arrested in March 2023 during a Congress protest in Bhubaneswar;[5] police later registered a case against him in July 2023 for leading a demonstration inside a revenue-inspector’s office,[6] and he was again taken into custody amid a Congress “mega-protest” in Bhubaneswar in March 2025.[7] .

On 7 June 2024, Choudhury was expelled from the INC for six years due to alleged indiscipline and anti-party activities, including conspiring against party candidates in Cuttack district.[1] He denied the charges and accused OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak and Odisha in-charge Ajoy Kumar of selling party tickets for money and fielding weak candidates to benefit the Biju Janata Dal.[8][9] His expulsion was revoked in December 2024.[10]

In December 2024, as INTUC national secretary, he criticized the division of the East Coast Railway, calling it "a betrayal of Odisha's economic interests and a direct attack on the State's self-reliance."[2]

In July 2025, an FIR was filed against Choudhury and 25 others following a protest.[11]

Media appearances

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Choudhury has appeared in media discussing political issues, including a podcast on labour rights in February 2023 and interviews reacting to party appointments and events.[12]

Business and public life

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Choudhury is the managing director of K1 Security, a private security company. He served as a director of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bhubaneswar from 2002 to 2008.[13]

Positions held

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Tenure Position Organisation
1998–2000 General Secretary District Youth Congress (Bhubaneswar)
2000–2003 Vice-President District Youth Congress (Bhubaneswar)
2002–2008 Director Urban Cooperative Bank, Bhubaneswar
2004–2007 Member CAPART (Eastern Zone)
2010–2012 Trustee Paradip Port Trust
July 2018 – September 2022 President Bhubaneswar District Congress Committee[14]
September 2022 – June 2024 President Cuttack District Congress Committee[15]
January 2024 Member Odisha Pradesh Election Committee
December 2024 – present National Secretary Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
— Managing Director K1 Security[13][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Congress expels Manas for 'anti-party' activities". The Times of India. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "It's unpardonable crime against Odisha: INTUC" (PDF). The Pioneer. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "About Manas Choudhury". ManasChoudhury.com. Official website. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Cuttack Sadar (Odisha) Assembly Constituency – Election Results and Candidates". Result University. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ^ Manas Choudhury Protest Asking For Bribe, Take Veggies (video). Kanak News. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  6. ^ Congress leader faces case for protesting inside government office (video). Kanak News. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ Congress' Manas Choudhury arrested amid party protest (video). Kanak News. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Expelled Congressman accuses top leaders of selling party tickets for money". The New Indian Express. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Odisha's expelled Cong leader Manas Choudhury accuses OPCC president of taking money for party tickets". Odisha Bytes. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ^ Suspension revoked for Manas Choudhury (video). Kanak News. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Garlanding of police inspector during protest: 26 booked in Odisha". Odisha TV (video). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ^ Exclusive Podcast with Manas Choudhury – Episode 8 (podcast). Reporters Today. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Rush for armed security as poll race hots up". The Times of India. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ^ Rahul Gandhi to visit Odisha soon: Manas Choudhury (video). Kanak News. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Congress appoints DCC presidents in Odisha". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Company Master Data – K1 Security Services Pvt Ltd". Ministry of Corporate Affairs. MCA Master Data Service. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha Category:Indian trade unionists Category:Living people Category:1968 births

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