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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | S. S. Ahluwalia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 1,37,981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gopal Jee Thakur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Darbhanga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1999–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Darbhanga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State In–charge of the All India Trinamool Congress, Goa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mahua Moitra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of theDelhi Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1993–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Shiela Dixit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Gole Market | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Kirtivardhan Jha Azad (1959-01-02)2 January 1959 (age 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Trinamool Congress(2021–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2019–2021) Bharatiya Janata Party (1990–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Poonam Azad(d. 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 150) | 21 February 1981 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 November 1983 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 29) | 6 December 1980 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 April 1986 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1994 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirtivardhan Jha Azad (pronunciationⓘ; born 2 January 1959) is an Indian politician and formercricketer, who played sevenTest matches and 25One Day International for theIndia national cricket team between 1980 and 1986. Azad was a member of the Indian team that won the1983 Cricket World Cup.
Azad is the son of formerChief Minister of BiharBhagwat Jha Azad. He was an aggressive right-hand batsman and a quickish offspinner. A surprise choice for the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1980–81, he made his Test debut at Wellington. He was part of the Indian team that won the1983 Cricket World Cup.[1]
He won the2014 Lok Sabha election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In February 2019, Kirti Azad joinedIndian National Congress.[2] He joinedTrinamool Congress (TMC) after meeting TMC chiefMamata Banerjee in Delhi on 23 November 2021.[3]
He attendedModern School inDelhi where he was part of the school cricket team. Azad, a nonconformist in many ways[further explanation needed], was a stalwart allrounder forDelhi for many years, and in 95Ranji Trophy matches he scored 4867 runs at an average of 47.72 and took 162 wickets at and average of 28.91. His highest score was 215 againstHimachal Pradesh in 1985–86.
He was a surprise choice for the tour ofAustralia andNew Zealand in 1980–81, making his Test debut atWellington. He then played three Tests without much success against England in 1981-82 and was later picked for the1983 World Cup.[1]
In his international career Azad played 7 test matches (1981–83) and 25 one-day-internationals (1980–86). Though full of potential, he couldn't take his domestic performance to the international level, scoring only 135 test runs and 269 in one-days. He picked 3 and 7 wickets in the two forms, respectively.[4]
He followed his fatherBhagwat Jha Azad, former Chief Minister ofBihar,[5] into politics and was elected to Parliament on aBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket fromDarbhanga, Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi'sGole Market constituency.[6] He won the 2014Lok Sabha Elections from Darbhanga.[7] On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance ministerArun Jaitley over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.[8] Azad joined theIndian National Congress on 18 February 2019.[9]He fought general election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs. In November 2021, Azad joined theTrinamool Congress ahead of the2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election and said that he will work underMamata Banerjee till retirement from politics.[10] Since 5 March 2022, he has also been the State In-charge of theTrinamool Congress inGoa, succeedingMahua Moitra. Azad won the 2024 Lok Sabha Election from the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency in West Bengal.[11]
Azad was married to Poonam, who was a politician and a member ofAam Aadmi Party, and laterIndian National Congress. Poonam died on 2 September 2024. They had two sons, Suryavardan and Somyavardhan.[12] His elder son Suryavardhan has played for the Delhi Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-22s, while his younger son Somyavardhan has played the for Delhi Under-15s and Under-17s.[13][14][15]
Former IPS officer and ex-Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad is his elder brother.
Following a 2012sting operation on players of theIndian Premier League (IPL), Azad came out in opposition of the tournament and demanded that it be banned.[16]Speaking about the Indian T20 team, he reportedly alleged that the players played for self rather than the country. He further said that he felt agitated and ashamed to be associated with theBCCI in the wake of the IPL controversy.
Azad played himself in the lead role of the 2019 Indian filmKirket. The 2021 Indian film83, which is based on India's World Cup win, featured Dinker Sharma portraying Azad's character.[17][18]
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