TMC brings in former cricketer Yusuf Pathan to challenge Chowdhury, who has held the seat since 1999. Chowdhury also faces BJP's Nirmal Chandra Saha in the May 13 polls.
In a post on X, Jairam said, "More than 40 per cent of the wealth created in the country from 2012 to 2021 has gone to just 1 per cent of the population.