Sisir Adhikari | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 –4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Prasanta Pradhan |
Succeeded by | Soumendu Adhikari |
Constituency | Kanthi |
Union Minister of State for Rural Development,Government of India | |
In office 25 May 2009 –22 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2006–2009 | |
Preceded by | Prabodh Chandra Sinha |
Succeeded by | Samaresh Das |
Constituency | Egra |
In office 1982–1987 | |
Preceded by | Sailaja Kumar Das |
Succeeded by | Sukhendu Maity |
Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Satyabrata Maity |
Succeeded by | Suvendu Adhikari |
Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
Personal details | |
Born | Karkuli,Bengal Presidency,British India | 19 September 1941
Political party | Trinamool Congress (2000–Present) Indian National Congress (until 2000) |
Spouse | Gayatri Adhikari |
Children | Krishnendu Adhikari Suvendu Adhikari Dibyendu Adhikari Soumendu Adhikari |
Residence(s) | Contai,Purba Medinipur,West Bengal |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Sisir Kumar Adhikari (born 19 September 1941) is an Indian politician who represented Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 till 2021. [1] He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government. [2]
He was the Member of Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin from 2001 to 2006 and Egra from 2006 to 2009. He was the Chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 years. Along with his son,Suvendu Adhikari,who was elected from Tamluk,he played a key role in the Nandigram anti-land acquisition stir. [3]
Adhikari was born on 19 September 1941 to father Kenaram Adhikari and mother Kadambini Adhikari in Karkuli,Purba Medinipur,West Bengal in an affluent family of freedom fighters. [4] He studied Intermediate of Science at University of Calcutta and passed in 1960. [5]
Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including Suvendu Adhikari,who is Leader of Opposition of Legislative Assembly in West Bengal,Dibyendu Adhikari,elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from Tamluk and Soumendu Adhikari,former Chairman of Contai Municipality and present Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha. [3] [6]
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