Dibyendu Adhikari
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2026
Preceded by Tarun Maity
Constituency Egra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 November 2016 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by Suvendu Adhikari
Succeeded by Abhijit Gangopadhyay
Constituency Tamluk, West Bengal
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2016
Preceded by Suvendu Adhikari
Succeeded by Chandrima Bhattacharya
Constituency Kanthi Dakshin
Personal details
Born (1976-12-24) 24 December 1976 (age 49)
Party Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
All India Trinamool Congress (until 2024)
Alma mater
Contai Prabhat Kumar College (NSOU)
Profession Politician

Dibyendu Adhikari (born 24 December 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He was voted into the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Egra Assembly constituency in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Political career

Earlier, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk in 2019 as a member of the Trinamool Congress.

Adhikari was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in West Bengal from Dakhin Kanthi constituency from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk parliamentary constituency of West Bengal on an AITC ticket in a by-election when the seat fell vacant due to the resignation of the sitting MP and his elder brother Suvendu Adhikari, who was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2] He is also councillor of Contai Municipality.[3][4][5]

Family and education

Adhikari's father Sisir and brothers Suvendu (currently Chief Minister of West Bengal) and Soumendu were also elected to the Lok Sabha or West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[6]

He has completed his B.A. (Hons) from Contai Prabhat Kumar College (NSOU) in 1998.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Egra Assembly Election Resuts 2026: BJP's Dibyendu Adhikari defeats sitting Trinamool MLA Tarun Maity". Times of India. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  2. ^ "West Bengal by-election: TMC retains two Lok Sabha, one assembly seats". Mint. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Bypoll Election Results 2016 Live Update: BJP wins big in MP, Assam & Arunachal; TMC sweeps Bengal, AIADMK holds Tamil Nadu". The Financial Express. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Trinamool MPs Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari Join BJP Weeks Before Lok Sabha Polls". NDTV. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Trinamool's 'parivarvaad' jab after Arjun, Suvendu bro formally join BJP". The Times of India. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ^ "West Bengal by-election: TMC retains two Lok Sabha, one assembly seats." Livemint. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Dibyendu Adhikari". MyNeta National Election Watch.
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