Sisir Adhikari
Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign in Hooghly, December 2010
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by Prasanta Pradhan
Succeeded by Soumendu Adhikari
Constituency Kanthi, West Bengal
Union Minister of State for Rural Development
In office
25 May 2009 – 22 September 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
11 May 2006 – 16 May 2009
Preceded by Prabodh Chandra Sinha
Succeeded by Samaresh Das
Constituency Egra
In office
1982–1987
Preceded by Sailaja Kumar Das, Congress
Succeeded by Sukhendu Maity, CPI
Constituency Kanthi Dakshin
In office
13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006
Preceded by Sailaja Kumar Das, INC
Succeeded by Suvendu Adhikari, AITC
Constituency Kanthi Dakshin
Personal details
Born (1941-09-19) 19 September 1941 (age 84)
Karkuli, Bengal Province, British India
Party Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2021)[1]
Other political
affiliations
All India Trinamool Congress (2000-2021)
Indian National Congress (until 2000)
Spouse Gayatri Adhikari
Children 4; including
  • Suvendu
  • Dibyendu
  • Soumendu
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 2024.[2] He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[3] He is the father of Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2026.

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, who was elected from Tamluk, he played a key role in the Nandigram anti-land acquisition stir.[4]

Early life and education

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.[5] He studied Intermediate of Science at University of Calcutta and passed in 1960.[6]

Personal life

Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons, including Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dibyendu Adhikari, former Member of Parliament from Tamluk and Soumendu Adhikari, Member of Parliament from Kanthi.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-is-sisir-father-of-suvendu-adhikari-who-is-now-in-bjp-7238792/
  2. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state". new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Sisir Kumar Adhikari: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ MyNeta link
  7. ^ Ananda, A. B. P. (4 June 2024). "কাঁথিতে ২৪ হাজারের বেশি ভোটে জয়ী শুভেন্দুর ভাই BJP প্রার্থী সৌমেন্দু". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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