Sisir Kumar Adhikari (born 19 September 1941) is an Indian politician who represented Kanthi

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constituency from

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till 2024. He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government. He was the

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from Kanthi Dakshin from 2001 to 2006 and

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from 2006 to 2009. He was the chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 years. Along with his son,

Suvendu Adhikari Suvendu Adhikari (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party since May 2021. Adhikari previously worked in the state ministry for the W ...

, who was elected from

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, he played a key role in the

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anti-land acquisition stir.

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. He studied Intermediate of Science at

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Personal life

Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including

, who is Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly,

Dibyendu Adhikari Dibyendu Adhikari (born 24 December 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal in India. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk in 2019 as a member of Trinamool Congress. Dibyendu Adhikari's father Sisir Adhikari and elder bro ...

, former Member of Parliament from

and Soumendu Adhikari, Member of Parliament from Kanthi.

References

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