Dibyendu Adhikari (born 24 December 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of

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in India. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from

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in 2019 as a member of Trinamool Congress. Dibyendu Adhikari's father

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and elder brother

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have also been elected to Lok Sabha and West Bengal Vidhan Sabha over the years. Dibyendu was Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in West Bengal from Dakhin Kanthi constituency from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, he was elected to

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from

parliamentary constituency of West Bengal on

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ticket in a by-election when the seat fell vacant due to the resignation of the sitting MP

, who is Dibyendu Adhikari's elder brother. He is also councillor of Contai Municipality.

References

1976 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Lok Sabha members from West Bengal India MPs 2014–2019 People from Purba Medinipur district India MPs 2019–present {{WestBengal-politician-stub