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

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till 2021. He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government. He was the Member of Legislative Assembly from

Kanthi Dakshin Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 216 Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of ...

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 Suvendu Adhikari (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 10 May 2021. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative ...

, who was elected from Tamluk, he played a key role in the Nandigram 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 University of Calcutta and passed in 1960.MyNeta link
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Personal life

Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including

, 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.

References

Living people People from Purba Medinipur district India MPs 2009–2014 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal 1941 births Lok Sabha members from West Bengal India MPs 2014–2019 University of Calcutta alumni India MPs 2019–present West Bengal MLAs 1982–1987 West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal {{WestBengal-politician-stub