Sisir Adhikari

Sisir Adhikari (born 19 September 1941) is former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[1] He was elected to the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Kanthi with Trinamool Congress ticket. He is present Member of Parliament of 17th Lok Sabha[2] He was the Member of Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin and Egra Assembly Constituency. He was the Chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 yrs.

Sisir Adhikari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byPrasanta Pradhan
ConstituencyKanthi
Minister of State for Rural Development
In office
25 May 2009 – 22 September 2012
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Egra
In office
2006–2009
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Kanthi Dakshin
In office
1982-1987–2001-2006
Personal details
Born (1941-09-19) 19 September 1941
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)Gayatri Adhikari
ResidenceContai, District- Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Born in an affluent family of freedom fighters, their home was burnt thrice by the British between 1929 and 1943. The 71-year-old Adhikari represents the rural face of Trinamool Congress. Along with his son, Suvendu Adhikari, who was elected from Tamluk, he played a key role in the Nandigram anti-land acquisition stir. He has two sons, Suvendu Adhikari, who is presently Member of Legislative Assembly in West Bengal and Dibyendu Adhikari who is representing from Tamluk. Sisir Adhikari, who was chairman of the Kanthi municipality for 25 years, is well known for his organisational skills.[3]

He studied at the University of Calcutta.[4]

References
  1. Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2012
  2. "Team Manmohun". NDTV. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. "Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state". new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. MyNeta link


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