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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sharmila Sarkar
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Katwa Purba Bardhaman, [[West Bengal]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bardhaman Purba]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Sunil Kumar Mondal]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| occupation = Doctor
| spouse = Dr Sudip Kumar Ghosh (m.28 January 2007)
| parents = Surath Sarkar, Chhabi Sarkar
| children = 1 Daughter
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5768?from=members
}}

'''Sharmila Sarkar''' (born 1 January 1979)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=National Informatics |title=Digital Sansad |url=https://sansad.in/ls |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Digital Sansad |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She is a [[Member of Parliament]] from Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency in Bardhaman Purba district. She represented the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref name="Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC Candidate Sharmila Sarkar Wins Election With A Margin Of 160572 Votes">{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC Candidate Sharmila Sarkar Wins Election With A Margin Of 160572 Votes |url=https://timelinedaily.com/lok-sabha-election-2024/lok-sabha-election-results-2024-tmc-candidate-sharmila-sarkar-wins-election-with-160572-votes |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=TimelineDaily |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327164708/https://timelinedaily.com/lok-sabha-election-2024/lok-sabha-election-results-2024-tmc-candidate-sharmila-sarkar-wins-election-with-160572-votes |archive-date=27 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sarkar hails from a poor family and was born on 1 January 1979 in [[Katwa]] village, [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in [[West Bengal]]. She is the daughter of Surath Sarkar and Chhabi Sarkar. She studied at Agradwip Union High School and passed madhyamik examinations in 1995. Later, she studied at [[Katwa College]] in 1997 before completing her [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] and MD from [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital|R. G. Kar Medical College]], affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences in 2008. Her Doctor of Medicine degree is in psychiatry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dr. Sharmila Sarkar(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- BARDHAMAN PURBA (SC)(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=5087 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> She started her career in [[Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=রাজনীতিতে আনকোরা শর্মিলাই প্রার্থী পূর্বে |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/tmc-trusting-on-inexperienced-sharmila-sarkar-as-lok-sabha-election-2024-candidate-from-katwa/cid/1502126 |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref> She is a resident of [[Dum Dum|Dumdum]] and also served at [[Calcutta National Medical College]] in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=মফঃস্বল থেকে লড়াই করে উত্থান, বর্ধমান পূর্বে তৃণমূলের প্রার্থী কে এই শর্মিলা? |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/bardhaman-news/tmc-bardhaman-purba-candidate-dr-sharmila-sarkar-gives-first-reaction-after-announcement/articleshow/108370800.cms |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Apromeya Datta |date=2024-03-11 |title=পূর্ব বর্ধমানের তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস প্রার্থী ড.‌ শর্মিলা সরকার, রাজনীতিতে আনলেন কে?‌ |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/loksabha-election-2024-tmc-candidate-of-burdwan-east-name-dr-sharmila-sarkar-how-she-came-in-politics-31710155047448.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604081506/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/bengal/districts/loksabha-election-2024-tmc-candidate-of-burdwan-east-name-dr-sharmila-sarkar-how-she-came-in-politics-31710155047448.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref><ref name="Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps">{{cite news|last1=India Today|title=Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|accessdate=9 November 2024|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|archivedate=9 November 2024|language=en}}</ref> She married Sudip Kumar Ghosh, also a former government medical doctor, and together they have a daughter. Both of them are into private practice. She declared assets worth Rs.5 crore in the affidavit to the Election Commission of India before the general election. She has no criminal cases against her.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Sharmila Sarkar , TMC Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Dr. Sharmila Sarkar , Assembly Election Constituency Seat |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-candidates-2024/dr.-sharmila-sarkar-25038-3 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
Sarkar was elected as a Member of Parliament for the first time in the [[2024 Indian general election in West Bengal]] from [[Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency|Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha Constituency]] representing the Trinamool Congress.<ref name="West Bengal Election Result 2024: Check the full list of winners">{{cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=West Bengal Election Result 2024: Check the full list of winners |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/west-bengal-election-result-2024-live-full-list-of-winners-mahua-moitra-locket-chatterjee-rachna-banerjee-adhir-ranjan-yusuf-pathan-shatrughan-sinha-dev-hiron-19423324.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327164516/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/west-bengal-election-result-2024-live-full-list-of-winners-mahua-moitra-locket-chatterjee-rachna-banerjee-adhir-ranjan-yusuf-pathan-shatrughan-sinha-dev-hiron-19423324.htm |archive-date=27 March 2025 |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Bardhaman Purba, West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar Wins Seat by 248740 Votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/bardhaman-purba-west-bengal-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2548100-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: Full List of winners on all 543 seats">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |date=4 June 2024 |title=Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: Full List of winners on all 543 seats |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/full-list-of-winners-in-lok-sabha-elections-2024-9364542/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618161622/https://indianexpress.com/elections/full-list-of-winners-in-lok-sabha-elections-2024-9364542/ |archive-date=18 June 2024 |access-date=18 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> She polled 730,302 votes and defeated her nearest rival and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, [[Ashim Kumar Sarkar]], of the NDA alliance, by a margin of 160,572 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=Bardhaman Purba (SC) election results 2024 live updates: TMC's Sharmila Sarkar wins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bardhaman-purba-sc-election-results-2024-west-bengal-bardhaman-purba-sc-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-sharmila-sarkar-tmc-nirab-khan-cpm-asim-kumar-sarkar-bjp/articleshow/110672447.cms |access-date=2025-07-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Two time MP, Sunil Kumar Mondal who was denied a ticket for the third time joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constituency watch: Infighting over selection of candidate big headache for Trinamool |url=https://daijiworld.com/index.php/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1184365 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women medical doctors]]
[[Category:Women in West Bengal politics]]

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