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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name                Sisir Adhikari
| name                = Sisir Adhikari
| image              = Shri Sisir Adhikari official portrait.jpg
| image              = The Minister of State of Rural Development, Shri Sisir Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, at Srirampur, Bhardaman, West Bengal on December 11, 2010.jpg
| caption            = Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of ''Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign'', in [[Burdwan]], December 11, 2010.
| office              = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency        = [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]]
| constituency        = [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]]
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| term_start          = 16 May 2009
| term_start          = 16 May 2009
| term_end            =  
| term_end            =  
| office1            = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State for Rural Development]]
| office1            = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State for Rural Development,Government of India]]
| term_start1        = 25 May 2009
| term_start1        = 25 May 2009
| term_end1          = 22 September 2012
| term_end1          = 22 September 2012
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| term_end3          = 1987
| term_end3          = 1987
| predecessor3        = Sailaja Kumar Das
| predecessor3        = Sailaja Kumar Das
| successor3          = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| successor3          = [[Sukhendu Maity]]
| term_start4        = 2001
| term_start4        = 2001
| term_end4          = 2006
| term_end4          = 2006
| constituency4      = [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]]
| constituency4      = [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]]
| predecessor4        = Satyabrata Maity
| predecessor4        = Satyabrata Maity
| successor4          = [[Sukhendu Maity]]
| successor4          = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age| 1941|09|19|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age| 1941|09|19|df=y}}
| nationality        = [[India|Indian]]
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| spouse              = Gayatri Adhikari
| spouse              = Gayatri Adhikari
| children            = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]<br> [[Dibyendu Adhikari]]<br> Soumendu Adhikari
| children            = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]<br> [[Dibyendu Adhikari]]<br> Soumendu Adhikari
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-Present)
| residence          = Contai, District- Purba Medinipur, [[West Bengal]]
| residence          = Contai, District- Purba Medinipur, [[West Bengal]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Calcutta]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Calcutta]]
| website            =  
| website            =  
| footnotes          =  
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| otherparty          =
| party              = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1998–present)
*[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1998-2021)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] (1972-1998)
*[[Indian National Congress]] (1972-1998)
}}
}}
'''Sisir Kumar Adhikari'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4502|access-date=2020-12-17|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> (born 19 September 1941) is [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who represented [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]] from [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] till 2021. He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Manmohan Singh government]].<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Had-no-work-say-former-TMC-ministers-in-UPA-govt/Article1-934333.aspx Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026230610/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Had-no-work-say-former-TMC-ministers-in-UPA-govt/Article1-934333.aspx |date=26 October 2012 }} ''hindustantimes.com''. Retrieved 11 November 2012</ref>
'''Sisir Kumar Adhikari''' (born 19 September 1941) is an Indian politician who represented [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency from [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] till 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4502|access-date=2020-12-17|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>  He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Manmohan Singh government]].<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Had-no-work-say-former-TMC-ministers-in-UPA-govt/Article1-934333.aspx Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026230610/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Had-no-work-say-former-TMC-ministers-in-UPA-govt/Article1-934333.aspx |date=26 October 2012 }} ''hindustantimes.com''. Retrieved 11 November 2012</ref>
He recently changed his political affiliation from [[All India Trinamool Congress]] to Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 21st March 2021 on the backdrop of [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].


 
He (Sisir Adhikari) was the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]] from 2001 to 2006 and [[Egra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Egra]] from 2006 to 2009. He was the Chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 years. Along with his son, [[Suvendu Adhikari]], who was elected from [[Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]], he played a key role in the [[Nandigram]] anti-land acquisition stir.<ref name=":0" />
Sisir Adhikari was the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]] from 2001 to 2006 and [[Egra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Egra]] from 2006 to 2009. He was the Chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 years. Along with his son, [[Suvendu Adhikari]], who was elected from [[Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]], he played a key role in the [[Nandigram]] anti-land acquisition stir.<ref name=":0" />


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Sisir Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons and one daughter, including [[Suvendu Adhikari]], who is Former Member of Legislative Assembly in West Bengal, [[Dibyendu Adhikari]], elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from [[Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]], and Soumendu Adhikari, Former Chairman of Contai Municipality.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url = http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-46116.html| title = Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state | access-date = 2009-06-20 |publisher = new Kerala.com }}</ref>
Sisir Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including [[Suvendu Adhikari]], who is Leader of Opposition of Legislative Assembly in West Bengal, [[Dibyendu Adhikari]], elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from [[Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]], and Soumendu Adhikari, Former Chairman of Contai Municipality.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url = http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-46116.html| title = Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state | access-date = 2009-06-20 |publisher = new Kerala.com }}</ref>


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Sisir Adhikari
The Minister of State of Rural Development, Shri Sisir Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, at Srirampur, Bhardaman, West Bengal on December 11, 2010.jpg
Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, in Burdwan, December 11, 2010.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byPrasanta Pradhan
ConstituencyKanthi
Minister of State for Rural Development,Government of India
In office
25 May 2009 – 22 September 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2006–2009
Preceded byPrabodh Chandra Sinha
Succeeded bySamaresh Das
ConstituencyEgra
In office
1982–1987
Preceded bySailaja Kumar Das
Succeeded bySukhendu Maity
ConstituencyKanthi Dakshin
In office
2001–2006
Preceded bySatyabrata Maity
Succeeded bySuvendu Adhikari
ConstituencyKanthi Dakshin
Personal details
Born (1941-09-19) 19 September 1941 (age 83)
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (1998–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1972-1998)
Spouse(s)Gayatri Adhikari
ChildrenSuvendu Adhikari
Dibyendu Adhikari
Soumendu Adhikari
ResidenceContai, District- Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Sisir Kumar Adhikari (born 19 September 1941) is an Indian politician who represented Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 till 2021.[1] He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[2]

He (Sisir Adhikari) was the Member of Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin 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, who was elected from Tamluk, he played a key role in the Nandigram anti-land acquisition stir.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Adhikari was born in 19 September 1941 to father Kenaram Adhikari and mother Kadambini Adhikari in Karkuli, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal in an affluent family of freedom fighters.[4] He studied Intermediate of Science at University of Calcutta and passed in 1960.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Sisir Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including Suvendu Adhikari, 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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state". new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Sisir Kumar Adhikari: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ↑ MyNeta link

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