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{{short description|Indian politician}} | {{short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
| name | | name = Sisir Adhikari | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| 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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| spouse = Gayatri Adhikari | | spouse = Gayatri Adhikari | ||
| children = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]<br> [[Dibyendu Adhikari]]<br> Soumendu Adhikari | | children = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]<br> [[Dibyendu Adhikari]]<br> Soumendu Adhikari | ||
| 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 = | | footnotes = | ||
| | | party = *[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-Present) *[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1998-2021) | ||
*[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1998-2021) | |||
*[[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> | '''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> | ||
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" /> | 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" /> | ||
The whole Adhikari family switched sides to the BJP before WB assembly elections. | |||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||