Subhas Sarkar

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Dr. Subhas Sarkar
ডাঃ সুভাষ সরকার
Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister.jpg
Sarkar in 2021
Minister of State for Education
Assumed office
8 July 2021
Serving along with Annpurna Devi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterDharmendra Pradhan
Preceded bySanjay Dhotre
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byMoonmoon Sen
ConstituencyBankura, West Bengal
Personal details
Born (1953-11-25) 25 November 1953 (age 70)
Bankura, West Bengal
Citizenship India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Chandana Sarkar
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
Known forVice President of BJP West Bengal
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WebsiteOn Twitter

Dr. Subhas Sarkar (born 25 November 1953) is a Gynecologist and Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Bankura, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3] He is currently serving as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (India) in the Second Modi ministry.[4]

Political career[edit]

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath as Minister of State to Dr. Subhas Sarkar, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 7, 2021.

He fought from Bankura as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 2019 Indian general election and defeated a veteran politician and Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress by over 1 lakh votes. On 8 July 2021, he was made the Minister of State for Education during the cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi cabinet.

References[edit]

  1. "Bankura Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Subhas Sarkar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Bankura Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: BJP's Subhas Sarkar hands over bitter pill to TMC's Subrata Mukherjee". Daily News and Analysis. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Lok Sabha Elections: Mamata faces saffron charge in stronghold". The Times of India. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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