Subhas Sarkar
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]
Dr. Subhas Sarkar | |
|---|---|
| ডাঃ সুভাষ সরকার | |
 Sarkar in 2021 | |
| Minister of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2021 Serving along with Annpurna Devi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Moonmoon Sen |
| Constituency | Bankura, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1953 Bankura, West Bengal |
| Citizenship |  India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chandana Sarkar |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Known for | Vice President of BJP West Bengal |
| Signature |  |
| Website | On Twitter |
Political careerEdit
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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.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Bankura Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Subhas Sarkar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections: Mamata faces saffron charge in stronghold". The Times of India. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.