Sisir Adhikari

Sisir Adhikari
Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, in Hooghly, 11 December 2010.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byPrasanta Pradhan
Succeeded bySoumendu Adhikari
ConstituencyKanthi
Union 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
11 May 2006 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byPrabodh Chandra Sinha
Succeeded bySamaresh Das
ConstituencyEgra
In office
1982–1987
Preceded bySailaja Kumar Das, Congress
Succeeded bySukhendu Maity, CPI
ConstituencyKanthi Dakshin
In office
13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006
Preceded bySailaja Kumar Das, Congress
Succeeded bySuvendu Adhikari, AITC
ConstituencyKanthi Dakshin
Personal details
Born (1941-09-19) 19 September 1941
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (from 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (from 2000 until 2021)
Indian National Congress (until 2000)
SpouseGayatri Adhikari
ChildrenKrishnendu Adhikari
Suvendu Adhikari
Dibyendu Adhikari
Soumendu Adhikari
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
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Sisir Kumar Adhikari (born 19 September 1941) is an Indian politician who represented Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 till 2024. He is a former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.

He 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.