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Jawhar Sircar | |
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 Sircar in 2013 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 4 August 2021 – 13 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1952 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (2021–2024) |
| Spouse | Nandita Sircar |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Website | jawharsircar |
Jawhar Sircar (born 22 March 1952) is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer, who is prominent as a public intellectual, speaker and writer. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, on 2 August 2021 on an TMC ticket to represent the state of West Bengal.
Sircar joined the IAS in 1975, served as chief executive officer in Prasar Bharati from 2012 to 2016 and was Secretary to the Government of India 2008–12. He has also held important portfolios in the Central and State governments.[1][2][3] On 13 September 2024, Sircar resigned from the position as TMC Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha over the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident and related corruption.[4]
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- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (8 September 2024). "Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar resigns over R.G. Kar rape-murder protest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2024.