Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari
Suvendu Adhikari in 2024
Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 May 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan (additional charge)
C. V. Ananda Bose
DeputyMihir Goswami
Preceded byAbdul Mannan
Chairperson of Jute Corporation of India
In office
31 December 2020[1] – 2 March 2021[2]
Preceded byAjay Kumar Jolly
Minister of Environment
Government of West Bengal
In office
2018–2020
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded bySovan Chatterjee
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee[3]
Minister for Transport,
Government of West Bengal
In office
27 May 2016 – 27 November 2020
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byAroop Biswas
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee[3]
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 19 May 2016
Preceded byLakshman Chandra Seth
Succeeded byDibyendu Adhikari
ConstituencyTamluk
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2016[a]
Preceded byFiroja Bibi
ConstituencyNandigram
In office
2006–2009
Preceded bySisir Adhikari
Succeeded byDibyendu Adhikari
ConstituencyContai South
Personal details
Born (1970-12-15) 15 December 1970 (age 53)
Contai, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Parent
RelativesDibyendu Adhikari (brother)
Residence(s)Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Alma materNetaji Subhas Open University (M.A.)
ProfessionPolitician

Suvendu Adhikari (born 15 December 1970)[4] is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2006 to 2009.[5]

He previously served as the Minister of Transport from 2016 to 2020, Irrigation and Water resource from 2018 to 2020 in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a member of Lok Sabha from Tamluk from 2009 to 2016 and the chairperson of Jute Corporation of India from 2020 to 2021. He was a former member of the Trinamool Congress from 1998 to 2020 and Indian National Congress from 1995 to 1998. He is the son of Sisir Adhikari, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Podder, Debasish (31 December 2020). "জুট কর্পোরেশন অফ ইন্ডিয়ার চেয়ারম্যান হচ্ছেন শুভেন্দু অধিকারী, নতুন বছরেই নিয়োগ". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari likely to step down as Chairperson of Jute Corporation of India". ANI News. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "CM Banerjee will take charge of Suvendu's portfolio". NDTV. 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "FPJ Explains: Who was Subhendu Adhikari, the Bengal minister whose 'dissent' is threatening Mamata's regime?". www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference HT_1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Bhattacharya, Ravik (23 September 2012). "Had no work, say former TMC ministers in UPA govt". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Suvendu Adhikari -Profile". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Nandigram Election Result 2021 LIVE: Nandigram MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". OneIndia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Nandigram Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Nandigram Vidhan Sabha Election Results". Times Now. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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