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Sisir Adhikari
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.
| Sisir Adhikari |
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| Adhikari addressing the inaugural session of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, in Hooghly, 11 December 2010. |
| In office16 May 2009 – 4 June 2024 |
| Prasanta Pradhan |
| Soumendu Adhikari |
| Kanthi |
| In office25 May 2009 – 22 September 2012 |
| Manmohan Singh |
| In office11 May 2006 – 16 May 2009 |
| Prabodh Chandra Sinha |
| Samaresh Das |
| Egra |
| In office1982–1987 |
| Sailaja Kumar Das, Congress |
| Sukhendu Maity, CPI |
| Kanthi Dakshin |
| In office13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006 |
| Sailaja Kumar Das, Congress |
| Suvendu Adhikari, AITC |
| Kanthi Dakshin |
| (1941-09-19) 19 September 1941Karkuli, Bengal Province, British India |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2021) |
| Trinamool Congress (from 2000 until 2021)Indian National Congress (until 2000) |
| Gayatri Adhikari |
| Suvendu Adhikari Dibyendu Adhikari Soumendu Adhikari |
| University of Calcutta |
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.
Adhikari was born on 19 September 1941 to father Kenaram Adhikari and mother Kadambini Adhikari in Karkuli, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal in an affluent family of freedom fighters. He studied Intermediate of Science at University of Calcutta and passed in 1960.
Adhikari is married to Gayatri Adhikari and has four sons including Suvendu Adhikari, who is Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Dibyendu Adhikari, former Member of Parliament from Tamluk and Soumendu Adhikari, Member of Parliament from Kanthi.
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