Dibyendu Adhikari
Dibyendu Adhikari | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Suvendu Adhikari |
| Constituency | Tamluk |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Suvendu Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Chandrima Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1976 |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal |
| Profession | Politician |
Dibyendu Adhikari (born 24 December 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal in India. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk in 2019 as a member of Trinamool Congress.
Dibyendu Adhikari's father Sisir Adhikari and elder brother Suvendu Adhikari have also been elected to Lok Sabha and West Bengal Vidhan Sabha over the years. [1]
He (Dibyendu) was Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in West Bengal from Dakhin Kanthi constituency from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk parliamentary constituency of West Bengal on TMC ticket in a bye-election when the seat fell vacant due to the resignation of the sitting MP Suvendu Adhikari, who is Dibyendu Adhikari's elder brother. He is also councillor of Contai Municipality.[2]
References
- ^ "West Bengal by-election: TMC retains two Lok Sabha, one assembly seats." Livemint. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Bypoll Election Results 2016 Live Update: BJP wins big in MP, Assam & Arunachal; TMC sweeps Bengal, AIADMK holds Tamil Nadu". The Financial Express. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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