Subhas Sarkar Explained

Subhas Sarkar
Signature:Subhas Sarkar Signature.jpg
Birth Date:25 November 1953
Birth Place:Bankura, West Bengal, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Office:Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India
Term Start:8 July 2021
Term End:11 June 2024
Predecessor:Sanjay Dhotre
Successor:Sukanta Majumdar
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Minister:Dharmendra Pradhan
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Bankura, West Bengal
Term Start1:23 May 2019
Term End1:4 June 2024
Predecessor1:Moonmoon Sen
Successor1:Arup Chakraborty
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta
Citizenship: India
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Doctor
Known For:Vice President of BJP West Bengal
Spouse:Chandana Sarkar
Source:https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5037?from=members

Subhas Sarkar (born 25 November 1953) is an Indian gynecologist and politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Bankura, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served the constituency from 2019 to 2024.[1] He has already served as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (India) in the Second Modi ministry.[2]

Political career

He contested from Bankura as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 2019 Indian general election and defeated a veteran politician and Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress by over 1 lakh votes.[3] On 8 July 2021, he was made the Minister of State for Education during the cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi cabinet.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Bankura, West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: AITC candidate Arup Chakraborty triumphs in Bankura . 2024-06-04 . India Today . en.
  2. Web site: Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got . . 8 July 2021 . 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee loses to BJP in Bankura . Business Standard . 24 May 2019 . 5 June 2023.