Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2021
Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan (addl. charge) C. V. Ananda Bose
Deputy
Mihir Goswami
Preceded by
Abdul Mannan
Chairperson of Jute Corporation of India
In office 31
December 2020[1] – 2 March 2021[2]
Preceded by
Ajay Kumar Jolly
Minister of Environment Government of West Bengal
In office 2018–2020
Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by
Sovan Chatterjee
Succeeded by
Mamata Banerjee[3]
Minister for Transport, Government of West Bengal
In office 27 May 2016 – 27 November 2020
Governor
Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by
Aroop Biswas
Succeeded by
Mamata Banerjee[3]
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2009 – 19 May 2016
Preceded by
Lakshman Chandra Seth
Succeeded by
Dibyendu Adhikari
Constituency
Tamluk
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2016[a]
Preceded by
Firoja Bibi
Constituency
Nandigram
In office 2006–2009
Preceded by
Sisir Adhikari
Succeeded by
Dibyendu Adhikari
Constituency
Contai South
Personal details
Born
(1970-12-15) 15 December 1970 (age 53) Contai, West Bengal, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (1995-2000)
All India Trinamool Congress (2000-2020)
Parent
Sisir Adhikari (father)
Relatives
Dibyendu Adhikari (brother)
Residence(s)
Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Alma mater
Netaji Subhas Open University (M.A.)
Profession
Politician
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]
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^"BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari likely to step down as Chairperson of Jute Corporation of India". ANI News. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ ab"CM Banerjee will take charge of Suvendu's portfolio". NDTV. 28 November 2020.
^"FPJ Explains: Who was Subhendu Adhikari, the Bengal minister whose 'dissent' is threatening Mamata's regime?". www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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^"Suvendu Adhikari -Profile". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^"Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^"Nandigram Election Result 2021 LIVE: Nandigram MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". OneIndia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^"Nandigram Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Nandigram Vidhan Sabha Election Results". Times Now. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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