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Subhas Sarkar
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.[1][2][3] He is currently serving as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (India) in the Second Modi ministry.[4]
Subhas Sarkar | |
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Sarkar in 2021 | |
| Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2021 Serving along with Annpurna Devi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Moonmoon Sen |
| Constituency | Bankura, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1953 Bankura, West Bengal, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Chandana Sarkar |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Known for | Vice President of BJP West Bengal |
| Signature | |
| Website | On Twitter |
| Source: [1] | |
Political career edit
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.[5] On 8 July 2021, he was made the Minister of State for Education during the cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi cabinet.
References edit
- ^ "Bankura Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Subhas Sarkar of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Bankura Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: BJP's Subhas Sarkar hands over bitter pill to TMC's Subrata Mukherjee". Daily News and Analysis. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Elections: Mamata faces saffron charge in stronghold". The Times of India. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee loses to BJP in Bankura". Business Standard. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website