Suvendu Adhikari: Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Son, Net Worth

Suvendu Adhikari: Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Son, Net Worth, News, Education, Father, TMC, BJP, Previous Offices: Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is the current Leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 10 May 2021. He was part of the 15th Lok Sabha and the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2016), as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate, from Tamluk.

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Suvendu Adhikari Biography & Age

He celebrates his birthday every year on 15th December. His year of birth is 1970. Saggitarius is his zodiac sign. At present, he is of 52 years and will turn 53 in 2023. His birthplace is Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. Being a politician he won the assembly election from the crucial Nandigram seat, which was at the nidus of Bengal politics when Trinamool wrenched power from the CPM. Suvendu was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kanthi constituency in the year 2019. His height is approximately 5’5 and the colour of his hair and eye are both black.

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Suvendu Adhikari Education

Suvendu has completed his graduation from Contai P.K. College in Arts. Adhikari accepted a Master of Arts degree from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata in the year 2011.

Suvendu Adhikari Family

The politician was born to a Hindu Brahmin family. His father is Sisir Kumar Adhikari who also belongs to the political world. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and has been a part of the Lok Sabha from the Kanthi constituency for the third time since 2009. The occupation of his mother Gayatri Adhikari is not known. His brother Dibyendu Adhikari is also a TMC politician like his father. His brother was elected as a part of the Lok Sabha through a TMC ticket from the Tamluk constituency in the year 2019. Soumendu Adhikari who is Suvendu’s youngest brother was also a member of TMC initially but later switched to BJP in the footsteps of Suvendu. Apart from them, he has one brother and one sister whose information is not known.

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Suvendu Adhikari Wife

Suvendu is unmarried. Any further information will be updated as and when it is available.

Suvendu Adhikari Career

1995 marked the beginning of his political career when he joined the Indian National Congress (INC). That year he was elected as a councillor on the ticket of INC from the Contai Municipality of West Bengal. In the year 1998, Adhikari was one of the very few who received the primary membership of TMC. He entered the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2006, as the TMC MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency. That was the same year when he also got elected as the Mayor of Kanthi Municipal Corporation.

In the year 2007 he played an important role in the Singur- Nandigram land movement which happened. 2009 marked another achievement for him since he made his debut in Lok Sabha from the Tamluk constituency after defeating his rival. Sk. Ibrahim Ali of CPI was defeated by him in the 2014 Lok Sabha. On 27 May 2016, he was proclaimed as the Minister of Transport in the Second Mamata Banerjee ministry. On 19 December 2020, he entered the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.

He overpowered the sitting chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee in the Nandigram assembly seat in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election by a total of 1956 votes. Mamata Banerjee filed an election requisition in Calcutta High Court contesting the verdict of Nandigram. On 10 May, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad declared Suvendu Adhikari’s name as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the West Bengal assembly. 

Suvendu Adhikari Net Worth

The net worth of Suvendu is Rs 64.81 Lakhs. This is inclusive of all his assets and his earnings are a result of his political career.

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Suvendu Adhikari News

On 10th March 2023, the leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said if any state government employee encounters action for participating in the Friday strike demanding equality in dearness allowance, then BJP will stand by that person.  This was done so that the representatives of the strike will switch sides and get affiliated with the BJP.

Here is the full bio of Suvendu Adhikari, his family,  father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, children, school, education, hometown, nationality, profession, politician, body measurements, age, height, weight, eye colour, hair colour, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, cast, birthday, birthplace, hobbies, address, zodiac sign, date of birth, religion, and net worth.

Suvendu Adhikari Information Table

Name Suvendu Adhikari
Nickname
Gender Male
Profession Politician
Height (approx.) centimetres165 cm

meters- 1.65 m

feet inches- 5’5

Weight (approx.) Not Known
Figure Measurements (approx.) Not known
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Date of Birth Not Known
Age (as of 2022) 52 Years Old
Birth Place Contai, Purab Medinipur, West Bengal
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Saggitarius
Nationality Indian
Hometown West Bengal
School Not Known
College/University Contai P.K. College in Arts

Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

Educational Qualification Post-graduate.
Religion Hinduism
Ethnicity Not Known
Caste Brahmin
Address Vill- Nandanayakbar, PO+PS-Nandigram, District Purba, Medinipur. Pin- 721631
Hobbies/Interests Not Known
Marital Status Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends
Sexuality Straight
Parents Father: Sisir Kumar Adhikari (BJP politician)

Mother: Gayatri Adhikari 

Siblings Brother: Dibyendu Adhikari, Soumendu Adhikari and one another which is not known

Sister: One (not known)

Wife/Spouse None
Children None
Net Worth Rs 64.81 Lakhs

Social Media Accounts:

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Some Lesser Known Facts About the Politician

  • He was at the forefront of the Nandigram movement.
  • He has a pending criminal case against him which he mentioned to the election commission in his candidature affidavit.
  • Suvendu has a Z+ security which is the highest category cover in West Bengal and Y + security in other states.

FAQs

  1. Who is Suvendu Adhikari?

Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is the current Leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 10 May 2021.

2. Who are the parents of Suvendu Adhikari?

Father: Sisir Kumar Adhikari (BJP politician), Mother: Gayatri Adhikari

3. Does Suvendu Adhikari have siblings?

Yes, 4 siblings. His brothers include Dibyendu Adhikari, Soumendu Adhikari and one another who is not known and one sister who is not known.

4. What is the net worth of Suvendu Adhikari?

Rs 64.81 lakhs

5. What is the age of Suvendu Adhikari?

52 and will turn 53 on 15 December 2023.

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