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]

Subhas Sarkar
Sarkar in 2021
Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India
In office
8 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterDharmendra Pradhan
Preceded bySanjay Dhotre
Succeeded bySukanta Majumdar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byMoonmoon Sen
Succeeded byArup Chakraborty
ConstituencyBankura, West Bengal
Personal details
Born (1953-11-25) 25 November 1953 (age 70)
Bankura, West Bengal, India
Citizenship India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseChandana Sarkar
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
Known forVice President of BJP West Bengal
Signature
WebsiteOn Twitter
Source: [1]

Political career

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The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath as Minister of State to Subhas Sarkar, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 7, 2021.

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Bankura, West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: AITC candidate Arup Chakraborty triumphs in Bankura". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee loses to BJP in Bankura". Business Standard. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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