Sisir Adhikari Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Sisir Kumar Adhikari [1]Election Commission of India
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	• Indian National Congress (1972-1998) • All India Trinamool Congress (1998-2021) • Bharatiya Janata Party (March 2021-present)
Political Journey	• Sisir Adhikari was Member of Gram Panchayat, Basudebpur, West Bengal from 1962-1967.• Adhikari became Commissioner of Contai Municipality, West Bengal from 1969-1971. • Sisir Adhikari became the Chairman of Contai Municipality, West Bengal in 1971 and joined the Indian National Congress in 1972. • Adhikari continued to hold the position of Chairman of Contai Municipality, West Bengal till 1981. • He became the Chairman of Contai Municipality, West Bengal again in 1986 and held the position till 2009. • He became the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat(1982-1987). • During his tenure as the Chairman, Contai Municipality, he joined the newly formed All India Trinamool Congress in 1998.• Adhikari won the Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat again and became a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly(2001-2006). • He contested for West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Egra in 2006 and remained in office till 2009. • Sisir Adhikari got elected to Lok Sabha thrice in 2009, 2014, and 2019.• Adhikari became Minister of State for Rural Development in 2009 and remained in office till 2012 during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Government.• He was appointed as Member of the Standing Committee on, Rural Development, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping from 1 September 2014 - 25 May 2019. • Adhikari was again appointed as the Member of Standing Committee on Rural Development, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in September 2019. • Sisir Adhikari joined the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) on 21 March 2021, at a rally organised at Egra, Purba Medinipur, in presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 September 1941 (Friday)
Age (as of 2021)	80 Years
Birthplace	Karkuli, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Karkuli, Purba Medinipur
School	K.M Vidyabhawan (1958)
College/University	Calcutta University
Educational Qualification	I.Sc (apperared in 1960) [2]CEO West Bengal
Religion	Hinduism [3]The Wire
Caste	Brahmin[4]The Wire
Address	Vill. Karkuli, P.O. Contai, Distt. Purba Medinipur-721401, West Bengal
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Gayatri Adhikari
Children	Son(s)- Suvendu Adhikari Dibyendu Adhikari Soumendu Adhikari Note: Sisir Adhikari has four sons and one Daughter.
Parents	Father- Late Kenaram Adhikari Mother- Kadambini Adhikari
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mahindra XUV 500 • Honda Jazz 2014
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs 50,000[5]Lok Sabha
Assets/Properties	• One flat at, 37/6A, S.N.Roy Road, Behala, Kol-37 Mouza-Sahapore, • Plot no-309, 310, & 312 at Mouza-Dharmadasbar. • Plot no-335,339 at Mouza-Karkuli.[6]Election Commission of India
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 2,01,74,541 [7]Election Commission of India

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sisir Adhikari

• Sisir Adhikari was the Convenor of the “Bhumi Uchhed Protirodh Committee” during Nandigram Movement in Singur, West Bengal.
  

  Sisir Adhikari’s son, Suvendu Adhikari leading the party workers during Nandigram Movement

• His son Suvendu Adhikari is also a well-known politician, who joined BJP after parting way from the All India Trinamool Congress.
  

  Sisir Adhikari’s son joining BJP in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah

• Sisir Adhikari held the position of the Chairman of Contai Municipality, West Bengal for around 34 years in total.
• Sisir Adhikari had served approximately 26 years in the Indian National Congress, and 23 years in the All India Trinamool Congress before joining Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2021.
  

  Sisir Adhikari delivering a speech at a BJP rally in Egra after his public announcement of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party

  His son Suvendu Adhikari,  is contesting the 2021 West Bengal state assembly elections from the Nandigram seat,  against his former party’s supremo Mamata Banerjee. While addressing a rally at Egra, Sisir Adhikari said,

  It is a battle for the prestige of Medinipur. Whatever Suvendu is saying will turn true, Suvendu will win Nandigram.”