Suvendu Adhikari Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Suvendu Adhikari Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Caste: Brahmin
Education: MA
Age: 53 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Politician |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 5" (165 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | • Indian National Congress (1995-1998)  • All India Trinamool Congress (1998-2020)  • Bharatiya Janata Party (2020-present)  |
| Political Journey | • 1995: Suvendu Adhikari entered politics by joining the Indian National Congress (INC). The same year, he was elected as a councillor from the Contai Municipality of West Bengal. • 1998: He left the primary membership of INC to join Mamata Banerjee -led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC). He was one of the earliest members to side with the then newly formed party. • 2006: He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency. • 2009: He was elected as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the Tamluk constituency. • 2014: He was re-elected to Lok Sabha from the Tamluk constituency. • 2016: He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative assembly from the Nandigram constituency. Subsequently, he left his post of Member of Parliament, representing Tamluk in Lok Sabha. • 2016: After TMC came into power in West Bengal for the second time, consecutively, Suvendu Adhikari was given portfolios of the Transport Department and Irrigation And Waterways Department in West Bengal. • 2020: Amid his long-standing feud with the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he resigned from his ministerial portfolios and then filed his resignation as MLA of Nandigram on 17 December. The same day, he also gave up the primary membership of the TMC. • 2020: On 19 December 2020, he signed the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. • 2021: In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections, he defeated Mamata Banerjee from the Nandigram seat by 1736 votes. check sources The Times of India On 10 May 2021, BJP picked Suvendu Adhikari as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly. check sources Financial Express • 2024: Won the Kanthi Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on a ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 15 December 1970 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 53 Years |
| Birthplace | Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| College/University | • P. K. College, Contai • Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata |
| Highest Educational Qualification | MA from Rabindra Bharati University (completed in 2011) check sources My Neta |
| Religion | Hinduism check sources The Wire |
| Caste | Brahmin check sources The Wire |
| Address | Vill-Nandanayakbar, PO+PS-Nandigram, District-Purba Medinipur, Pin-721631 |
| Controversies | • In 2010, he was accused of maintaining relations with the Maoists and supplying them firearms with a motive to bring down West Bengal's state government during the anti-land acquisition Nandigram movement in 2007, even after the agitation ended. check sources India Today • In 2014, his name surfaced in Saradha Group financial scam after one of the employees of the Saradha Group claimed that the company's owner, Sudipto Sen, met Adhikari before fleeing to Kashmir. check sources Business Standard • In September 2025, Suvendu Adhikari landed in controversy during a special Bengal assembly session on attacks against Bengali migrant workers. The clash started after minister Bratya Basu compared the Indian Army's removal of a Trinamool protest stage in Kolkata to the violent actions of the Pakistani Army during the 1971 Dhaka crackdown. Suvendu strongly objected, saying the Indian Army was being insulted, and demanded Basu's remarks be removed. Suvendu also kept interrupting the House with slogans, leading Speaker Biman Banerjee to suspend him for the rest of the three-day session. After walking out, Adhikari said he was proud to be punished for defending the Army. check sources The Times of India |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Sisir Kumar Adhikari (BJP politician)  Mother- Gayatri Adhikari |
| Siblings | Brother(s)- Dibyendu Adhikari (TMC politician), Soumendu Adhikari (BJP politician), and one other   Sister- One |
| Money Factor | |
| Assets/Properties (as of 2021) | Movable Assets: Rs. 59,31,647 Bank Balance: Rs. 46,15,513 |
| Net Worth (as of 2021) | Rs. 80 Lakh+ check sources Election Commision's official website > |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Suvendu Adhikari
He rose to prominence in the political sphere of West Bengal after playing a leading role in the success of the anti-land acquisition Nandigram movement in 2007. The protest was held against the then State Government of West Bengal, who was to acquire 1000 acres of rural land in Nandigram to establish a special economic zone in the area.
Suvendu Adhikari (in the centre) accompanied by the TMC workers during the Nandigram movement
Suvendu Adhikari’s father, Sisir Adhikari, is a veteran political leader who was elected to the Lok Sabha on the ticket of TMC. Sisir joined the BJP in March 2021 ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. His younger brother, Dibyendu Adhikari, is a member of TMC and also a Lok Sabha MP, representing the Tamluk constituency. Dibyendu also is likely to join the BJP in the near future. Suvendu’s youngest brother, Soumendu Adhikari, also a former TMC leader, switched to the BJP a few days after Suvendu sided with the BJP.
Suvendu Adhikari has a Z+ highest category security cover in West Bengal and Y+ security protection in other states. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave him the high-end security protection on the same day when he joined the BJP on 19 December 2020. check sources The Indian Express
Suvendu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party along with nine MLAs and one MP, who were previously members of TMC.
BJP leaders and former TMC leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Rajib Banerjee at a BJP’s public rally at Domurjala Stadium in Howrah in January 2021
Ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee challenged him to contest election against her from the Nandigram Assembly seat. Adhikari subsequently accepted the challenge and said that he would quit politics if he lost the election. check sources The New Indian Express
Suvendu Adhikari filing his nomination from the Nandigram constituency ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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References/Sources
- The Times of India
- Financial Express
- My Neta
- The Wire
- India Today
- Business Standard
- The Times of India
- Election Commision's official website
- The Indian Express
- The New Indian Express
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