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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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 | Bankura, West Bengal, India | 25 November 1953
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] |
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.