Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee at N24 Pargana Yuva Convention
Member of Parliament
for Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Somendra Nath Mitra
Personal details
Born November 7, 1987 (age 27)
Kolkata, West Bengal
Education Nava Nalanda High School,

MP Birla Foundation HS School,
IIPM, New Delhi (BBA & MBA)

Abhishek Banerjee (born November 7, 1987) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, West Bengal. He won the Indian general election, 2014 being an All India Trinamool Congress candidate. He is also the National President of All India Trinamool Youth Congress[1] the youth wing of the All India Trinamool Congress, a political party in India, currently in power in the Indian state of West Bengal

Personal life and Career

Abhishek was educated at M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School. He completed his BBA from Indian Institute of Planning and Management, New Delhi and subsequently completed his MBA from the same institution.[2]

Political career

Abhishek started his political career as National President of All India Trinamool YUVA[3] in July 2012. He contested in Indian general election, 2014 from the Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency) and defeated CPI-M's Dr. Abul Hasnat[4] and elected as the Member of Parliament. Abhishek was announced as the leader of All India Trinamool Youth Congress in October 2014.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee sets stage for nephew Abhishek for bigger role in Trinamool Congress".
  2. ↑ "Elections India - Abhishek Banerjee Biography".
  3. ↑ "Didi looking to stem rot with image makeover". Hindustan Times. 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  4. ↑ "TMC shines in West Bengal, bags 34 of 42 Lok Sabha seats".
  5. ↑ "Mamata Banerjee sets stage for nephew Abhishek for bigger role in Trinamool Congress".