Abhishek Banerjee: Latest News, Photos, Videos & Updates

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Born 07 November 1987
Age 37
Birth Place Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Profession Politician
Political Party Trinamool Congress
In Office West Bengal State President, All India Trinamool Youth Congress 5 June 2015 - 5 June 2021

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Abhishek Banerjee BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 02 Feb 2025

Though Abhishek Banerjee has been the Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s de facto number two for a few years now and has a major say in state politics, there is now a concerted attempt to raise his national profile. From accompanying Mamata Banerjee to Opposition unity meetings and being made the TMC’s ...representative in the INDIA alliance’s coordination committee to the Delhi protests over frozen Central funds, the Diamond Harbour MP is trying to burnish his credentials as a national-level leader. Abhishek has been a parliamentarian since 2014 but his actual rise within the TMC began after the party’s underwhelming performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when its tally of parliamentary seats reduced from 34 to 22 and the BJP recorded its best-ever show in the parliamentary elections in Bengal. The win in the 2021 Assembly elections marked a shift in Abhishek’s rise as his grip on the state Cabinet solidified and Mamata put him in charge of the party’s national expansion plans, among the first indications of her nephew’s increasing hold on the party. The TMC attempted to establish itself in states such as Goa, Meghalaya, and Tripura ahead of the Assembly elections there — and even tried to put down roots in Assam — but the exercise ended in failure. Abhishek’s rise has caused friction within the party, with the TMC old guard, including the likes of Firhad Hakim and Kalyan Bandopadhyay, unhappy about it. But that Mamata’s nephew is her heir apparent is seen as inevitable in TMC circles. This year, his statewide yatra to rejuvenate the party’s grassroots support and role in candidate selection were attributed as reasons for the panchayat poll success in June. With the TMC raising the pitch over the past few months over frozen Central funds — something the party alleges the BJP-led government is doing in retaliation for losing several consecutive elections in the state — it was Abhishek who first issued the call for the Delhi campaign. At the party’s July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally, he took aim at the Centre, saying, “Our next movement will be in Delhi, outside Krishi Bhavan. We will all fight shoulder to shoulder.” Abhishek registered a landslide victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election as he received over 10 lakh votes and defeated his nearest opponent by over 7 lakh votes.

Abhishek Banerjee PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse	Rujira Banerjee
Education	Indian Institute of Planning and Management (BBA, MBA)

POSITIONS HELD BY Abhishek Banerjee

Position	Tenure
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	18 May 2014 - 24 May 2019
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	30 May 2019 - Present
Member of the 18th Lok Sabha	N/A

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Shah calls for ‘Sonar Bangla’ after 2026 polls, Abhishek hits back: BJP ‘anti-Bengali’

September 27, 2025 3:15 am

Mamata, TMC leaders invoke ‘Bangla-asmita’ & recall vandalism of Vidyasagar statue in 2019

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‘Don’t indulge in politics of death’: Mamata slams critics

September 26, 2025 5:33 am

Abhishek meets Sovan, triggers speculations on former mayor’s return

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BJP spent Rs 14-15 crore each to buy MPs in V-P polls, says TMCs Abhishek Banerjee

September 11, 2025 10:16 am

Says 5-7 MPs of INDIA Bloc likely to have cross voted

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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reaches Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to petition challenging his 2024 poll victory

August 25, 2025 6:30 pm

Last year, the BJP’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha poll candidate Abhijit Das, who lost to Abhishek Banerjee by over 7 lakh votes, filed an election petition in the Calcutta HC alleging rigging in the constituency.

Now, BJP levels 'vote theft' allegations against Rahul, Akhilesh, other senior Opp leaders

August 14, 2025 3:10 am

On Tuesday, Opposition leaders took out a protest march from Parliament over the issue of “vote theft” and special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.

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'Dissolve Lok Sabha, conduct fresh elections’: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee amid alleged voter list irregularities

August 12, 2025 11:49 am

'If needed, I will resign,' he said at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday

Bengal: Abhishek slams poll panel, vows to fight against SIR

August 09, 2025 5:24 am

Banerjee drew attention to the Congress's own example of discrepancies in the Mahadevpura Assembly Constituency, suggesting that strong action should be taken against the former officials responsible

Abhishek replaces veteran MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who has been unwell, as the TMC's parliamentary party leader.

Behind the TMC shake-up: Amid Mahua-Kalyan feud, Mamata tasks Abhishek with keeping party MPs in line

August 05, 2025 12:08 pm

After Bengal CM says two to three MPs are bringing TMC “into disrepute”, hints Kalyan failed to coordinate with MPs, he quits as Chief Whip but says Abhishek has asked him to stay on

‘Those who criticised Mamata Banerjee, were awarded’: TMC MP amid feud with Mahua as Abhishek Banerjee heads party in Parliament

August 05, 2025 10:56 am

The TMC chief’s comments came as a feud between MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra erupted again, months after they were involved in an altercation on the Election Commission office premises in Delhi.

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Martyrs’ Day Rally: Abhishek sets poll tone: ‘BJP forced to chant Joy Bangla, now lotus will be uprooted from Bengal’

July 22, 2025 3:21 pm

TMC No.2 hits out at BJP for ‘anti-Bengal’ agenda, urges people, his MPs to speak Bengali more’

Among dead in Vijay rally stampede, young mother, couple set to marry

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A rally by actor-politician Vijay in Velusamypuram ended tragically with 40 deaths in a stampede. Non-political workers gathered to see the superstar, but exhaustion, heat, and poor planning caused chaos. People collapsed, ambulances couldn't reach, and police presence was inadequate. Vijay's team ignored instructions, and the narrow roads and insufficient crowd control added to the tragedy.

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