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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

News

ABHISHEK BANERJEE NEWS

Abhishek meets Governor, says detention of TMC leaders ‘murder of democracy’

April 09, 2024 8:18 am

They want a field empty of Opposition,”said Abhishek Banerjee

TMC delegation at Raj Bhavan to lodge complaint against detention of party leaders in Delhi

April 09, 2024 8:18 am

A 10-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) sat on the dharna after meeting the full bench of the Election Commission (EC).

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Pending Central Funds: Abhishek seeks white paper from PM

April 04, 2024 4:37 am

Says Anubrata Mondal was arrested as he refused to join BJP

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee dares to withdraw all its candidates from poll fray if Centre announces free LPG cylinders

April 01, 2024 10:11 am

Banerjee, the TMC candidate from Diamond Harbour, said that he would quit politics if BJP-ruled states declare Rs 1,500 monthly allowance for women on the lines of West Bengal government’s Lakshmir Bhandar cash incentive scheme

‘Has BJP taken action against Brij Bhushan Singh?’: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee questions CBI’s Sandeshkhali probe

March 21, 2024 7:51 am

The TMC national general secretary says only TMC has the guts to put its leaders behind bars and that BJP has its eyes on the Lok Sabha polls.

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Mamata Banerjee on bed rest, TMC no. 2 carries on with rallies targets state BJP chief

March 20, 2024 8:03 am

Defying the advise of the doctors, Banerjee, with her head bandaged, visited Garden Reach area in the city to take stock of the situation following the collapse of an under-construction building.

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BJP welcoming TMC rejects, doesn’t have candidates of its own: Abhishek

March 17, 2024 8:18 am

The Diamond Harbour MP's remarks come a day after TMC MPs Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari officially joined the BJP in Delhi, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Singh is the sitting MP from Barrackpore seat.

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Abhishek seeks white paper on funds by Centre disbursed for state in last 3 yrs

March 15, 2024 6:21 am

The state government has accused the Centre of withholding funds under welfare schemes like MGNREGA and the PM Awas Yojana.

Decode Politics: Abhishek Banerjee’s imprint on TMC's Lok Sabha list, over half are first-timers

March 12, 2024 12:01 pm

West Bengal's ruling party pulled a surprise by fielding Yusuf Pathan against Adhir Chowdhury and actor Rachana Banerjee from Hooghly. It has also retained Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar.

Full list of TMC candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Check it out here

March 12, 2024 7:31 am

The TMC is contesting the upcoming general elections solo in West Bengal, and will also be fighting in Meghalaya and Assam, though the party continues to be a member of the Opposition INDIA alliance.