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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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ABHISHEK BANERJEE NEWS

ED summons TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in jobs case, he says won’t appear before rural polls

June 09, 2023 1:45 am

The ED is probing the alleged money laundering aspect in both cases, which are simultaneously being investigated by the CBI.

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Coal Pilferage Case: Abhishek’s wife stopped from flying abroad, also gets ED notice

June 06, 2023 9:25 am

TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the ED for sending a notice to Rujira Banerjee, describing it as an “inhuman act”.

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Abhishek leads padyatra in Nandigram: ‘Jono Jowar (people’s wave) has taken over Bengal’

June 02, 2023 4:11 am

Abhishek began his march in Chandipur in the afternoon, and concluded at Nandigram bus stand. He will spend the night in Nandigram, before embarking on his statewide yatra.

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1 more arrested for attack on Abhishek convoy

June 01, 2023 5:00 am

The other arrested persons include popular Kudmi community president Rajesh Mahato, his brother , Rakesh Mahato, Ajit Mahato, Anit Mahato, Manmohit Mahato, Anup Mahato, and others.

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Jana Sanjog Yatra: In Nandigram today, Abhishek to walk all day, pay tributes to ‘martyrs’

June 01, 2023 4:48 am

Banerjee is touring West Bengal as part of his 'Jana Sanjog Yatra', a 60-day long campaign aimed at establishing a direct connection with 3,343 gram panchayats ahead of the rural polls.

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Suvendu questions security arrangements made for Abhishek yatra, TMC says BJP jealous of his popularity

June 01, 2023 5:35 am

Taking to Twitter, Leader of Opposition in Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari said: “2245 police personnel deployed in a single day to protect just one person - Hon'ble nephew of CM and Home Minister Mamata Banerjee.”

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Bengal School Jobs Scam: Abhishek’s aide sent to 14-day ED custody

June 01, 2023 2:19 am

The ED told the court that Bhadra has been communicating with another arrested accused in the case, Manik Bhattacharya -- a Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education -- through WhatsApp since 2018 regarding the mark-sheet of candidates.