Subhas Sarkar

In this Bengali name, the surname is Sarkar.

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. He served the constituency from 2019 to 2024.^[1] He has already served as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education (India) in the Second Modi ministry.^[2]

Subhas Sarkar
Sarkar in 2021
Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India
In office 8 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Dharmendra Pradhan
Preceded by	Sanjay Dhotre
Succeeded by	Sukanta Majumdar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Moonmoon Sen
Succeeded by	Arup Chakraborty
Constituency	Bankura, West Bengal
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-25) 25 November 1953 (age 71) Bankura, West Bengal, India
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
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Political career

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath as Minister of State to Subhas Sarkar, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 7, 2021.

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.^[3] On 8 July 2021, he was made the Minister of State for Education during the cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi cabinet.