Sharmila Sarkar

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Sharmila Sarkar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded bySunil Kumar Mondal
ConstituencyBardhaman Purba
Personal details
Born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979 (age 46)
Katwa Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
SpouseDr Sudip Kumar Ghosh (m.28 January 2007)
Children1 Daughter
Parent(s)Surath Sarkar, Chhabi Sarkar
Residence(s)5/1, N G Basak Road, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal
OccupationDoctor
Source: [1]

Sharmila Sarkar (born 1 January 1979)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She is a Member of Parliament from Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency in Bardhaman Purba district. She represented the All India Trinamool Congress.[2]

Early life and education

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Sarkar hails from a poor family and was born on 1 January 1979 in Katwa village, Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal. She is the daughter of Surath Sarkar and Chhabi Sarkar. She studied at Agradwip Union High School and passed madhyamik examinations in 1995. Later, she studied at Katwa College in 1997 before completing her MBBS and MD from R. G. Kar Medical College, affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences in 2008. Her Doctor of Medicine degree is in psychiatry.[3] She started her career in Calcutta Medical College.[4] She is a resident of Dumdum and also served at Calcutta National Medical College in Kolkata.[5][6][7] She married Sudip Kumar Ghosh, also a former government medical doctor, and together they have a daughter. Both of them are into private practice. She declared assets worth Rs.5 crore in the affidavit to the Election Commission of India before the general election. She has no criminal cases against her.[3][8]

Political career

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Sarkar was elected as a Member of Parliament for the first time in the 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal from Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha Constituency representing the Trinamool Congress.[9][10][11] She polled 730,302 votes and defeated her nearest rival and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Ashim Kumar Sarkar, of the NDA alliance, by a margin of 160,572 votes.[12] Two time MP, Sunil Kumar Mondal who was denied a ticket for the third time joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in April 2024.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC Candidate Sharmila Sarkar Wins Election With A Margin Of 160572 Votes". TimelineDaily. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Sharmila Sarkar(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- BARDHAMAN PURBA (SC)(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ "রাজনীতিতে আনকোরা শর্মিলাই প্রার্থী পূর্বে". Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ "মফঃস্বল থেকে লড়াই করে উত্থান, বর্ধমান পূর্বে তৃণমূলের প্রার্থী কে এই শর্মিলা?". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ Gupta, Apromeya Datta (11 March 2024). "পূর্ব বর্ধমানের তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস প্রার্থী ড.‌ শর্মিলা সরকার, রাজনীতিতে আনলেন কে?‌". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Doctors | Healthy corps". Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Dr. Sharmila Sarkar , TMC Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Dr. Sharmila Sarkar , Assembly Election Constituency Seat". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ^ "West Bengal Election Result 2024: Check the full list of winners". CNBCTV18. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Bardhaman Purba, West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar Wins Seat by 248740 Votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ^ The Indian Express (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: Full List of winners on all 543 seats". Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Bardhaman Purba (SC) election results 2024 live updates: TMC's Sharmila Sarkar wins". The Times of India. 5 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Constituency watch: Infighting over selection of candidate big headache for Trinamool". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.