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👁 Abhishek Banerjee
Image Source : Wikipedia
  • 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

ABHISHEK BANERJEE NEWS

TMC split: LS Speaker invites Abhishek Banerjee to present his case on Friday

June 17, 2026 7:25 pm

The dispute now hinges on whether the rebel MPs’ claim of merger can protect them from disqualification.

TMC crisis: Speaker Om Birla to hear both sides before deciding on rebel MPs

June 17, 2026 5:02 am

“Abhishek Banerjee, who is committed to cooperating with all investigation agencies, is presently cooperating with the investigation at the ED office at the CGO complex, Kolkata,” Azad wrote to the Speaker.

TMC vs rebel MPs: Lok Sabha Speaker’s call awaited as Abhishek misses meeting

June 16, 2026 1:50 pm

The Speaker’s office cleared Abhishek Banerjee’s request for a meeting on Monday, but he was unable to attend because of ongoing ED questioning in Kolkata, TMC sources said.

Abhishek Banerjee appears before CID again in Bengal Assembly signature forgery case

June 14, 2026 6:52 pm

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee faces fresh CID questioning in the Assembly signature forgery case as investigators probe alleged irregularities in a key legislative document.

Police search TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s house in hunt for bodyguard, use gas cutter to break locks

June 14, 2026 5:39 am

The police, who had been tracking the movements of Abhishek Banerjee’s bodyguard, Sumit Roy, allegedly traced his phone location to the TMC MP’s residence.

Choose between Abhishek Banerjee and us: Loyalists’ ultimatum to Mamata Banerjee

June 12, 2026 4:01 am

Kalyan Banerjee targets Abhishek, Sougata Roy says Mamata must tackle charge of nephew’s ‘high-handedness’

Abhishek Banerjee questioned for over 5 hours in signature forgery case

June 12, 2026 4:21 am

The TMC national general secretary had earlier skipped CID summons on three occasions, citing illness and his petition in the High Court against the probe.

TMC's Lok Sabha rebels waiting for a senior MP to join ranks

June 11, 2026 7:00 pm

While they have been “in touch” with one such senior MP, “the signature is yet to be added”, says a source.

'We were called 'chor' because of him': TMC MP targets Abhishek Banerjee

June 11, 2026 4:57 pm

The outburst of Kalyan Banerjee, who has so far sided with Mamata Banerjee amid the rebellion by many of his fellow Trinamool MPs, followed Abhishek Banerjee’s move to replace him as lawyer

Trinamool, Abhishek Banerjee offices searched in signature forgery case

June 09, 2026 7:01 pm

Investigators are probing allegations that signatures of several TMC MLAs were forged on a letter sent to Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee regarding the appointment of the Leader of Opposition.

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ABHISHEK BANERJEE PHOTOS

Mamata Banerjee attacks PM Modi, BJP at Kolkata Eid gathering

March 21, 2026 3:01 pm

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee attended Eid-ul-Fitr at Red Road, urging unity, protecting voter rights, and defending secular values

Abhishek Banerjee files nomination, Moon Moon Sen campaigns along with daughters

April 21, 2014 10:23 pm

Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek, files his nomination ahead of polls in West Bengal.

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