Abhijit Mukherjee (born 2 January 1960) is an Indian politician who served as

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(MP) from the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of

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. Mukherjee won the 2012 Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency by-election by 2,536 votes defeating his nearest CPI(M) rival Muzaffar Hussain after a tough fight. The seat was vacated by his father

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after he was elected as the President. Mukherjee was re elected to Lok Sabha from Jangipur in 2014. He lost the 2019 election to TMC candidate Khalilur Rahaman.

Early years

Abhijit Mukherjee was born on 2 January 1960 in Hoogly in

. He is the son of late Pranab Mukherjee (the former

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) and late Suvra Mukherjee. His grandfather, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, was active in the

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and was a member of West Bengal Legislative Council between 1952 and 1964 as a representative of the Indian National Congress. Mukherjee graduated with a B.E. in

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from the Jadavpur University in 1984.

Professional career

Mukherjee has worked as a corporate executive for firms like the

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, Maruti Udyog Limited and the Steel Authority of India Limited. He was General Manager in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility SRin the Steel Authority of India Limited.

Political career

Mukherjee began his political career as a state legislator in West Bengal. Following his father's election to the presidency, he contested the by-election for the Jangipur Seat in the

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and won. He was re-elected in the

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in a four cornered contest and retained his seat in Jangipur Constituency of Dist : Murshidabad, West Bengal. He is one of the four Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from West Bengal who are members of the

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. In the 2019 General elections to the Lok Sabha, he lost to his rival candidate from TMC. On 5 July 2021, he joined

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after resigning from

References

External links

Mukherjee's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Abhijit 1960 births Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal Living people Politicians from Kolkata Jadavpur University alumni India MPs 2009–2014 Children of presidents of India Lok Sabha members from West Bengal People from Birbhum district India MPs 2014–2019 People from Hooghly district West Bengal politicians People from Murshidabad district