Abhijit Mukherjee
| Abhijit Mukherjee | |
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| অভিজিৎ মুখোপাধ্যায় | |
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Member of the India Parliament for Jangipur |
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Assumed office 18 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
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Member of Legislative Assembly for Nalhati |
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In office 13 May 2011 – 18 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Dipak Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Dipak Chatterjee |
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2 January 1960 Hoogly, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Chitralekha Mukherjee |
| Children | Two |
| Parents |
Pranab Mukherjee Suvra Mukherjee |
| Residence | Kabi Bharati Sarani Kolkata |
| Alma mater | University of Jadavpur |
| Occupation | Chartered Engineer & Social Worker |
Abhijit Mukherjee (born 2 January 1960) is an Indian politician who serves as Member of Parliament (MP) from the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of West Bengal. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Mukherjee won the 2012 Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency election by 2,536 votes defeating his nearest CPI(M) rival Muzaffar Hussain. The seat was vacated by his father President Pranab Mukherjee after he was elected as the President.
Mukherjee was reelected to Lok Sabha from Jangipur in 2014.
Abhijit Mukherjee was born in a Bengali family on 2 January 1960 in Hoogly in West Bengal. He is the son of Pranab Mukherjee (the current President of India) and Suvra Mukherjee. His grandfather, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, was active in the Indian independence movement 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 Mechanical Engineering from the Jadavpur University in 1984.
Mukherjee has worked as a corporate executive for firms like the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Maruti Udyog Limited and the Steel Authority of India Limited. He was General Manager in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] in the Steel Authority of India Limited.
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