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Sharmila Sarkar

Politician

Sharmila Sarkar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Sharmila Sarkar · शर्मिला सरकार · শর্মিলা সরকার				[sources]
Birth date	1979-01-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Katwa Purba Bardhaman				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Sharmila				[sources]
Last name	Sarkar				[sources]
Political association	All India Trinamool Congress				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q126365605				[sources]
Position	Member of the 18th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	MD Psychiatry IPGMER · R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	5/1 N G Basak Road Dum Dum Kolkata West Bengal				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-07	Last processed	2026-02-25	First seen	2024-09-04

Descriptions

Joined medical teaching as a faculty in West Bengal Education Services (WBMES) in 2010 and served for 14 years and became a Professor of Psychiatry of Calcutta National College and Hospital until joining politics.

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-27

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Chhabi Sarkar Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2024-06-24	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,576

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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