Dibakar Gharami

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Dibakar Gharami
Minister of State, Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
1 June 2026
GovernorR. N. Ravi
Suvendu Adhikari
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byAjit Ray
ConstituencySonamukhi
Personal details
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpousePratima Gharami
ParentNarayan Gharami
OccupationCultivator
ProfessionPolitician

Dibakar Gharami (Bengali: দিবাকর ঘরামী) is an Indian politician from West Bengal and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He was first elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Sonamukhi Assembly constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election, defeating Dr. Shyamal Santra of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) by a margin of 10,888 votes.[2][3][4] In May 2026, he was re-elected from the same constituency, securing a second consecutive term in the Assembly.[5]

Early life and education

Gharami is from Bakura district of West Bengal. He is VIII Passed from Puratangram Junior High School in the year 1993.[6]

Political career

He is a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. On 1 June 2026, he took oath as a Minister of State, along with eighteen other members.[7] On 10 June, as cabinet portfolios were distributed, Dibakar was assigned Department of Cooperation, Department of Forests and Department of Environment.

Electoral performance

West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Margin Result
2021 Sonamukhi BJP 98,161 47.25 Shyamal Santra AITC 87,273 42.01 10,888 Won
2026 115,549 52.08 Kallol Saha 86,139 38.83 29,410 Won

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