Dibyendu Adhikari (born 24 December 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He was voted into the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as an MLA from Egra Assembly constituency in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Political career Earlier, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk in 2019 as a member of the Trinamool Congress.
Adhikari was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in West Bengal from Dakhin Kanthi constituency from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Tamluk parliamentary constituency of West Bengal on an AITC ticket in a by-election when the seat fell vacant due to the resignation of the sitting MP and his elder brother Suvendu Adhikari, who was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He is also councillor of Contai Municipality.
Family and education Adhikari's father Sisir and brothers Suvendu (currently Chief Minister of West Bengal) and Soumendu were also elected to the Lok Sabha or West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
He has completed his B.A. (Hons) from Contai Prabhat Kumar College (NSOU) in 1998.
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