Subhankar Sarkar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Subhankar Sarkar

| image = Subhankar Sarkar leading a campaign rally in West Bengal.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|01|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Medinipur, West Bengal, India

| office = President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee

| term_start = 21 September 2024

| term_end =

| president = Mallikarjun Kharge

| predecessor = Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

| successor =

| office1 = National Secretary of All India Congress Committee

| term_start1 = September 2023

| term_end1 = 21 September 2024

| office2 = Indian National Congress State-In-Charge of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram PCC

| term_start2 = September 2023

| term_end2 = 21 September 2024

| party = Indian National Congress

| occupation = Social Worker
Politician

| spouse = Loora Ray Sarkar

| parents = Debabrata Sarkar (Father) Bijon Bala Sarkar (Mother)

| children = 2 sons (Andolan Sarkar and Aloran Sarkar)

}}

Subhankar Sarkar (born 2 January 1960) is an Indian politician from West Bengal representing the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |title=Congress appoints Subhankar Sarkar as president of West Bengal unit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-appoints-subhankar-sarkar-as-president-of-west-bengal-unit/articleshow/113557402.cms |date=21 Sep 2024 |access-date=23 Sep 2024 |website=Times of India |language=en}} He is currently serving as President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.{{Cite web |title=Congress's soft face Subhankar Sarkar replaces Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as party's West Bengal president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/subhankar-sarkar-west-bengal-congress-chief-adhir-ranjan-chowdhury-9581094/ |date=21 Sep 2024 |access-date=23 Sep 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

On 21 September 2024, he was appointed as State President of the West Bengal Congress. Prior to his appointment as State President of the Indian National Congress unit of West Bengal, he served as National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and the Indian National Congress State-In-Charge of Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee and Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee.{{cite news |title=In Congress Reshuffle, Party Appoints New Secretaries, Joint Secretaries |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-congress-reshuffle-party-appoints-new-secretaries-joint-secretaries-6454745 |access-date=August 31, 2024 |publisher=NDTV |date=August 30, 2024}} He had previously served as National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and State-In-Charge of Odisha between 2013 and 2018.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=AICC secretary for Odisha removed |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/Apr/16/aicc-secretary-for-odisha-removed-1802142.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=Bengal Congress for fighting Lok Sabha election alone |url=https://www.dynamitenews.com/story/bengal-congress-for-fighting-lok-sabha-election-alone |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=www.dynamitenews.com |language=en}}