Sporting rimless glasses and gelled hair, 26-year-old Abhishek may seem the antithesis to his aunt's 'maa-mati- manush' image, but he is viewed as political heir to 'Didi'.
Besides Abhishek, BJP's Abhijit Das, Abul Hasnat of CPI(M) and Md Qamaruzzaman Qamar of Congress are seen as the main players among 16 contestants for this seat on the eastern banks of Hooghly river that has over 13 lakh electors.
One of the few prominent faces of TMC, besides his 'pishi' (paternal aunt) Mamata, Abhishek is also the president of newly-formed Trinamool YUVA.
His quick rise to the upper echelons of TMC has attracted criticism from Mamata's detractors, who say she is promoting her elder brother Amit's son when she has been a staunch critic of dynasty politics.
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Abhishek's debut, however, is by no means a cake-walk as the 'first nephew' has to fight 'outsider' tag in this popular weekend tourist spot that goes to polls on May 12.
Observers say TMC has gone from strength to strength in the assembly segments in the South 24 Parganas district, which houses the Diamond Harbour seat.
In 2011 assembly polls, all the seven assembly seats under this Lok Sabha seat went to Trinamool. The party's winning spree remained intact in last year's Panchayat polls as well.