Manohar Tirkey (born 20 November 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...
. He was elected on a
Revolutionary Socialist Party ticket from
Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)
Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 2 Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency are in Alipurduar district ...
.
The son of the late Leba Tirkey and late Sundhari Tirkey, he was born at Satali Tea Garden in
Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.
The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of No ...
on 20 November 1953. He was educated at St. Joseph’s High School, Alipurduars. While in school he was the best player in the B.C.Roy Trophy.
An active trade unionist, he is General Secretary of
Dooars Cha Bagan Workers’ Union and North Bengal Forest Majdur Union (both affiliated to
UTUC) and is a member of the state committee of UTUC and RSP. As a member of the Lok Sabha, he is member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and Committee on Government Assurances.
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Earlier, he was elected to the West Bengal state assembly from ]Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kalchini Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 11 Kalchini Assembl ...
in 2006, 1996, 1991, 1982 and 1977.Left Front Ministry in West Bengal in 2006
Members of the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal as in May 2006 were as follows:
Cabinet ministers
* Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee - Chief minister, Home, Home (P & R), Information & Cultural Affairs, Science & Technology, ...
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References
Living people
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) politicians
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Jalpaiguri district
1953 births
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
Revolutionary Socialist Party candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
People from Alipurduar
West Bengal MLAs 1977–1982
West Bengal MLAs 1982–1987
West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996
West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001
West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006
West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011
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