Manohar Tirkey
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Manohar Tirkey is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He was elected on a Revolutionary Socialist Party
ticket from Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
The son of the late Leba Tirkey and late Sundhari Tirkey, he was born at Satali Tea Garden in Jalpaiguri district
on 20 November 1953. He was educated at St. Josheph’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 Duars Chabagan 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 memebr of the Lok Sabha, he is member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and Committee on Government Assurances.
Earlier, he was elected to the West Bengal state assembly from Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
in 2006, 1996, 1991, 1982 and 1977. He was minister of state for PWD in 1996-2001 and in the Left Front Ministry in West Bengal in 2006.
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...
ticket from Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)
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. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Assembly segments:...
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The son of the late Leba Tirkey and late Sundhari Tirkey, he was born at Satali Tea Garden in Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri District
Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...
on 20 November 1953. He was educated at St. Josheph’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 Duars Chabagan Workers Union and North Bengal Forest Majdur Union (both affiliated to UTUC
United Trade Union Congress
United Trade Union Congress is a central trade union organisation in India. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party. Abani Roy is the general secretary of UTUC. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383 946 in 2002.UTUC was...
) and is a member of the state committee of UTUC and RSP. As a memebr of the Lok Sabha, he is member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and Committee on Government Assurances.
Earlier, he was elected to the West Bengal state assembly from Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kalchini is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
in 2006, 1996, 1991, 1982 and 1977. He was minister of state for PWD in 1996-2001 and in the Left Front Ministry in West Bengal in 2006.