Samir Kumar Mohanty is an Indian politician from the state of Jharkhand who is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, representing the Baharagora constituency. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party, he was elected in the 2019 Jharkhand election by 60,565 votes.[1]
Samir Mohanty | |
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| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kunal Sarangi |
| Constituency | Baharagora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1971 Bend, Chakulia. Jharkhand |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Spouse | Sachala Mohanty |
| Children | Sakshi Mohanty (Daughter) |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Chakulia East Singhbhum, Jharkhand |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education
editSamir completed his primary schooling in his native village of Bend, Chakulia. He attended Manoharlal Government High School for his matriculation and later graduated from Ghatshila College, Ghatshila.[2]
Career
editMohanty commenced his political journey with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party and ran for the 2014 elections on a JVM ticket from the Baharagora assembly seat in Jharkhand. Following the elections, he switched to the BJP. In 2019, Mohanty returned to the JMM, characterizing his comeback as a "homecoming" after "14 years of exile."[3]
In the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, Samir contested from Baharagora Assembly constituency as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate. In this election, he got a total of 106,017 votes and was elected to the 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He defeated his nearest rival Kunal Sarangi of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 60,565 votes. He has been serving in this assembly since 2019.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Jaiswal, Priya (23 December 2019). "Baharagora Constituency Result 2019: JMM's Samir Mohanty wins by 60565 votes". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Samir Kumar Mohanty(JMM):Constituency- Baharagora (East Singhbhum) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "रांची: BJP छोड JMM में शामिल हुए समीर मोहंती, कहा- 14 साल का वनवास हुआ खत्म". Zee Bihar Jharkhand (in Hindi). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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