Samir Mohanty
Samir Kumar Mohanty | |
|---|---|
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kunal Sarangi |
| Constituency | Baharagora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1971 Bend, Chakulia. Jharkhand |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Chakulia East Singhbhum, Jharkhand |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Occupation | Politician |
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 and 2024 Jharkhand election respectively
Education
[edit]Samir 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.[1]
Career
[edit]Mohanty 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."[2]
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 has been serving in this assembly since 2019. In 2024 Lok Sabha Election I.N.D.I.A. alliance made him candidate from Jamshedpur Constituency but he lost. In 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections in won again from Baharagora Constituency defeating BJP candidate Dr. Dineshanand Goswami.After this consecutive win,he has emerged as a prominent leader in the Kolhan Area.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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