Amulya Sardar (23 August 1968 – 1 March 2017) was an
Indian politician
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who represented Potka Assembly constituency from 2005 to 2010 as a Member of the
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
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. Sardar was a member of the
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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, a political party. Sardar was elected MLA for the second assembly of Jharkhand in 2005 on the ticket of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for the first time.
Early life and education
Sardar was born into a
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tribal family on 23 August 1968 in Kundru Tola, Bunudih, Harina,
Potka
Potka is a village in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Potka is located at .
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. His father Wakil Sardar was a farmer. In Potka and surrounding areas, he was very famous in the name of ''Jhadphunk Wale Baba''. After winning the election, he stopped this work.
Sardar did his matriculation at B.P.M.S. High School, under B.S.E.B. Patna in the year 1988. He was married to Kadmi Sardar, and had five sons and two daughters in his family. He always liked to be among the public and was particularly influenced by the literature of
Rabindranath Tagore
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. Sardar always lived a simple life.
Political career
In 2005, Amulya contested the
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
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elections for the first time from Potka assembly seat. In Potka and surrounding areas, he was very famous in the name of Jhadphunk Wale Baba. After winning the election, he stopped this work. Amulya Sardar got the party ticket in 2005 due to the then JMM MP
Sunil Mahato. On 23 January 2005, on the day of nomination, he was arrested from the old court premises due to warrants in two old cases. During his stay in jail, Sunil Mahato had campaigned for election in Potka. Later he was released on 28 February.
In 2005, Sardar, who contested for the first time from Potka assembly seat, snatched this seat by defeating BJP MLA
Maneka Sardar. Amulya Sardar got 53760 votes, while Maneka Sardar had to be satisfied with only 40,001 votes. He was the second MLA in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly after the then Speaker
Inder Singh Namdhari, who always wore a ''turban''. People used to call him in the organization by the name of the turbaned MLA.
In the 2009 elections,
JMM once again gave ticket to Amulya Sardar as a sitting MLA. This time
BJP
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candidate Maneka Sardar, taking fierce revenge for her defeat, pushed Amulya Sardar to number three. Maneka Sardar got 44,095 votes, while third-ranked Amulya had to be satisfied on 24789 votes.
Congress
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candidate Subodh Sardar had secured the second position by getting 28305 votes.
In the 2014 elections, the central leadership of JMM did not give ticket to Amulya Sardar, due to which he left the party in dismay. Contesting as an independent (on diesel pump symbol) from
Potka assembly constituency
Potka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
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, he could not even save his deposit in this election. Amulya Sardar, who finished ninth, had to be satisfied with only 2116 votes.
Death
Former JMM MLA Amulya Sardar died of
cardiac arrest
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at his residence in Potka block of East Singhbhum district on 1 March 2017, at the age of 49. His last rites were performed in the day behind Harina, Bunudih ancestral residence. His son lit the fire. Many prominent people including former
Jharkhand
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Chief Minister
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Raghuvar Das have expressed grief over his death. JMM Senior Vice-President
Champai Soren
Champai Soren (born 1 November 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2 February 2024 to 3 July 2024, following the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) o ...
, who visited Sardar's home to pay his homage, said he played a major role in the statehood movement of Jharkhand. Soren said Sardar's death was an irreparable loss to the party as he was instrumental in increasing JMM's base in rural pockets of
East Singhbhum district
East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...
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See also
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Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Potka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
According to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India, Potka Assembly constituency covers Potk ...
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Maneka Sardar
References
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1968 births
2017 deaths
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians
Jharkhand politicians
People from East Singhbhum district
Jharkhand MLAs 2005–2009
Bhumij people
Adivasi politicians