Manturam Pakhira is an

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politician and a

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of Sundarbans Affairs in the

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. He is son of Kalipada Pakhira, he is a social worker. On 30 September 2020, he has been diagnosed with

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and thereafter hospitalized in Beleghata Infectious Disease Hospital in Kolkata.

Politics

Pakhira was first elected from

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in South 24 Parganas in 2001, and again elected in 2011. He was inducted as a Minister of State in charge of Sunderbans Development in November 2012.

References

Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Living people West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 People from South 24 Parganas district 1963 births West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 {{WestBengal-politician-stub