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Rohit Joseph Tirkey (born 1989) is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He won the
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Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing the
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from
Biramitrapur Assembly constituency Biramitrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Biramitrapur, Kuarmunda block, Nuagaon block and part of Bisra block. Elected Members Since its formation in 1951, 12 elections ha ...
, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community in Sundergarh District.


Early life and education

Tirkey is from Raghunathpali,
Sundergarh District Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India. Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...
, Odisha. He is the son of former MLA George Tirkey. He completed his Class 12 and did a certificate course as a Trade Machinist technician in Mechanical Engineering at Don Bisco, Luluah,
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, West Bengal.


Career

Tirkey won from Biramitrapur Assembly constituency representing
Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...
in the
2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in the eastern coastal state of Odisha from 2024 elections in India, 13 May to 1 June 2024 to elect the List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, 147 members of the Odisha Legislativ ...
. He polled 84,116 votes and defeated his nearest rival,
Shankar Oram Shankar Oram (; born on 31 August 1969) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Biramitrapur in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharat ...
of
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, by a margin of 6,884 votes.


See also

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2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in the eastern coastal state of Odisha from 2024 elections in India, 13 May to 1 June 2024 to elect the List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, 147 members of the Odisha Legislativ ...
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Odisha Legislative Assembly The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha ...


References

1997 births Living people Odisha MLAs 2024–2029 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha People from Sundergarh district {{Odisha-BJP-politician-stub