Simon Marandi was an Indian politician. He was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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from

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as a member of the

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from 1989 to 1996.

Political career

He was elected to

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by defeating the then incumbent Marang Murmu by 149 votes from Litipara. He won Litipara in

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at Litipara. He was Minister of Rural Development in first Hemant Soren ministry from 13 July 2013 to 28 December 2014. In 2014, he joined

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and contested in Littipara but lost to Dr. Anil Murmu of

but for 2017 by-election, Maradi returned to

and won the seat. In 2019, Dinesh William Marandi contested the polls in

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after Marandi sidelined himself due to ill health.

Controversy

On 12 December 2017, the

called for Marandi's suspension from the

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for organizing a kissing contest for tribal couples in Pakur.

Personal life

He married Sushila Hansda and had a daughter and son Dinesh William Marandi who won the

from Litipara. In April 2021, he died of a cardiac ailment at Rabindranath Tagore Hospital,

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at age of 73.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1947 births 2021 deaths Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand Lok Sabha members from Bihar India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 {{Bihar-politician-stub