Manturam Pakhira | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent charge) for Sundarban Affairs, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office November 2012 –May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Shyamal Mondal |
| Constituency | Kakdwip |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Giri |
| Constituency | Kakdwip |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Giri |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Giri |
| Constituency | Kakdwip |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Bamanagar,Kakdwip,South 24 Parganas district,West Bengal,India |
Manturam Pakhira is a Trinamool Congress politician and a Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sundarbans Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He is son of Kalipada Pakhira,he is a social worker. [1] On 30 September 2020,he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and thereafter hospitalized in ID &BG Hospital in Kolkata. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Pakhira was first elected from Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in South 24 Parganas in 2001, [8] and again elected in 2011. [9] He was inducted as a Minister of State in charge of Sunderbans Development in November 2012. [10]