Salkhan Murmu

• Bharatiya Janata Party
• Janata Dal (United)
• Nationalist Congress Party

Salkhan Murmu
Member of 12th and 13th Lok Sabha
In office 1998–2004
Spouse	Sumitra Murmu
Children	3
Parents	Ramray Murmu (father) Chita Murmu (mother)
Education	M. Com, LLB
Alma mater	Ranchi University, Sambalpur University
Profession	Trade Unionist, Journalist, Social Worker

Salkhan Murmu is a socio-political activist. He is the founder and national president of Jharkhand Disom Party. ^[1] He was twice the Member of Parliament in 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Mayurbhanj constituency in Odisha during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

Murmu was born on 2 June 1952 at Karandih, Jamshedpur, then in Singhbhum district of Bihar (now East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand), into a Santal family. His father was Ramray Murmu and his mother was Chita Murmu. ^[4] His father was originally from Uperbera village in the Rairangpur area of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, and later migrated to Jamshedpur for employment. Murmu is a cousin of President Droupadi Murmu. ^{[5] [6]}

He was studied at St. Xavier High School, Lupungutu, Chaibasa (1969), Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College, Karandih (1973), Jamshedpur Co-operative College (B.Com., 1976), Ranchi University (M.Com., 1987), and Sambalpur University (LL.B., 2008). After his graduation, he joined Tata Steel in 1979 as a senior executive and worked there for about ten years. He resigned from the company in 1989 to enter politics. ^{[5] [6]}

He married to Sumitra Murmu. They have three children. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Political career

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency	Vote gained	%	Result	Party
2014	Lok Sabha	Singhbhum	25,547	3.21	Lost		JDP
2004			32,810	6.31	Lost
1999		Mayurbhanj	300,902	52.97	Won		BJP
1998			249,255	42.09	Won
2019	Jharkhand Legislative Assembly	Shikaripara	4,445	2.9	Lost		JD(U)
2009		Manoharpur	6,490	6.68	Lost		NCP
1980	Bihar Legislative Assembly	Potka	9,734	27.35	Lost		Ind

References

1. "JDP will merge with BJP, says Salkhan Murmu". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. "Members of Thirteenth Lok Sabha From 10th October 1999 to 6th February 2004". data gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022.
3. Rajamani, R. C. (2000). Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-212-0692-1.
4. "Members of Thirteenth Lok Sabha From 10th October 1999 to 6th February 2004". Archived from the original on 20 February 2025.
5. Pradhan, Bijoy (23 July 2022). "Finance Minister in 60s to President now, Uparbeda's political legacy has touched the zenith". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
6. "Odisha govt starts electrifying Draupadi Murmu's village on war footing". The Economic Times. 25 June 2022. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 13 September 2025.
7. "Change for better in tribal society". Telegraph India. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
8. Dasgupta, Ranjan (24 October 2002). "Salkhan Murmu lines up new party". Telegraph India. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
9. Rajamani, R. C. (2000). Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-212-0692-1.