Samir Mohanty | |
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Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2019–2024 | |
Preceded by | Kunal Sarangi |
Constituency | Baharagora |
Personal details | |
Born | Bend,Chakulia. Jharkhand | 21 April 1971
Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Spouse | Sachala Mohanty |
Children | Sakshi Mohanty (Daughter) |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Chakulia East Singhbhum, Jharkhand |
Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
Occupation | Politician |
Samir Kumar Mohanty is an Indian politician from the state of Jharkhand who is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, representing the Baharagora constituency. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party, he was elected in the 2019 Jharkhand election by 60,565 votes. [1]
Samir completed his primary schooling in his native village of Bend, Chakulia. He attended Manoharlal Government High School for his matriculation and later graduated from Ghatshila College, Ghatshila. [2]
Mohanty commenced his political journey with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party and ran for the 2014 elections on a JVM ticket from the Baharagora assembly seat in Jharkhand. Following the elections, he switched to the BJP. In 2019, Mohanty returned to the JMM, characterizing his comeback as a "homecoming" after "14 years of exile." [3]
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