Samir Mohanty
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2019–2024
Succeeded byKunal Sarangi
ConstituencyBaharagora
Personal details
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971
Chakulia Jharkhand
NationalityIndian
Political partyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
SpouseSmt. Sachala Mohanty
ChildrenSakshi Mohanty (Daughter)
Parents
  • Late Bhabesh Chandra Mohanty (father)
  • Smt. Chaya Rani Mohanty (mother)
Residence(s)Chakulia East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
EducationBachelor of Commerce
OccupationPolitician

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 60565 votes.[1]

Education

Samir did his primary schooling in his native village Bend, Chakulia and Matriculation from local Manoharlal Governmental High School and later graduated from Ghatshila College, Ghatshila.[2]

Career

Mohanty started his political career with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party, contesting the 2014 elections on a JVM ticket from the Baharagora assembly seat in Jharkhand. After the elections, he joined the BJP. In 2019, Mohanty rejoined the JMM, describing his return as a "homecoming" after "14 years of exile".[3]

Constituency

Baharagora is the trijunction of Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, and is one of the most literate blocks of Jharkhand. Baharagora is called the rice bowl of the state with maximum paddy production in Jharkhand. Baharagora has many tourist sites, such as Chitreshwar Siva temple and Pahari Mandir Ichrashole.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Jaiswal, Priya (2019-12-23). "Baharagora Constituency Result 2019: JMM's Samir Mohanty wins by 60565 votes". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Samir Kumar Mohanty(JMM):Constituency- BAHARAGORA(EAST SINGHBHUM ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  3. ↑ "रांची: BJP छोड JMM में शामिल हुए समीर मोहंती, कहा- 14 साल का वनवास हुआ खत्म". Zee Bihar Jharkhand (in Hindi). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. ↑ Singh, Manish (April 2018). "TAM Analysis of Baharagora Dialect". ResearchGate.


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