Manoj Tigga
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Manoj Tigga | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | John Barla |
Constituency | Alipurduars |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2016 – June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kumari Kujur |
Constituency | Madarihat |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1972 |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Pomy Tigga (m. 2001) |
Parent(s) | Shibcharan Tigga and Uraon Ratani |
Residence(s) | Singhania Tea Estate (Gaudam Line) Birpara, Alipurduar, West Bengal - 735204 |
Alma mater | North Bengal University, B.Sc (Bio) |
Occupation | Politician |
Manoj Tigga (born 11 May 1972) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars, West Bengal elected in the 2024 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former member of Legislative assembly representing the Madarihat constituency in West Bengal. In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tigga contesting on an election ticket from BJP defeated his nearest rival Padam Lama of All India Trinamool Congress by 22,308 votes.[1][2][3]
Political career
He contested 2009 Indian general election from Alipurduars constituency and was defeated by Manohar Tirkey of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).[4][5]
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