Manturam Pakhira
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 | |
| In office 2011–2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Giri |
| Succeeded by | Dipankar Jana |
| Constituency | Kakdwip |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Giri |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Giri |
| Constituency | Kakdwip |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
Manturam Pakhira is a Trinamool Congress politician and a former minister 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 was diagnosed with COVID-19 and thereafter hospitalized in ID & BG Hospital in Kolkata.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Politics
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]
He served as MLA of Kakdwip till 2026. In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Dipankar Jana by 4,760 votes.[11]
References
- ↑ "Manturam Pakhira". My Neta. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Manturam Pakhira: West Bengal minister Manturam Pakhira, TMC leader Soham Chakraborty test positive for Covid-19". The Times of India.
- ↑ "করোনা আক্রান্ত হয়ে মন্টুরাম পাখিরার 'মৃত্যু'তে শোকপ্রকাশ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর, ভুল বুঝেই ডিলিট বার্তা".
- ↑ "Bengal minister Manturam Pakhira, TMC leader Soham Chakraborty test positive for Covid-19". 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bengal minister Manturam Pakhira, TMC leader Soham Chakraborty test positive for COVID-19".
- ↑ "Bengal minister Manturam Pakhira, TMC leader Soham Chakraborty test positive for COVID-19". Devdiscourse.
- ↑ "Bengal minister tests Coronavirus positive". 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kakdwip Assembly Election Result 2026". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
