Samir Mohanty | |
Residence: | Chakulia East Singhbhum, Jharkhand |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1971 |
Birth Place: | Bend, Chakulia. Jharkhand |
Education: | Bachelor of Commerce |
Office: | Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
Termstart: | 2019 |
Termend: | 2024 |
Successor: | Kunal Sarangi |
Party: | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Occupation: | Politician |
Spouse: | Sachala Mohanty |
Father: | Bhabesh Chandra Mohanty |
Mother: | Chaya Rani Mohanty |
Children: | Sakshi Mohanty (Daughter) |
Constituency: | Baharagora |
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]
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]
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]