Dasrath Tirkey

Dasrath Tirkey
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byManohar Tirkey
Succeeded byJohn Barla
ConstituencyAlipurduars
Personal details
Born (1967-02-09) 9 February 1967 (age 58)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
Other political
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Dasrath Tirkey was a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency).[1][2] In 2019, he lost the election.[3][4][5]

Three Left Front MLAs, Dasarath Tirkey and Ananta Deb Adhikari of RSP(I) and Sunil Mandal of All India Forward Bloc joined TMC in February 2014.[6] He joined Bhartiya Janata Party in 2020.[7]

While in RSP, Dasrath Tirkey was MLA for three consecutive terms in 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections, from Kumargram assembly seat.[8][9][10] He was elected M.P. before he completed his last term as MLA.

References

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  1. ^ "Dasrath Tirkey". Digital Sansad. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Only 62 Out of 543 MPs Have Clocked 100% Attendance". The New Indian Express. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Alipurduars Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Centre drops 32 BJP leaders from its security cover list; party calls it 'Routine Exercise'". The Indian Express. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Twin defections, but different outcomes". The Times of India, 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Six TMC MLAs and four from Congress, Left join BJP at Amit Shah's rally". Hindustan Times. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.