Manoranjan Bhakta
Manoranjan Bhakta
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Andaman & Nicobar Islands
In office
1977-1999,2004-2009
Preceded byK.R Ganesh
Succeeded byBishnu Pada Ray
ConstituencyAndaman and Nicobar Islands
Personal details
Born(1939-04-10)10 April 1939
Charmanshi, Barisal district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died12 June 2015(2015-06-12) (aged 76)
Salt Lake, Kolkata
Political partyINC
SpouseShanti Bhakta
ChildrenAnita Mondal, Sunita Dhar
ResidenceAndaman and Nicobar Islands
As of 16 June, 2015
Source:

Manoranjan Bhakta (10 April 1939 – 12 June 2015)[1] was an Indian politician[2] and a leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1977 to the 6th Lok Sabha. In total, he served eight terms as Member of Parliament for this constituency, seven of which were consecutive from 1977–1999.[3] In 2010, after being denied a ticket in an election, he left the INC and later joined the Trinamool Congress.[4]

He studied M.A. and LL.B. from Calcutta University, Calcutta.[5] He was an Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker by profession.[5] He started his political career as a Pradhan of Diglipur Gram Panchayat serving from 1961-71.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands lawyer and journalist Anita Mondal, who is his daughter contested the Andaman and Nicobar Islands seat as Trinamool Congress candidate in the 2014 general election where she finished in fourth place garnering 2,283 votes.[6] She is also a Trinamool Congress councillor in Bidhannagar Municipality.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Andaman & Nicobar Islands leader Manoranjan Bhakta passes away -". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - XII Lok Sabha". Indian Parliament website. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "ANDAMAN SHEEKHA EXCLUSIVE :::: Is Bhakta planning a comeback??". Andaman Sheekha. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
  7. ↑ "Bidhannagar Municipality". Bidhannagar Municipality. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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