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Sunil Chandra Tirkey

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Sunil Chandra Tirkey
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs
In office
20 May 2011 – September 2012
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 – 2 May 2021
Succeeded byDurga Murmu
ConstituencyPhansidewa
Personal details
Political party Indian National Congress
ResidenceKolkata

Sunil Chandra Tirkey is an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Phansidewa constituency from 2011 to 2021.

He resigned from the ministry when Congress withdrew its support to the Mamata Banerjee government in September 2012.[1]

Electoral Performance

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durga Murmu 1,05,651 50.89 Winner
AITC Choton Kisku 77,940 37.55
INC Sunil Chandra Tirkey 12,815 6.17
CPI(ML)L Sumanti Ekka 2,787 1.34
BSP Karuna Ranjan Soren 2,291 1.10
SUCI(C) Bhola Tirki 1,832 0.88
BTP Amit Lakra 1,699 0.82
None of the Above None of the Above 2,575 1.24
Majority 27,711 13.34
Turnout 2,07,590 86.32
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sunil Chandra Tirkey 73,158 40.35 Winner
AITC Carolus Lakra 66,084 36.45
BJP Durga Murmu 32,894 18.14
Independent Jemshan Tirkey 2,072 1.14
CPI(ML)L Lalu Oraon 1,596 0.88
BMP Bikash Birju 1,474 0.81
Independent Sushil Lakra 1,373 0.75
None of the Above None of the Above 2,629 1.45
Majority 7,074 3.90
Turnout 1,81,280 87.85
INC hold Swing

2011

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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sunil Chandra Tirkey 61,388 42.55 Winner
CPI(M) Choton Kisku 59,151 41.00
Rashtriya Deshaj Party Junas Kerketta 7,536 5.22
BJP Dila Saibo 5,734 3.97
KPP Helarius Ekka 4,114 2.85
CPI(ML)L Kandra Murmu 2,138 1.48
Independent Sudhir Tirki 1,896 1.31
CPI(ML)L Ram Ganesh Baraik 1,286 0.89
SUCI(C) Bhola Tirki 1,028 0.71
Majority 2,237 1.58
Turnout 1,44,271 87.49
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

References

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  1. ^ "6 Congress ministers quit, withdraw support to the Mamata government". rediff.com, 22 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.