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| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
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| Office | Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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| Predecessor | Mausam Noor
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| Constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Born | 1960-02-02 (age 66) |
| Born | Shekhpar, Malda district, West Bengal, India
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019 - present) |
| Spouse | Manju Kisku |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Magadh(Bachelor of Arts) |
| Occupation | Social worker
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Khagen Murmu (born 2 February 1960) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Maldaha Uttar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from West Bengal.[1] He has served for four terms as a MLA from Habibpur constituency as member of CPIM from 2006 to 2019.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Murmu was born on 2 February 1960 to Jalo Murmu and Sakro Hembrom in Shekhpar of Malda district in the state of West Bengal. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts from Magadh University, Patna. Murmu married Manju Kisku on 10 May 1985, with whom he has three sons and a daughter. Murmu is also a social worker.[5]
Political career
Murmu is a Santhali leader.[3] He was first elected from Habibpur constituency as member of CPIM in 2006. In 2019 he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and selected for Lok Sabha 2019 Indian general election from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).
References
- ↑ Maldaha Uttar Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Malda North, Malda Uttar): Khagen Murmu of BJP Wins. News 18(23 May 2019).
- ↑ LF Chairman Biman Bose labels Khagen Murmu 'traitor'.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 40 Years In CPM And Now A BJP MP, This Man Embodies Left's Demise. HuffPost India(4 June 2019).
- ↑ 6th MLA joins BJP along with party councillors in West Bengal. Hindustan Times(19 June 2019).
- ↑ Members : Lok Sabha. 164.100.47.194.
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