Summary
Bandhu Tirkey is an Indian politician and a former Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elected from Mandar of Jharkhand state as a member of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) in 2019. He was expelled from his post on Feb, 2022 for having more money than stated to ECI.[1]
Bandhu Tirkey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gangotri Kujur |
| Constituency | Mandar |
| In office 2005–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Deo Kumar Dhan |
| Succeeded by | Gangotri Kujur |
| Constituency | Mandar |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) All India Trinamool Congress Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch United Goans Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Dahisot Banhora, Ranchi district |
Babulal Marandi expelled his party MLAs Pradeep Yadav and Tirkey from the party for anti-party activities. Both of them later joined Indian National Congress in its Delhi headquarters as Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) party was merged with Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4]
On March 28, 2022 Bandhu was convicted and sentenced to 3-year jail term related to corruption charges.[5]
In April 2022, he was disqualified from the 5th Jharkhand Assembly after the conviction by the CBI court on disproportionate assets case.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Bandhu Tirkey(JVM(P)):Constituency- MANDAR (ST)(RANCHI ) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ "Merger of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), a recognized State Party in the State of Jharkhand with the Bharatiya Janata Party". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Prajatantrik To Merge With BJP On February 17: Babulal Marandi". ndtv. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Babulal Marandi announces merger of JVM(P) and BJP on Feb. 17". The Hindu. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "CBI court awards three years imprisonment to Jharkhand MLA Bandhu Tirkey in graft case". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Speaker passes disqualification order of MLA Bandhu Tirkey". The Pioneer. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.