Salkhan Soren
Salkhan Soren | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gandey constituency |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 December 2016 |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Occupation | Political activist, politician |
Salkhan Soren was an Indian politician and a prominent leader in movement for separate state of Jharkhand. Soren was a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Soren was a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Gandey constituency in Giridih district in 1985, 1990, 2000 and 2005.[1][2][3] Soren died on 19 December 2016.[4][5]
Political career
[edit]Salkhan ran for the first time in the 1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the Gandey Assembly constituency and emerged victorious.[6] He subsequently ran from the same constituency in the 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and won once again.[7]
In the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Salkhan ran as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate in the Gandey Assembly constituency. He received 35,375 votes and won a seat in the Legislative Assembly by defeating his closest competitor, Laxman Swarnkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, with a margin of 8,918 votes. Salkhan served in this assembly from 2000 to 2005.[8] In the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, Salkhan once again ran as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate in the Gandey Assembly constituency. He secured 36,849 votes and was re-elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, defeating Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal by 1,512 votes. He continued to serve in this assembly from 2005 to 2010.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "SALKHAN SOREN(JMM):Constituency- Gandey(Giridih) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "SALKHAN SOREN(JMM):Constituency- Gandey(Giridih) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "बदलते रहे भाजपा के प्रत्याशी व सरफराज के दल, सियासत के केंद्र रहे सालखन सोरेन, जानें गांडेय विधानसभा क्षेत्र का लेखा-जोखा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "गांडेय के पूर्व विधायक सालखन सोरेन का निधन". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "नेताओं ने कहा-सालखन सोरेन की कमी झामुमो में सदैव खलती रहेगी". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHARE ELECTION" (PDF). CEO Bihar. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.