Roselina Tirkey (born 1 May 1982)[1] is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Sarupathar as a member of the Indian National Congress.[2][3][4] She is nominated to contest the 2024 Indian General Election in Assam for the prestigious Kaziranga Lok Sabha Constituency by Indian National Congress.[5]

Roselina Tirkey
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2016 – 21 May 2021
Preceded byAklius Tirkey
Succeeded byBiswajit Phukan
ConstituencySarupathar
Personal details
Born1 May 1982 (1982-05) (age 42)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent(s)Aklius Tirkey (Father)
Mary Grace Tirkey (Mother)

Early life and education

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Tirkey was born in Golaghat Town, Assam. Her parents are Aklius Tirkey and late Mary Grace Tirkey.[6] Her father Aklius was a former MLA. Tirkey did her B.C.A. from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Bhopal. Later, she completed her M.B.A. from Indian Institute of Planning and Management in 2006.[7]

Earlier, she served as Golaghat Zilla Parishad from 2007 to 2012. Thereafter, she was a member of Morangi Zilla Parishad constituency from 2012 to 2016. She also worked as the Assistant Secretary, Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), at their Golaghat branch.[1]

Career

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Tirkey won the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly Election from Sarupathar Assembly Constituency on Indian National Congress ticket defeating Binod Gowalla of Asom Gana Parishad by a margin of 2927 votes.[8] But she lost the 2021 election to Biswajit Phukan of BJP.

References

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  1. ^ a b Desk, Sentinel Digital (13 March 2021). "Roselina Tirkey from Sarupathar: Early Life, Education, Career & Politics - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "WOMEN MEMBERS OF 14th LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Amid reports of defection, Congress MPs, MLAs hold closed-door meeting". Kangkan Kalita. The Times of India. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Pre-poll tamasha brewing in Assam as some Congress MLAs likely to cross over to the BJP". The New Indian Express. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/congress-candidate-roselina-tirkey-files-nomination-from-kaziranga-parliamentary-constituency20240326195121/
  6. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (13 March 2021). "Roselina Tirkey from Sarupathar: Early Life, Education, Career & Politics". Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2 May 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Know Your Candidate: Roselina Tirkey, Congress Nominee From Kaziranga". guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Assam Assembly election 2021, Sarupathar profile: Congress' Roselina Tirkey won seat in 2016". Firstpost. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2024.