{{Short description|Indian politician (1939–2015)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Manoranjan Bhakta | image = Manoranjan Bhakta 4170024.JPG | caption = Manoranjan Bhakta | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|4|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Charmanshi, Barisal District, Bengal Presidency, British India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|6|12|1939|4|10|df=y}} | death_place = Salt Lake, Kolkata | constituency = Andaman and Nicobar Islands | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term = 22 March 1977 — 26 April 1999 | predecessor = K. R. Ganesh | successor = Bishnu Pada Ray | term1 = 16 May 2004 — 16 May 2009 | predecessor1 = Bishnu Pada Ray | successor1 = Bishnu Pada Ray | constituency1 = Andaman and Nicobar Islands | party = Indian National Congress | spouse = Shanti Bhakta | children = 2 | website = | footnotes = | date = 16 June | year = 2015 | source = http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok10/mp71.php }}
'''Manoranjan Bhakta''' (10 April 1939 – 12 June 2015)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ebangla.in/news/andaman-nicobar-islands-leader-manoranjan-bhakta-passes-away/ |title=Andaman & Nicobar Islands leader Manoranjan Bhakta passes away – |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107224117/http://ebangla.in/news/andaman-nicobar-islands-leader-manoranjan-bhakta-passes-away/ |archive-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was an Indian politician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/young-india-votes/news/Lok-Sabha-veterans-with-a-difference/articleshow/636425.cms| title=Lok Sabha veterans with a difference | work=The Times of India | date=23 April 2004 | accessdate=12 December 2020}}</ref> and a leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was first elected as member of parliament for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1977 to the 6th Lok Sabha. In total, he served eight terms as member of parliament for this constituency, seven of which were consecutive from 1977 to 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12AN01.htm|title=Biographical Sketch – Member of Parliament – XII Lok Sabha |publisher=Indian Parliament website|accessdate=27 March 2010}}</ref> In 2010, after being denied a ticket in an election, he left the INC and later joined the Trinamool Congress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2013/07/29/andaman-sheekha-exclusive-is-bhakta-planning-a-comeback/|work= Andaman Sheekha|title=ANDAMAN SHEEKHA EXCLUSIVE :::: Is Bhakta planning a comeback??|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref>
He studied M.A. and LL.B. from Calcutta University, Calcutta.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2326.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|website=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> He was an Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker by profession.<ref name=":0" /> He started his political career as a Pradhan of Diglipur Gram Panchayat serving from 1961 to 1971.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands lawyer and journalist Anita Mondal, who is his daughter contested the Andaman and Nicobar Islands seat as Trinamool Congress candidate in the 2014 general election where she finished in fourth place garnering 2,283 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU011.htm?ac=1|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135258/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU011.htm?ac=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is also a Trinamool Congress councillor in Bidhannagar Municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bidhannagarmunicipality.org/administration/list-of-councillors|title=Bidhannagar Municipality|publisher=Bidhannagar Municipality|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006080411/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=2326 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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