Sunil Chandra Tirkey

{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sunil Chandra Tirkey | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | office = Minister of State for Consumer Affairs | term_start = 20 May 2011 | term_end = September 2012 | constituency = | predecessor = | successor = | office2 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | term_start2 = 13 May 2011 | term_end2 = 2 May 2021 | constituency2 = Phansidewa | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Durga Murmu | party = 20px '''Indian National Congress''' | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = | website = | source = }} '''Sunil Chandra Tirkey''' is an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Phansidewa constituency from 2011 to 2021.

He resigned from the ministry when Congress withdrew its support to the Mamata Banerjee government in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rediff.com/news/report/congress-ministers-resign-from-west-bengal-govt/20120922.htm |title = 6 Congress ministers quit, withdraw support to the Mamata government |publisher= rediff.com, 22 September 2012| accessdate = 25 July 2014}}</ref>

==Electoral Performance== === 2021 === {{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Durga Murmu |votes = 1,05,651 |percentage = 50.89 |change = Winner }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = All India Trinamool Congress |candidate = Choton Kisku |votes = 77,940 |percentage = 37.55 |change = }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Sunil Chandra Tirkey |votes = 12,815 |percentage = 6.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |candidate = Sumanti Ekka |votes = 2,787 |percentage = 1.34 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Karuna Ranjan Soren |votes = 2,291 |percentage = 1.10 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |candidate = Bhola Tirki |votes = 1,832 |percentage = 0.88 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Tribal Party |candidate = Amit Lakra |votes = 1,699 |percentage = 0.82 |change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = None of the Above |candidate = None of the Above |votes = 2,575 |percentage = 1.24 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 27,711 |percentage = 13.34 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,07,590 |percentage = 86.32 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===

{{Election box begin | title= 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Sunil Chandra Tirkey |votes = 73,158 |percentage = 40.35 |change = Winner }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = All India Trinamool Congress |candidate = Carolus Lakra |votes = 66,084 |percentage = 36.45 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Durga Murmu |votes = 32,894 |percentage = 18.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jemshan Tirkey |votes = 2,072 |percentage = 1.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |candidate = Lalu Oraon |votes = 1,596 |percentage = 0.88 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bahujan Mukti Party |candidate = Bikash Birju |votes = 1,474 |percentage = 0.81 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sushil Lakra |votes = 1,373 |percentage = 0.75 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = None of the Above |candidate = None of the Above |votes = 2,629 |percentage = 1.45 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,074 |percentage = 3.90 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,81,280 |percentage = 87.85 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link | |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}

===2011===

{{Election box begin | title= 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Sunil Chandra Tirkey |votes = 61,388 |percentage = 42.55 |change = Winner }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |candidate = Choton Kisku |votes = 59,151 |percentage = 41.00 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Rashtriya Deshaj Party |candidate = Junas Kerketta |votes = 7,536 |percentage = 5.22 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Dila Saibo |votes = 5,734 |percentage = 3.97 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |party = KPP |candidate = Helarius Ekka |votes = 4,114 |percentage = 2.85 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |candidate = Kandra Murmu |votes = 2,138 |percentage = 1.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sudhir Tirki |votes = 1,896 |percentage = 1.31 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |candidate = Ram Ganesh Baraik |votes = 1,286 |percentage = 0.89 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |candidate = Bhola Tirki |votes = 1,028 |percentage = 0.71 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,237 |percentage = 1.58 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,44,271 |percentage = 87.49 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

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