# Sunil Chandra Tirkey

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Sunil Chandra Tirkey
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| office        = Minister of State for Consumer Affairs
| term_start    = 20 May 2011
| term_end      = September 2012
| constituency  = 
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| office2       = Member of the [West Bengal Legislative Assembly](/source/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly)
| term_start2   = 13 May 2011
| term_end2     = 2 May 2021
| constituency2 = [Phansidewa](/source/Phansidewa_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency))
| predecessor2  = 
| successor2    = Durga Murmu
| party         = 20px '''[Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress)'''
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'''Sunil Chandra Tirkey''' is an Indian [politician](/source/politician) and was the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in the [Government of West Bengal](/source/Government_of_West_Bengal). He was the  [MLA](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)) of [Phansidewa](/source/Phansidewa_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)) 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](/source/2021_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election): Phansidewa (ST) constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [Durga Murmu](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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 = 
}}

{{Election box end}}

===2011===

{{Election box begin | title= [2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kamtapur_People's_Party)
  |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}}

== References ==
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{{West Bengal Legislative Assembly1}}

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Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal
Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021
Category:People from Darjeeling district

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