Khagen Murmu

Khagen Murmu (born 2 February 1960) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Maldaha Uttar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from West Bengal.^[1][2] He has served three terms as a MLA from Habibpur constituency as member of CPI(M) from 2006 to 2019 and 2 times Zilla Parishad Member as Bidyut Karmadkha and Served as a Sahakari Sabhadhipati from Malda Zilla Parishad 1993-2003.^[3][4][5]

Khagen Murmu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Mausam Noor
Constituency	Maldaha Uttar
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 2006–2019
Preceded by	Jadu Hembrom
Succeeded by	Joyel Murmu
Constituency	Habibpur
Personal details
Born	(1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 65) Shekhpara, Malda district, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2019 - present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1986 - 2019)
Spouse	Manju Kisku
Children	4
Residence(s)	Mokdum Pur, Maldah, West Bengal
Alma mater	University of Magadh (Bachelor of Arts)
Occupation	Social worker
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Personal life

Murmu was born on 2 February 1960 to Jalo Murmu and Sakro Hembrom in Shekhpar of Malda district in the state of West Bengal. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts from Magadh University, Patna. Murmu married Manju Kisku on 10 May 1985, with whom he has three sons and a daughter. Murmu is also a social worker.^[6]

Political career

Murmu is a Santhali leader.^[4] He was first elected from Habibpur constituency as member of CPI(M) in 2001. In 2019 he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and was selected for Lok Sabha 2019 Indian general election from Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).