Manoj Tigga

Manoj Tigga (born 11 May 1972) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars, West Bengal elected in the 2024 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former member of Legislative assembly representing the Madarihat constituency in West Bengal. In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tigga contesting on an election ticket from BJP defeated his nearest rival Padam Lama of TMC by 22,308 votes.^[1][2][3] He completed his B.Sc. in Biology from A C College, Jalpaiguri, under North Bengal University in 1996.^[4][5]

Manoj Tigga
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	John Barla
Constituency	Alipurduars
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 2016 – June 2024
Preceded by	Kumari Kujur
Succeeded by	Jay Prakash Toppo
Constituency	Madarihat
Personal details
Born	(1972-05-11) 11 May 1972 (age 52)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Pomy Tigga ​ (m. 2001)​
Parent(s)	Shibcharan Tigga and Uraon Ratani
Residence(s)	Singhania Tea Estate (Gaudam Line) Birpara, Alipurduar, West Bengal - 735204
Alma mater	University of North Bengal (B.Sc in Biology)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

He contested 2009 Indian general election from Alipurduars constituency and was defeated by Manohar Tirkey of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).^[6][7]

Position Held

Manoj Tigga is a Member of the Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development.^[8]