Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

Indian athlete and politician

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1969

Place of Birth: Nadia district, West Bengal, India

Profession: politician, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  • Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian politician and sportwoman.
  • She served as a Member of Parliament from Krishnagar of West Bengal in the 14th Lok Sabha.
  • She is a member of All India Trinamool Congress from 2019.
  • Previously she was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
  • She contested for the Krishnanagar seat in 2009 Lok Sabha election also, but could not make it to the Parliament for a second term. She was a middle distance runner and won the 800 metres at the 1995 Asian Athletics Championships.
  • She went on to win the bronze medals in 800 m and 1500 m events in the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships and gold medals in both the events in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998.She is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 1998–1999.
  • She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003.
  • She has also received the Arjun Award in 1995 She joined All India Trinamool Congress in 2019.

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