Rohit Joseph Tirkey
Rohit Joseph Tirkey is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He won the 2024 [Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024] Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing the Biju [Janata Dal] from Biramitrapur [Assembly constituency], which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community in Sundergarh District.
Tirkey is from Raghunathpali, Sundergarh District, Odisha. He is the son of former MLA George Tirkey. He completed his Class 12 and did a certificate course as a Trade Machinist technician in Mechanical Engineering at Don Bisco, Luluah, Howrah, West Bengal.
Career
Tirkey won from Biramitrapur Assembly constituency representing Biju Janata Dal in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. He polled 84,116 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shankar Oram of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 6,884 votes.