Salkhan Murmu

Salkhan Murmu is a socio-political activist. He is the founder and national president of Jharkhand Disom Party. He was twice the Member of Parliament in 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Mayurbhanj constituency in Odisha during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Personal life

Murmu was born on 2 June 1952 at Karandih, Jamshedpur, then in Singhbhum district of Bihar, into a Santal family. His father was Ramray Murmu and his mother was Chita Murmu. His father was originally from Uperbera village in the Rairangpur area of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, and later migrated to Jamshedpur for employment. Murmu is a cousin of President Droupadi Murmu.
He was studied at St. Xavier High School, Lupungutu, Chaibasa, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College, Karandih, Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Ranchi University, and Sambalpur University. After his graduation, he joined Tata Steel in 1979 as a senior executive and worked there for about ten years. He resigned from the company in 1989 to enter politics.
He married Sumitra Murmu. They have three children.