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.BJP again gets 10% vote-share in Bengal, takes tally to threeIn 7 Kerala Seats, BJP Finished 2nd; Tally In Bengal Goes From Zero To ThreeBJP eyes 2014 gains in Hills He completed his B.Sc. in Biology from A C College, Jalpaiguri, under North Bengal University in 1996.
Political career
He contested 2009 Indian general election from Alipurduars constituency and was defeated by Manohar Tirkey of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).My NetaAfter 47 years, Binnaguri looks for change
Position held
Manoj Tigga is a Member of the Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development.
Electoral History Lok Sabha Year ConstituencyParty Votes % OpponentParty Votes % Result Margin % 2004 Alipurduars 239,128 28.44 Joachim Baxla 384,252 45.70 -145,124 -17.26 2009 Alipurduars 199,843 21.40 Manohar Tirkey 384,890 41.22 -185,047 -19.82 2024 Alipurduars 695,314 49.66 Prakash Chik Baraik 619,867 44.27 +75,447 +5.39
Legislative Assembly +YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%ResultMargin (votes)Margin (%)2011Madarihat34,63026.00Kumari Kujur42,53931.93–7,909–5.93201666,98943.98Padam Lama44,95129.51%22,03814.39202190,71854.35Rajesh Lakra61,03336.5629,68517.79
Criticism In 2025, he was widely criticized for abusing his position and threatening a government officer over the distribution of flood relief materials.
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