Chandrani Murmu is an Indian politician. He is from Biju Janata Dal (BJD). In the 2019 general elections, he contested and won his first election. She is the youngest Member of Parliament of India in 2019 at the age of 25.
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Chandrani Murmu was born on 16 June 1994 (age 25 years; as in 2019) in Tikargumura village, Odisha. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling from a local school in Keonjhar, Odisha. After this he did B.Tech. Studied. from Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Bhubaneswar in 2017. After completing B.Tech., she was looking for a job as a mechanical engineer, but did not find any job. After searching for a job for a year, he decided to apply for government jobs. He applied as Probationary Officer in Banks and Assistant Section Officer in Government of Odisha.
Chandrani Murmu College
Once when his uncle, Harmohan Soren was on tour, he suggested him to join politics and contest the 2019 general elections from Keonjhar constituency. He took it as a joke and didn’t think much about it. The next day, her uncle tells her that he is serious, and that there is a good chance that she can win; So, she agreed. His uncle was a retired man and a social worker. He knew many members of BJD. He held a meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and both of them met him on 1 April 2019.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 4″ (approx)
Weight: 55 kg (approx)
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Chandrani Murmu
family and caste
Chandrani Murmu belongs to the Scheduled Tribe community. His father Sanjib Murmu is a government officer. His mother, Urvashi, is a retired Odisha government employee. There is not much information about his family.
Chandrani Murmu’s father Sanjib Murmu
political career
Chandrani Murmu joined BJD on 1 April 2019 after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. On 2 April 2019, his name was announced as the BJD candidate from Keonjhar constituency for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. On 23 May 2019, she was declared the winner from Keonjhar constituency, making her the youngest ever Member of Parliament in India.
Chandrani Murmu after victory
controversies
- On 6 April, BJP members accused Chandrani of fraud. He revealed that his father’s name in his nomination papers was different from his voter ID card and the name of his college. Chandrani clarified that her father’s real name was Sanjeeb Murmu. His voter ID card mentioned Sinha as did some official documents. He also clarified that Karthik Chandra Soren was his local guardian and due to a clerical error his local guardian was declared as his father.
- In April 2019, a distorted video and some objectionable photographs of her surfaced online on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. He lodged a complaint with the police and the police arrested the accused. Police said that the video and pictures are fake. These were being broadcast to damage the reputation of Chandrani Murmu.
Address
Village Tikargumura, District Keonjhar, Odisha
property and properties
- Cash: Rs. 20,000
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 4,000
- Jewellery: 100 grams gold, worth Rs. 3.20 lakh
Salary and Net Worth
Salary: Rs. Rs 1 lakh + additional allowances (as an MP)
Net Worth: Rs. 3.40 lakh (in 2019)
fact
- Two months before the 2019 general elections, she was looking for government jobs and had no connection with politics.
- His grandfather Harihar Soran was in Congress. He was MP from his own constituency, Koenjhar constituency, twice in 1980 and 1984. He believes that politics is in his blood because of his grandfather.
Chandrani Murmu’s grandfather Harihar Soren
- She liked Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and agreed to enter politics only if she would contest elections from Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
- He did not have time to campaign throughout his constituency; Because his name was announced at the last moment. He did not even have two months to campaign and visit every district.
- After the results were declared on 23 May 2019, she expressed that she felt as if she was in a fairy tale. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met all the winners from his party on 25 May 2019 and congratulated them personally.
Naveen Patnaik with Chandrani Murmu and newly elected MP of BJD
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