Salkhan Murmu

Salkhan Murmu (born 2 June 1952) is a socio-political activist working for the Tribal Empowerment in 5 states (Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha). He is also the founder and national president of Jharkhand Disom Party.^[1] He was twice the Member of Parliament in 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Mayurbhanj constituency in Odisha during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Govt.

Early life

Salkhan was born in a village Karandih (Bodratola) at the outskirts of Jamshedpur city of East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. After passing the high school from St. Xavier's High School Lupungutu, Chaibasa he moved to Ranchi University where he did his Master of Commerce. He also holds a degree of Bachelor of Laws from Rourkela Law College. He has worked in various fields such as Life Insurance Corporation of India: LIC, MMTC Ltd and TATA STEEL.

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