Dinesh Oraon
Dinesh Oraon | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Constituency | Sisai |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Sisai, Gumla district, Jharkhand |
| Education | M.A., Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University |
| Occupation | Politician, Lecturer |
Dinesh Oraon is an Indian politician and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Jharkhand. He worked as a Speaker of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019[1] and was elected twice from Sisai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2000 and 2014 to the assembly.[2]
In the 2014 assembly election he defeated Geetashree Oraon, a former minister of Indian National Congress. He did not contest the 2005 and 2009 elections. Oraon was born in Murgu, sisai Gumla district in 1962 and studied M A and earned his PhD. He served Ranchi University as lecturer.
References
- ^ Europa Publications (2016). The Territories and States of India 2016. Routledge. p. 330. ISBN 9781134993819.
- ^ "Dinesh Oraon unanimously elected Jharkhand Speaker". The Economic Times.