Surya Singh Besra

Surya Singh Besra
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Bihar
In office
1990–1991[1]
Preceded byKaran Chandra Mardi
Succeeded byPradeep Kumar Balmuchu
ConstituencyGhatshila
Personal details
Born1955 or 1956 (age 69–70)[2]
Barakanjia, Dumaria, Singhbhum district, Bihar (present-day East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand)[3]
PartyAll Jharkhand Students Union
Jharkhand People's Party
EducationM.A Santali[4][5]
Alma materRanchi University
OccupationPolitical activist, politician
Known forfounder of All Jharkhand Students Union
Jharkhand statehood movement

Surya Singh Besra is a political activist and prominent political leader. He is the founder secretary of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Jharkhand People's Party (JPP). He was a member of the 10th Bihar Legislative Assembly, elected from the Ghatshila constituency in 1990. He is popularly known for Jharkhand statehood movement.[6][7][8][9][10]

Personal life

Surya Singh Besra (born 1955 or 1956)[2] was born at Barakanjia, Dumaria, then in Singhbhum district of Bihar (now East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand), in a Santali ethnolinguistic Mahali family.[11] His father was Sawna Besra, who worked as government employee.[4] He attended Parulia Primary School near his village and Astokoshi High School, Bhalukpatra, completing matriculation under the Bihar School Examination Board. He graduated from Ghatsila College and obtained a Master of Arts in Santali from the Department of Tribal and Regional Languages, Ranchi University.[4][5]

He is married to Kunti Besra, who was as a nurse by profession, and they have three children: Neetisha, Neelam, and Saurav.[4][12]

Political career

Electoral history of Besra
Election House Constituency Party Vote gained % Result Ref
2024 Lok Sabha Jhargram JPP 19,494 1.31% Lost [13]
2019 Jamshedpur 1,717 0.99% Lost [14]
2004 NPF 11,057 1.42% Lost [15]
2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Ghatsila JPP 527 0.28% Lost [16]
2019 2,255 1.33% Lost [17]
2014 Potka 12,177 6.55% Lost [17]
2009 Ghatsila BJP 28,561 22.52% Lost [17]
2005 Potka JPP 21,162 15.97% Lost [17]
2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly Ind 20,421 20.05% Lost [17]
1995 Ghatsila JPP 7,914 6.72% Lost [17]
1990 Ind 25,054 31.74% Won [17]
1985 JMM 20,134 31.96% Lost [17]

References

  1. ^ Sivaswamy, Saisuresh (9 January 2009). "From Tisco apprentice to giant-killer". Rediff. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Prominent leaders file nomination, activists hit streets". The Avenue Mail. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 2004, No. 2102 : Directorate of Printing, Government of India". Government of India. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Far ahead on the write track". Telegraph India. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Singh, Ankush (9 December 2009). "BJP nominee from Ghatshila reunites with school friends after 45 years". Telegraph India. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Surya Singh Besra(Jharkhand Peoples Party):Constituency- JAMSHEDPUR(JHARKHAND) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ "झारखंड के फायरब्रांड नेता रहे सूर्य सिंह बेसरा को किसने दी चुनौती, जानिए". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Surya Singh Besra (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Ghatsila(East Singhbhum ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ "झामुमो की नीति का भंडाफोड़ करने अाैर जमशेदपुर से चंपई को हराने के लिए लड़ रहा चुनाव : बेसरा". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 6 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Corona ने कराया भगवान से भेंट तो राजनीति छोड़ अध्यात्म की राह चला यह फायरब्रांड नेता, अब इस नाम से जाने जाएंगे पूर्व विधायक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ Tillin, Louise (1 October 2013). Remapping India: New States and their Political Origins. Hurst Publishers. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-84904-229-1.
  12. ^ Mishra, Sudhir Kumar (30 June 2017). "Steel city girl off to Harvard". Telegraph India. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  13. ^ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 — Parliamentary Constituency 33 - Jhargram (West Bengal)".
  14. ^ "Statistical Reports: Election Commission of India, Elections, 2019 (17 LOK SABHA)" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  15. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA - VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) (Report). NEW DELHI: ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
  16. ^ "2024 General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Statistics Report of Old Election Results". Election Commission of India.


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