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Kunal Sarangi

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Kunal Sarangi
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Kunal Sarangi in London, 2016
Jharkhand
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBidyut Baran Mahato
Succeeded bySamir Mohanty
ConstituencyBaharagora
Personal details
Born (1981-01-03) January 3, 1981 (age 43)
Other political
affiliations
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Parent
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

Kunal Sarangi is an Indian politician from the state of Jharkhand.[1] He joined Jharkhand mukti morcha Party in 2024] for the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2] He was a former member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Baharagora from 2014 to 2019,[3][4] whip and was also the former central spokesperson of the ruling party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in September 2019.[5]

He represented Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in CPA conference, Goa, Whips's conference in Vizag and Udaipur, and National Legislature Conference in New Delhi.

Education

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Kunal did his schooling in Baharagora from Sharaswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Baharagora and later graduated from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur. He finished his MBA from Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), United Kingdom and also attended Harvard University for an executive program on leadership. He was also one of the 12 young Indian political leaders[6] selected for a study tour of Great Britain organized by the British High Commission in 2016.

Recognition

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He was honoured with the 'Ideal Youth MLA award'[7] in 2016 by MIT, Pune in one of the largest Students' conferences - Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad ( BCS). He is the first MLA from Jharkhand to get this award.

He represented Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in the National CPA conference (2016) in Goa, National Whips' conference (2017) in Vizag and National Whips' conference (2018) in Udaipur, and National Legislature Conference (2018 ) in New Delhi.

He was also chosen for the 'International Visitor Leadership Program- 2018', one of US Government's most prestigious professional exchange programs for international opinion leaders. He is the first ever legislator of Jharkhand[8] to be selected for this internationally recognised program in Washington DC. During his time at IVLP, he actively engaged with his counterparts and exchanged views on contemporary political and socio-economic scenario in Jharkhand. Kunal was also chosen as a goodwill brand ambassador of Arkansas state by Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas & Mark Martin, Secretary of State of Arkansas. In February 2019, Harvard University invited him to speak at the India Conference 2019 on the relevance of 'Regional political parties in Indian politics and their role as king-makers or game-changers'.

Early in 2019, he also collaborated with UNICEF India to champion its Child Reporters Initiative in Baharagora to make it a Child-Marriage Free Assembly constituency. He has been actively encouraging young school students, local elected representatives and other grassroots organisations in Baharagora to join the programme and bring effective changes in their community and families.[9] UNICEF has also decided to actively work with Kunal to successfully implement Generation Unlimited, a youth skills programme to ensure an effective transition for the youth in Baharagora from education to employment.

References

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  1. ^ "Kunal Shadangi(jharkhan mukti morcha leader):Constituency- BAHARAGORA(EAST SINGHBHUM ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Mithali Raj offers aid to six-year-old batting prodigy in Kerala". The New Indian Express. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Kunal Sharangi MLA Jharkhand, Kunal Sharangi Biography, Kunal Sharangi , Kunal Sharangi BAHARAGORA MLA, Who is Kunal Sharangi , About Kunal Sharangi MLA Jharkhand, Jharkhand MLA details, Jharkhand MLA, Address Mobile Contact Details Kunal Sharangi , Asset". infoelections.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Baharagora (Jharkhand) Elections Results 2019 LIVE: Constituency Details, List of Candidates, Last Winner and more". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "आठ साल बाद क्षेत्र के रसूखदार षाड़ंगी परिवार की इसीलिए हुई भाजपा में वापसी". Hindustan (in Hindi). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "UK calling young MLA". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. ^ Deepak Patel (21 November 2016), Kunal Sarangi Adarsh vidhayak Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, retrieved 21 March 2018
  8. ^ "JMM MLA part of US exchange programme". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  9. ^ Automation, Bhaskar (28 June 2019). "युवाओं को ट्रेनिंग दे रोजगार से जोड़ेगी यूनिसेफ". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2019.