Bhubaneswar, Sept. 20 -- Veteran tribal leader and four-time member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, George Tirkey, 67, passed away at a private hospital here late last night while undergoing treatment.
Tirkey was elected from the Birmitrapur (ST)Assembly constituency four times-in 1995, 2000, 2009, and 2014. He won twice on a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ticket, once as an Independent, and once as a candidate of the Samata Kranti Party.
He played a key role in strengthening the JMM organisation in Odisha, particularly in the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district.
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