Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

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Jyotirmoyee Sikdar bigraphy, stories - Indian athlete and politician

Jyotirmoyee Sikdar : biography

December 11, 1969 –

Jyotirmoyee Sikdar () was a Member of Parliament, India representing Krishnagar (Lok Sabha constituency) of West Bengal in the 14th Lok Sabha. She is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She contested the Krishnanagar seat in 2009 Lok Sabha election also, but could not make it to the Parliament for a second term.

She was an middle distance runner and won the 800 metres at the 1995 Asian Athletics Championships. She went on to win the bronze medals in 800 m and 1500 m events in the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships and gold medals in both the events in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998.. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-08-20.. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-08-20.

She is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 1998–1999. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003. In August 2004, she was in the news when her husband was arrested on charges of running a sex racket in Kolkata.Times of India accessed December 6, 2007VOA News Rediff.com accessed December 6, 2007

Achievements

Representing
1995 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 800 m
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 800 m
3rd 1500 m
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 800 m
1st 1500 m