Jitendra Tiwari

Jitendra Tiwari is an Indian politician of the Trinamool Congress. He is the current Mayor of Asansol and Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Pandaveswar[6] constituency.[7]

Jitendra Tiwari[1]
Mayor of Asansol
Assumed office
13 October 2015[2]
Personal details
BornAsansol, India
Political partyTrinamool Congress (1999–present)
ProfessionMember of the Legislative Assembly (India)[3]
Mayor of Asansol[4][5]

Controversies

Tiwari have been in controversies due to his acts and activism in political activities.

  • In March 2019 Election Commission of India sent show-cause notice to Jitendra Tiwari for announcing monetary reward to councillors who would fetch maximum lead for the party candidate in the Lok Sabha election.[8]
  • In May 2019 a footage of Tiwari was released by Times Now where he was caught threatening a police official in West Bengal's Durgapur.[9]
  • In June 2019 Tiwari accused BJP MLA Babul Supriyo for Threatening him on call.[10]
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References
  1. "Rath Yatra: Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari offers Rs 25,000 each to 22 committees". www.aninews.in.
  2. "Jitendra Tiwari has been selected mayor of Asansol municipal corporation. - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari 's temple message". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. AsansolJuly 7, Asian News International; July 7, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 08:08. "Asansol clash: Jitendra Kr Tiwari lodges complaint against Babul Supriyo". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Asansol Mayor lashes out at Babul Supriyo for mocking his Rath Yatra donations, calls him a monkey TMC will cage | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
  6. "TMC विधायक को धमकी भरी फोन कॉल, केंद्रीय मंत्री बाबुल सुप्रियो के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज". aajtak.intoday.in.
  7. "Member List". West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  8. "EC notice to TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari for declaring 'reward for votes'". 2019-03-21.
  9. "Caught on camera: TMC leader Jitendra Kumar Tiwari threatens a police official in W.B's Durgapur".
  10. ""Caller Claiming to be Babul Supriyo Threatening Me": Trinamool Leader".


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