Manoj Tigga

Manoj Tigga (born 11 May 1972) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars, West Bengal elected in the 2024 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former member of Legislative assembly representing the Madarihat constituency in West Bengal. In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tigga contesting on an election ticket from BJP defeated his nearest rival Padam Lama of TMC by 22,308 votes. He completed his B.Sc. in Biology from A C College, Jalpaiguri, under North Bengal University in 1996.

Political career

He contested 2009 Indian general election from Alipurduars constituency and was defeated by Manohar Tirkey of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).

Position held

Manoj Tigga is a Member of the Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development.

Criticism In 2025, he was widely criticized for abusing his position and threatening a government officer over the distribution of flood relief materials.