Former Lok Sabha member and sports person Jyotirmoyee Sikdar has joined BJP. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar was a prominent leader of CPM in West Bengal.
Sikdar, a middle distance runner, represented India in the Asian Athletics Championships in 1995 and 1998, and participated in the 800 m and 1,500 m events. She won many laurels for the country, including gold and bronze medals, and also went on to win gold medals in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok.
The 50-year-old entered politics in 2004 when she contested from the Krishnanagar seat on a CPI(M) ticket in the Lok Sabha elections, and defeated BJP candidate Satyabrata Mookherjee.
In the 2009 elections, Sikdar again contested from Krishnanagar constituency, but lost to actor-turned-politician Tapas Paul.
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