Amiya Kumar Kisku
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Preceded bySubodh Chandra Hansda
Succeeded byJadunath Kisku
ConstituencyJhargram, West Bengal
Born14 October 1923
Amiya Kumar Kisku | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Subodh Chandra Hansda |
| Succeeded by | Jadunath Kisku |
| Constituency | Jhargram, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1923 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bangla Congress |
| Spouse | Kolika Kisku |
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Amiya Kumar Kisku (born 14 October 1923, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician and academic. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Jhargram constituency in West Bengal.[1][2][3] Kisku was also an academic, specialising in the study of indigenous people, particularly the tribes of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam.[4] He later served as the Secretary General of the Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ICITP). In 2007, it was noted that Kisku is deceased.[5]