Jitendra Chaudhury (born 27 June 1958) is an Indian communist politician who is a member of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

and serving as the incumbent MLA from

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. Previously, he had won the

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from the

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before conceding defeat against Rebati Tripura of BJP in

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. Jitendra Chaudhury is the current Secretary of

Tripura State Committee. At the 22nd Communist Party Congress in 2018, he was elected as a member of the central committee. He is the national Chairperson of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM).

Early life

Chaudhury was born on 27 June 1958 in South Tripura to a Tripuri family. His parents were Matahari Chaudhury and Hematara Chaudhury. His father was also the

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between 1978 and 1983. He completed his higher secondary in 1980 from Umakanta Academy.

Political career

In 1993, Chaudhury was elected from Manu ST constituency as

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candidate for

election and he won the election. He was the Minister of Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports from 1993 to 1998 in Dasarath Deb Ministry. He was also Minister of Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports in

Manik Sarkar Manik Sarkar (born 22 January 1949) is an Indian communist politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from March 1998 to March 2018. He is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In March 2008, he was sworn in ...

Ministry from 1998 to 2014. In

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

he won from

and became

of the 16th

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from Tripura. However, in the

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, he lost to Rebati Tripura. In the 2023 Tripura election, he won from the constituency of

Member of Parliament

Chaudhury was

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since 2014 to 2019 from Tripura East. On 27 February 2016, he raised announcement in

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language at the

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and Railway stations in

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. Following this, announcements on flight-related information were made in

, the civil aviation minister

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informed to chaudhury about this matter through a letter.

State secretary of CPI(M), Tripura

On 19 September 2021, Chaudhury was named as the state secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Tripura following the death of incumbent secretary Goutam Das, for an interim period until the party's next state conference. In 2022, at the coneference of CPI(M), Tripura state committee he unanimously elected as the state secretary.

Leader of Opposition, Tripura Legislative Assembly

Chaudhury was sworn as

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of the

on 20 March 2024. Following the joined of

Tipra Motha Party The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), also known as the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance, is a regional political party and previously a social organisation in Tripura, India. The TIPRA is led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma. It is c ...

to BJP led coalition government and resignation of his predecessor

Animesh Debbarma Animesh Debbarma (born 19 January 1970) is an Indian politician and senior leader of the Tipra Motha Party. Currently, he is a cabinet minister in the second Manik Saha Ministry. He served as the 13th Leader of the Opposition of Tripura Legisla ...

, CPI(M) became the prime opposition in the assembly.

Electoral history

Chaudhury was elected as

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from

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for five consecutive times and once elected as

. Currently he is the MLA from

Summary

Tripura Legislative Assembly elections

Lok sabha elections

Detailed results

Lok Sabha elections

=Lok Sabha Election 2014

=Lok Sabha Election 2019

Tripura Legislative Assembly elections

1983 Assembly election

1988 Assembly election

1993 Assembly election

1998 Assembly election

2003 Assembly election

2008 Assembly election

2013 Assembly election

2023 Assembly election

Positions held

References

External links

CPI(M) Tripura State Committee

CPI(M) Central Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhury, Jitendra Living people India MPs 2014–2019 Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tripura 1958 births Lok Sabha members from Tripura Tripura MLAs 2023–2028 Tripura MLAs 1993–1998 Tripura MLAs 1998–2003 Tripura MLAs 2003–2008 Tripura MLAs 2008–2013 Tripura MLAs 2013–2018 State cabinet ministers of Tripura Leaders of the opposition in Tripura Jitendra Chaudhury

Early life

Political career

Member of Parliament

State secretary of CPI(M), Tripura

Leader of Opposition, Tripura Legislative Assembly

Electoral history

Summary

Tripura Legislative Assembly elections

Lok sabha elections

Detailed results

Lok Sabha elections

=Lok Sabha Election 2014

=Lok Sabha Election 2019

Tripura Legislative Assembly elections

1983 Assembly election

1988 Assembly election

1993 Assembly election

1998 Assembly election

2003 Assembly election

2008 Assembly election

2013 Assembly election

2023 Assembly election

Positions held

See also

References

External links