Mevar Kumar Jamatia (born 5 June 1968), is a Tiprasa Indian Politician from

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. He is the former Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries and Commerce, and Forest in Biplab Kumar Deb ministry. He became the MLA from Asharambari Constituency by defeating

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candidate Aghore Debbarma by a margin of 6,987 votes.

Early life and education

Jamatia joined NEHU, Meghlaya for his B.A. studies. He completed his Masters in sociology from NEHU in 1995. He was an active leader of the Twipra Students' Federation (TSF) becoming the General Secretary later.

Political career

In 2018, Mevar Kumar Jamatia took oath as the cabinet minister for Tribal Welfare, Industries & Commerce, and Forestries in the Biplab Deb Ministry. On 12 May 2022 he was removed from the post and isolated from the IPFT party and just three months before the

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he resigned from the member of

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on 8 November 2022 and joined

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 ...

on 10 November 2023.

Electoral performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamatia, Mevar Kumar 1968 births Living people Tripura MLAs 2018–2023 State cabinet ministers of Tripura Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura politicians Tipra Motha Party politicians North-Eastern Hill University alumni