Nirupam Chakma is an Indian politician from

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

state in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. He represented Tuichawng in the

Mizoram Legislative Assembly The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Mizoram in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Aizawl, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly is composed of 40 members, who are directly elected ...

. Formerly a Congress minister, he joined

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

in 2015 and was offered ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party to the lone Lok Sabha seat of Mizoram in the last election held in 2019. He was the first Minister in Mizoram from Chakma Community. Currently, he is a member of the District Council in the 11th

Chakma Autonomous District Council The Chakma Autonomous District Council is an autonomous council under the Republic of India. It is located in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, of which it covers about 3.25% area of the state. It is a landlocked region sharing internati ...

(2023 - 2028). On March 8, 2024 he was appointed as a member of the

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is an Indian Constitutional body (India), constitutional body that was established through Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003. History On the 89th Amendment of the Constitution coming into f ...

(NCST) by the

President of India The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed ...

. He is also holding the post of the national President of Chakma National Council of India (CNCI).

References

External links

Nirupam Chakma appointed as member of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Nirupam Chakma(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MIZORAM(MIZORAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:

Nirupam Chakma BJP candidate for Mizoram LS seat
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakma, Nirupam Living people Chakma people Indian Buddhists People from Lawngtlai district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Mizoram Mizoram MLAs 2008–2013 Indian National Congress politicians from Mizoram 1958 births