Jitendra Chaudhury (born 27 June 1958) is an Indian communist politician who is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and serving as the incumbent MLA from Sabroom. Previously, he had won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency) before conceding defeat against Rebati Tripura of BJP in 2019.[2][3]
Jitendra Chaudhury | |
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 Choudary, then Minister for Rural Development & Industry, Tripuralighting the lamp to inaugurate the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, organized by PIB at Ushabazar, Mohanpur block | |
| Leader of Opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Animesh Debbarma |
| Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Goutam Das |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Tripura East | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bajuban Reang |
| Succeeded by | Rebati Tripura |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sankar Roy |
| Constituency | Sabroom |
| In office 1993–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Angju Mog |
| Succeeded by | Pravat Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Manu (ST) |
| Minister for Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports,Govt of Tripura | |
| In office 1993–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1958[1] Tripura, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Manisha Debbarma |
| Relatives | 1 |
Jitendra Choudhury is the current Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee.[4][5][6] 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).[7]
Political career
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In 1993, Choudhury was elected from Manu ST constituency as CPI(M) candidate for Tripura Legislative Assembly 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 Ministry from 1998 to 2014. In 2014 Indian general election he won from Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency) and became Member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Tripura.[8][9] However in the 2019 Indian general election, he lost to Rebati Tripura. In the 2023 Tripura election, he won from the constituency of Sabroom.
| Election | Year | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
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| Loksabha | 2014 | CPI(M) | Tripura East | INC | Sachitra Debbarma | Won | 4,84,358 | ||
| 2019 | CPI(M) | BJP | Rebati Tripura | Lost | 2,81,163 | ||||
| Tripura Legislative Assembly | 1983 | CPI(M) | Manu | INC | Angju Mog | Lost | 1,942 | ||
| 1988 | CPI(M) | INC | Angju Mog | Lost | 169 | ||||
| 1993 | CPI(M) | INC | Angju Mog | Won | 2,674 | ||||
| 1998 | CPI(M) | INC | Joykishore Tripura | Won | 3,732 | ||||
| 2003 | CPI(M) | INPT | Chandan Tripura | Won | 4,105 | ||||
| 2008 | CPI(M) | INC | Thaikhai Mog | Won | 6,160 | ||||
| 2013 | CPI(M) | INC | Chandi Charan Tripura | Won | 6,896 | ||||
| 2023 | CPI(M) | Sabroom | BJP | Sankar Roy | Won | 396 | |||
See also
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edit- ^ "Jitendra Choudhury: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "16th Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, States Wise and Party Wise". www.elections.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Tripura East MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com.
- ^ "Tripura State Conference of CPI(M) Concludes". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Jitendra Choudhury elected CPI(M)'s Tripura state secretary". ThePrint. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (24 January 2023). "Tripura CPI(M) State Committee meeting endorses alliance with Congress, smaller left parties". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ MD, Sruti (22 September 2023). "Adivasi Manch Pledges to Fight BJP Govt's 'Anti-Tribal' Policies at National Conference". NewsClick. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Election results 2014: CPI-M wins both Lok Sabha seats in Tripura". The Economic Times. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
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- CPI(M) Tripura State Committee Archived 27 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- CPI(M) Central Committee