Jishnu Dev Varma

Jishnu Dev Varma (born 15 August 1957), also known as Jishnu Deb Barman,[2] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is formerly served as 2nd Deputy Chief Minister[3][4] of the Indian state of Tripura from 2018 to 2023. Jishnu Dev Varma was elected from the Charilam constituency in Tripura Legislative Assembly Assembly From 2018 till 2023.[5][6] He is also President of Badminton Association of India.

Jishnu Dev Varma
Official Portrait,2018
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura
In office
9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023
Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb
Manik Saha
PortfoliosPower, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Finance, Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[1]
Preceded byDasarath Deb (1988)
Succeeded bySubodh Deb Barma
ConstituencyCharilam
President, Badminton Association of Tripura
Personal details
Born
Jishnu Dev Varma

(1957-08-15) 15 August 1957
Tripura, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children2

Life and family

Jishnu Dev Varma is a member of the Tripura royal family.[7] Jishnu Dev Varma married Sudha Devvarma and the couple has two sons, namely Pratik Kishore Dev Varma and Jaibant Dev Varma. The elder son is Pratik Dev Varma.

Politics

Varma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in early 1990s during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.[8]

References
  1. "Tripura Government 2018: Full List of Ministers With Portfolio in Biplab Kumar Deb Cabinet". 9 March 2018.
  2. "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Barman be his deputy - india news - Hindustan Times". m.hindustantimes.com. 6 March 2018.
  3. Administrator. "Current CM/Deputy CM". www.bjp.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "Biplab Deb to be next Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Burman his deputy; swearing-in likely on Friday - Firstpost". 6 March 2018.
  5. Scroll Staff. "Tripura: Deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma wins Charilam Assembly constituency".
  6. "TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". www.tripurainfo.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. "Tripura royal family scion to be deputy chief minister - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 March 2018.
  8. "The blemish in BJP's Tripura win: Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Varma pays for misjudging TIPRA Motha". The Indian Express. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.


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