Jitendra Chaudhury

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
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee
Assumed office
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
Preceded byGoutam Das
Member of the Lok Sabha
for Tripura East
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBajuban Reang
Succeeded byRebati Tripura
Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura
Assumed office
2 March 2023
Preceded bySankar Roy
ConstituencySabroom
In office
1993–2014
Preceded byAngju Mog
Succeeded byPravat Chowdhury
ConstituencyManu (ST)
Minister for Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports,Govt of Tripura
In office
1993–2014
Personal details
Born (1958-06-27) 27 June 1958[1]
Tripura, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseManisha Debbarma
Relatives1

Jitendra Choudhury is the current State General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist). At the 22nd Communist Party Congress in 2018, he was elected as a member of the central committee. He is current president of GMP,[4] the Indigenous Tripuri wing of the party. He is also joint secretary of AIKS,[5] the peasant's wing of the party. He is the national convener of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM).[6]

Political career
The State Rural Development Minister, Tripura, Shri Jitendra Choudhury lighting the lamp to launch the Unique ID Project (Aadhaar) in the State, at Rupaichhari RD Block, Tripura. The Chairman
Jitendra Chowdhury lighting the lamp to launch the Unique ID Project (Aadhaar) in the State, at Rupaichhari RD Block, Tripura.

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.[7][8] However in the 2019 Indian general election, he lost to Rebati Tripura. In the 2023 Tripura election, he won from the constituency of Sabroom.

See also

References
  1. "Jitendra Choudhury: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "16th Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, States Wise and Party Wise". www.elections.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "Tripura East MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com.
  4. Sinha, Rahul. "TRIPURA: Huge Rally of GMP: A Clear Warning to BJP | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. People Democracy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. Krishnan, Vijoo. "AIKS 34th Conference at Hisar: Organise, Unite & Launch Issue-Based Struggles to Overcome Agrarian Crisis | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. "Oppose draft national forest policy: Jitendra Choudhary". Telangana Today. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. "Election results 2014: CPI-M wins both Lok Sabha seats in Tripura". The Economic Times. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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