Mevar Kumar Jamatia
Mevar Kumar Jamatia (born 5 June 1968), is a Tiprasa Indian Politician from Tripura. He is the former Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries and Commerce, and Forest in Biplab Kumar Deb ministry.[4][5][6][7] He became the MLA from Asharambari Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Aghore Debbarma by a margin of 6,987 votes.[8][9]
Mevar Kumar Jamatia | |
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Mevar Kumar Jamatia in 2022 | |
| Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries & Commerce (HHS) and Fisheries | |
| In office 9 March 2018 – 16 May 2022[1] | |
| Minister | Shri Biplab Kumar Deb |
| Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Aghore Debbarma |
| Succeeded by | Animesh Debbarma |
| Constituency | Asharambari[2][3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mevar Kumar Jamatia 5 June 1968 Tripura, India |
| Political party | Tipra Motha Party |
| Spouse | Gita Debbarma |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | North-Eastern Hill University |
Early life and education edit
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.[10]
Political career edit
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 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election he resigned from the member of Tripura Legislative Assembly on 8 November 2022 and joined Tipra Motha Party on 10 November 2023.[11][12][13]
Electoral performance edit
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Asharambari | IPFT | Won | 57.34% | Aghore Debbarma | CPI(M) | 36.46% | [14] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Tripura cabinet: Mevar Kumar Jamatia dropped, Rampada gets cabinet berth". 16 May 2022.
- ^ "List of all MLA from Asharambari Assembly Constituency Seat (Tripura)". Result University.
- ^ "Asharambari Elections 2018". Indian Express.
- ^ "Day After Assuming Office, Tripura Chief Minister Allocates Portfolios".
- ^ "Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb distributes portfolios among ministers". 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb allocates portfolios to inducted ministers; keeps home, PWD, industries departments for self - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 10 March 2018.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". eciresults.nic.in.
- ^ ADR. "Mevar Kumar Jamatia(IPFT):Constituency- ASHARAMBARI(KHOWAI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info.
- ^ Tribune, The Assam (9 November 2022). "Former Minister and IPFT leader Mevar Kumar Jamatia joins TIPRA". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Tripura: IPFT supremo removes party president". ThePrint. 12 May 2022.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Biswendu (8 November 2022). "Tripura: Mevar Kumar Jamatia resigns as IPFT MLA". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Deb, Debraj (10 November 2022). "TIPRA Motha gets another shot in the arm as ex-minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia joins party". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.