Jitendra Chaudhury#Electoral history
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jitendra Chaudhury
| image = The Minister for Rural Development & Industry, Tripura, Shri Jitendra Choudhury lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, organized by PIB at Ushabazar, Mohanpur block.jpg
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| caption = Chaudhury, then Minister for Rural Development & Industry, Tripuralighting the lamp to inaugurate the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, organized by PIB at Ushabazar, Mohanpur block
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|06|27|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Jitendra Choudhury: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/jitendra-choudhury-35798.html |website=www.oneindia.com |accessdate=21 April 2020 |language=en}}
| birth_place = Tripura, India
| residence =
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| office1 = Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| term_start1 = 6 April 2025
| term_end1 =
| office2 = Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee
| term_start2 = {{start date|2021|09|19|df=yes}}
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Goutam Das
| successor2 =
| office = Leader of Opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 6 March 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Animesh Debbarma
| office5 = Member of the Lok Sabha
for Tripura East
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| term_start5 = 2014
| term_end5 = 2019
| predecessor5 = Bajuban Reang
| successor5 = Rebati Tripura
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| office3 = Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
| constituency4 = Manu (ST)
| term_start4 = 1993
| term_end4 = 2014
| predecessor4 = Angju Mog
| successor4 = Pravat Chowdhury
| constituency3 = Sabroom
| term_start3 = 2 March 2023
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Sankar Roy
| successor3 =
| office6 = Minister for Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports, Govt of Tripura
| term_start6 = 1993
| term_end6 = 2014
| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| religion =
| spouse = Manisha Debbarma
| relatives = 1
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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.{{cite web |title=16th Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, States Wise and Party Wise |url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html |website=www.elections.in |accessdate=21 April 2020}}{{cite news |title=Tripura East MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/tripura-east-lok-sabha-election-result-416/ |work=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}
Jitendra Chaudhury is the current Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee.{{cite web |title=Tripura State Conference of CPI(M) Concludes |url=https://cpim.org/states/tripura-state-conference-cpim-concludes |website=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |language=en |date=6 March 2022}}{{cite news |title=Jitendra Choudhury elected CPI(M)'s Tripura state secretary |url=https://theprint.in/india/jitendra-choudhury-elected-cpims-tripura-state-secretary/850242/ |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=ThePrint |date=27 February 2022}}{{cite news |title=Tripura CPI(M) State Committee meeting endorses alliance with Congress, smaller left parties |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tripura-cpim-state-committee-meeting-endorses-alliance-with-congress-smaller-left-parties/article66424882.ece |work=The Hindu |date=24 January 2023 |language=en-IN}} 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).{{cite news |last1=MD |first1=Sruti |title=Adivasi Manch Pledges to Fight BJP Govt’s 'Anti-Tribal' Policies at National Conference |url=https://www.newsclick.in/adivasi-manch-pledges-fight-bjp-govts-anti-tribal-policies-national-conference |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=NewsClick |date=22 September 2023 |language=en}}
Early life
Chaudhury was born on 27 June 1958 in South Tripura to a Tripuri family. His parents were Matahari Chaudhury and Hematara Chaudhury. His father was also the Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly between 1978 and 1983.{{cite web |title=Tripura Poll : 6 crorepatis, 3 have criminal cases {{!}} Association for Democratic Reforms |url=https://adrindia.org/content/tripura-poll-6-crorepatis-3-have-criminal-cases |website=adrindia.org}} He completed his higher secondary in 1980 from Umakanta Academy.{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Tanmoy |title=Jitendra Choudhury from 40-Sabroom Assembly constituency: Early life, controversy & political career |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/elections/tripura-assembly-elections-2023/story/jitendra-choudhury-from-40-sabroom-assembly-constituency-early-life-controversy-political-career-507140-2023-02-03 |access-date=7 April 2025 |work=India Today NE |date=3 February 2023 |language=hi}}
Political career
In 1993, Chaudhury 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.{{cite news |title=Election results 2014: CPI-M wins both Lok Sabha seats in Tripura |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-cpi-m-wins-both-lok-sabha-seats-in-tripura/articleshow/35245658.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=17 May 2014}}{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/result16.aspx?dbsl=7694 |website=loksabha.nic.in |accessdate=21 April 2020}} However, in the 2019 Indian general election, he lost to Rebati Tripura. In the 2023 Tripura election, he won from the constituency of Sabroom.
=Member of Parliament=
Chaudhury was Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2014 to 2019 from Tripura East.{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: All States 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha/2014/all-states/16/0 |website=IndiaVotes}}{{cite news |title=Election results 2014: CPI-M wins both Lok Sabha seats in Tripura |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-cpi-m-wins-both-lok-sabha-seats-in-tripura/articleshow/35245658.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=17 May 2014}}
On 27 February 2016, he raised announcement in Kokborok language at the Agartala airport and Railway stations in Tripura.{{cite news |title=Tripura MP wants announcement of Kokborok in airport, station |url=https://www.uniindia.com/tripura-mp-wants-announcement-of-kokborok-in-airport-station/other/news/396067.html |work=United News of India}}{{cite web |title=Jitendra Choudhury {{!}} PRSIndia |url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/16-lok-sabha/jitendrachoudhury |website=PRS Legislative Research}} Following this, announcements on flight-related information were made in Agartala airport,{{cite news |title=Tripura govt makes it mandatory to display tribal languages on signboards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/tripura-govt-makes-it-mandatory-to-display-tribal-languages-on-signboards/articleshow/61718858.cms |work=The Times of India |date=20 November 2017}} the civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju informed to chaudhury about this matter through a letter.{{cite news |title=Kokborok makes way into Agartala airport |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/kokborok-makes-way-into-agartala-airport/articleshow/51988281.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 April 2016}}{{cite news |title=Agartala airport to make announcements in local tribal language along with Hindi,English |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/agartala-airport-to-make-announcements-in-local-tribal-language-along-with-hindienglish/ |work=The Indian Express |date=25 April 2016 |language=en}}
=State secretary of CPI(M), Tripura=
On 19 September 2021, Chaudhury was named as the state secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Tripura following the death of incumbent secretary Goutam Das, for an interim period until the party's next state conference.{{cite news |title=Jitendra Chaudhary new CPI(M) Tripura unit secretary {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2021/09/21/jitendra-chaudhary-new-cpim-tripura-unit-secretary/ |date=21 September 2021}}{{cite news |title=Tripura CPI(M) names former minister Jitendra Chaudhury as party secretary after Goutam Das’ demise |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/tripura/tripura-cpim-jitendra-chaudhury-party-secretary-goutam-das-death-7519942/ |work=The Indian Express |date=19 September 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Subrata |title=Tripura LoP Jitendra Choudhury replaces ex-CM Manik Sarkar as CPI(M) politburo member {{!}} Northeast Herald |url=https://www.neherald.com/tripura/tripura-lop-jitendra-choudhury-replaces-ex-cm-manik-sarkar-as-cpim-politburo-member |access-date=9 April 2025 |language=English}} In 2022, at the coneference of CPI(M), Tripura state committee he unanimously elected as the state secretary.{{cite news |title=Jitendra Choudhury elected CPI(M)’s Tripura state secretary |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2022/02/27/jitendra-choudhury-elected-cpims-tripura-state-secretary/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=EastMojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227151123/https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2022/02/27/jitendra-choudhury-elected-cpims-tripura-state-secretary/ |archive-date=27 February 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharjee |first1=Biswendu |title=Tripura CPM state meet draws up plan to fight BJP in assembly polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/tripura-cpm-state-meet-draws-up-plan-to-fight-bjp-in-assembly-polls/articleshow/89880409.cms |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=28 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |url=https://cpim.org/tripura-state-conference-cpim-concludes/ |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Haripada |title=Tripura State Conference of CPI(M): Accelerate Political-Ideological Initiative, Restore Democracy {{!}} Peoples Democracy |url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0306_pd/tripura-state-conference-cpim-accelerate-political-ideological-initiative-restore |work=peoplesdemocracy.in}}
=Leader of Opposition, Tripura Legislative Assembly=
Chaudhury was sworn as Leader of Opposition of the Tripura Legislative Assembly on 20 March 2024.{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Bikash |title=CPI-M’s Jitendra Chaudhury recognised as Leader of Opposition in Tripura |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpi-ms-jitendra-chaudhury-recognised-as-leader-of-opposition-in-tripura/articleshow/108655902.cms |access-date=11 April 2025 |work=The Economic Times |date=20 March 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Deb Barman |first1=Priyanka |title=CPM secretary sworn in as opposition leader in Tripura Assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/cpm-secretary-sworn-in-as-opposition-leader-in-tripura-assembly-101710936275080.html |access-date=11 April 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 March 2024 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Tanmoy |title=Tripura: CPIM MLA Jitendra Chaudhary to be sworn in as Leader of Opposition |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-cpim-mla-jitendra-chaudhary-to-be-sworn-in-as-leader-of-opposition-936479-2024-03-20 |access-date=11 April 2025 |work=India Today NE |date=20 March 2024 |language=hi}}{{cite news |title=CPI(M)'s Jitendra Chaudhury appointed leader of opposition in Tripura assembly |url=https://theprint.in/india/cpims-jitendra-chaudhury-appointed-leader-of-opposition-in-tripura-assembly/2008236/ |work=ThePrint |date=20 March 2024}} Following the joined of Tipra Motha Party to BJP led coalition government and resignation of his predecessor Animesh Debbarma of Tipra Motha Party, CPI(M) became the prime opposition in the assembly.{{cite news |last1=Choudhury |first1=Ratnadip |title=In Tripura Twist, Ex-Royal's Tipra Motha Party Joins BJP-Led Government |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2024-in-tripura-twist-ex-royals-tipra-motha-party-joins-bjp-led-government-5192931 |access-date=11 April 2025 |work=www.ndtv.com |date=7 March 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Tripura LoP Animesh Debbarma resigns, to take oath as Minister in BJP-led govt |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tripura-assembly/tripura-lop-animesh-debbarma-resigns-to-take-oath-as-minister-in-bjp-led-govt/article67923490.ece |work=The Hindu |date=7 March 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Deb |first1=De |title=Meet Animesh Debbarma & Brishaketu Debbarma, the TIPRA Motha MLAs sworn in as Tripura ministers today |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/animesh-brishaketu-debbarma-tipra-motha-tripura-9200281/ |work=The Indian Express |date=8 March 2024 |language=en}}
Electoral history
Chaudhury was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Manu for five consecutive times and once elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. Currently he is the MLA from Sabroom.{{cite web |title=Members of Legislative Assembly {{!}} Official website of Tripura State Portal, India |url=https://tripura.gov.in/members-legislative-assembly |website=tripura.gov.in |access-date=6 April 2025}}
=Summary=
==Tripura Legislative Assembly elections==
class="sortable wikitable"
! |Year ! colspan = "2" |Party ! |Constituency ! colspan = "3" |Opponent ! |Result ! |Margin |
1983
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |rowspan = "7"|Manu |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Angju Mog |{{no2|Lost}} |{{no2|1,942}} |
1988
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Angju Mog |{{no2|Lost}} |{{no2|169}} |
1993
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Angju Mog |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|2,674}} |
1998
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Joykishore Tripura |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|3,732}} |
2003
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra}} |Chandan Tripura |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|4,105}} |
2008
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Thaikhai Mog |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|6,160}} |
2013
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Chandi Charan Tripura |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|6,896}} |
2023
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |Sankar Roy |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|396}} |
==Lok sabha elections==
class="sortable wikitable"
! |Year ! colspan = "2" |Party ! |Constituency ! colspan = "3" |Opponent ! |Result ! |Margin |
2014
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}} |rowspan = "2"|Tripura East |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Sachitra Debbarma |{{yes2|Won}} |{{yes2|4,84,358}} |
2019
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |{{no2|Lost}} |{{no2|2,81,163}} |
=Detailed results=
==Lok Sabha elections==
===Lok Sabha Election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general election: Tripura East{{cite web |title=Constituency wise detailed result |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701131626/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2015}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Jitendra Chaudhury
|votes = 6,23,771
|percentage = 65.47
|change = +2.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sachitra Debbarma
|votes = 1,39,413
|percentage = 14.63
|change = -12.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Bhriguram Reang
|votes = 77,028
|percentage = 8.08
|change = +7.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Parikshit Debbarma
|votes = 60,613
|percentage = 6.36
|change = +4.13
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 4,84,358
|percentage = 50.84
|change = +14.84
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,51,080
|percentage = 83.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Lok Sabha Election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general election: Tripura East{{cite web |title=Constituency wise detailed result |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13539-33-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=7 April 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rebati Tripura|votes=4,82,126|percentage=46.12|change=+40.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Maharaj Kumari Pragya Deb Burman|votes=2,77,836|percentage=26.58|change=+12.78}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury|votes=2,00,963|percentage=19.22|change=-46.00}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indigenous People's Front of Tripura|candidate=Narendra Chandra Debbarma|votes=45,304|percentage=4.33|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,04,290
|percentage = 20.84
|change = +14.84
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,46,123|percentage=82.90|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Tripura Legislative Assembly elections=
== 1983 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006044341/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Angju Mog |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,304 |percentage=55.20% |change={{increase}}20.64 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,362 |percentage=44.80% |change={{increase}}2.14 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,942 |percentage=10.40% |change= {{increase}}2.31 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=18,666 |percentage=83.50% |change= {{increase}}5.12 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,733 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.65 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
== 1988 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006100546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Angju Mog |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,832 |percentage=50.12% |change={{decrease}}5.08 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,663 |percentage=49.40% |change={{increase}}4.60 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=169 |percentage=0.72% |change= {{decrease}}9.69 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=23,608 |percentage=89.39% |change= {{increase}}6.11 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,760 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.71 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
== 1993 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=14,886 |percentage=54.93% |change={{increase}}5.53 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Angju Mog |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,212 |percentage=45.07% |change={{decrease}}5.05 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,674 |percentage=9.87% |change= {{increase}}9.15 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,098 |percentage=85.01% |change= {{decrease}}4.73 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,458 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.29 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
== 1998 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf |url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,236 |percentage=55.80% |change={{increase}}0.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Joykishore Tripura |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,504 |percentage=42.97% |change={{decrease}}2.09 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandi Tripura |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=357 |percentage=1.23% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,732 |percentage=12.83% |change= {{increase}}2.96 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=29,097 |percentage=85.36% |change= {{increase}}0.52 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 34,635 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.71 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
== 2003 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2003 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165918/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=17,358 |percentage=55.31% |change={{decrease}}0.49 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandan Tripura |party=Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra |votes=13,253 |percentage=42.23% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandi Tripura |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=773 |percentage=2.46% |change={{increase}}1.24 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,105 |percentage=13.08% |change= {{increase}}0.25 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=31,384 |percentage=85.00% |change= {{increase}}0.98 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,927 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.62 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
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== 2008 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=21,100 |percentage=56.07% |change={{increase}}0.77 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thaikhai Mog |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,940 |percentage=39.70% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kirat Bahan Tripura |party=Independent politician |votes=800 |percentage=2.13% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mrathaiong Mog |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=789 |percentage=2.10% |change={{decrease}}0.37 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,160 |percentage=16.37% |change= {{increase}}3.29 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=37,629 |percentage=94.45% |change= {{increase}}9.09 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,999 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}0.77 }}
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== 2013 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Manu{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165655/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=21,320 |percentage=58.07% |change={{increase}}2.00 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandi Charan Tripura |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,424 |percentage=39.29% |change={{decrease}}0.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thaiu Mog |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=971 |percentage=2.64% |change={{increase}}0.55 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,896 |percentage=18.78% |change= {{increase}}2.41 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=36,715 |percentage=96.01% |change= {{increase}}1.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,329 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
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== 2023 Assembly election ==
{{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Sabroom{{cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners |language=en |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220141112/https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |archive-date=20 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14875-tripura-general-legislative-election-2023/ |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Chaudhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=21,801 |percentage=49.02% |change={{increase}}3.63 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sankar Roy |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,405 |percentage=48.13% |change={{decrease}}2.51 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,265 |percentage=2.84% |change={{increase}}1.86 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=396 |percentage=0.89% |change= {{decrease}}4.36 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=44,471 |percentage=92.65% |change= {{decrease}}2.05 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,064 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.31 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}1.62 }}
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Positions held
class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=2|Year !rowspan=2| Position | rowspan=2|Place/organisation | rowspan=2|Belonging party | rowspan=2|Remark | rowspan=2|Ref(s) |
Assumed office
! Left office | ||||
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1993
|2014 |MLA |Tripura Legislative Assembly |rowspan=10|CPI(M) | | | ||||
2014
|2019 |Member of Parliament | | ||||
2017
|2023 |Convenor |Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) | | ||||
2018
|present |Central Committee Member |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | | ||||
2019
|2023 |President | | | ||||
2021
|present |Secretary |CPI(M) Tripura | | | ||||
2023
|present |MLA |Tripura Legislative Assembly | | | ||||
2023
|present |Chairperson |Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) | | | ||||
2024
|present |Leader of Opposition | Tripura Legislative Assembly | | | ||||
2025
|present | Polit Bureau Member |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |{{cite news |title=Tripura CPI-M State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury Becomes First Tribal Leader of India to Be Inducted Into CPI-M Politburo |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/tripura/tripura-cpi-m-state-secretary-jitendra-chaudhury-becomes-first-tribal-leader-of-india-to-be-inducted-into-cpi-m-politburo/ |work=Northeast Live |date=8 April 2025}}{{cite news |title=Jitendra Chaudhary becomes CPI(M) politburo member; new faces from Tripura in party’s central committee |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jitendra-chaudhary-cpim-politburo-manik-sarkar-tripura-9928536/ |work=The Indian Express |date=6 April 2025 |language=en}} |
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://cpimtripura.org/StateComm.aspx CPI(M) Tripura State Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027112529/http://www.cpimtripura.org/StateComm.aspx |date=27 October 2019 }}
- [https://www.cpim.org/leadership CPI(M) Central Committee]
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