Mevar Kumar Jamatia (born 5 June 1968), is a Tiprasa Indian Politician from

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

. He is the former Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries and Commerce, and Forest in

Biplab Kumar Deb ministry This was a list of ministers from Biplab Kumar Deb cabinet starting from 11 March 2018 to 14 May 2022. Biplab Kumar Deb is the leader of BJP who was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Tripura on 11 March 2018. It's ended on 14 May 2022 with the abol ...

. He became the MLA from Asharambari Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Aghore Debbarma by a margin of 6,987 votes.

Early life and education

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.

Political career

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 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly elections were held on 16 February 2023 to elect all 60 members of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 March 2023. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a sim ...

he resigned from the member of

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on 8 November 2022 and joined

Tipra Motha Party The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), also known as the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance, is a regional political party and previously a social organization in Tripura, India. The TIPRA is led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma. It is ...

on 10 November 2023.

Electoral performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamatia, Mevar Kumar 1968 births Living people Tripura MLAs 2018–2023 State cabinet ministers of Tripura Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura politicians Tipra Motha Party politicians North-Eastern Hill University alumni