Pabitra Kar (born 17 June 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the 11th deputy

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of the

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, in office since 18 March 2013. In a political career spanning five decades, Kar was a senior leader of the

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and occupied several portfolios in the

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. Prior to his election as Deputy Speaker, Kar was Industry Minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2004. He was Chairman (2008–2013) of the

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. He describes himself as a politician, social worker and farmer.

Early life and career

Kar was born in a

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family. His father was Promode Chandra Kar and mother Rajlaxmi Kar. He attended the MBB College in Agartala, then affiliated to University of Calcutta and earned a BSc in Pure Science with distinction in the year 1971. Kar is married to Rama Das and the two have a daughter who is a qualified engineer. In 2013, he won election by just 1000 votes. The next time it was expected that he would face tough competition there. the current deputy is Shri

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, since 21 June 2018. He was member of

from

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since 1993 till 2018. In

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he was defeated by

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candidate Ratan Chakrabarty.

References

External links

Link to current deputy in office
(Shows he was replaced) * http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/northeast-india-s-second-readymade-apparel-unit-opens-in-tripura-116040800680_1.html * http://www.india.com/news/india/northeastern-states-assembly-speakers-to-meet-in-tripura-1224071/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kar, Pabitra 1949 births Living people Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tripura University of Calcutta alumni People from Tripura Tripura MLAs 1993–1998 Tripura MLAs 1998–2003 Tripura MLAs 2003–2008 Tripura MLAs 2008–2013 Tripura MLAs 2013–2018 Deputy Speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly

Early life and career

See also

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