Jitendra Majumder Explained

Jitendra Majumder (born 1954) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is an MLA from Kakraban Salgarh Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Gomati District. He won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Early life and education

Majumder is from Kakraban. His late father Radha Krishna Majumder was a farmer. He completed his B.A. in 1978 at Ramthakur Collage, Agartala, which is affiliated with Calcutta University.^[2]

Career

Majumder won from Kakraban Salgarh Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 23,625 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ratan Kr. Bhowmik of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 5,051 votes.^[3] In the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assemby election, he lost to Bhowmik by a margin of 3,767 votes.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jitendra Majumder in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023 . 2024-11-04 . News18 . en.
2. Web site: Jitendra Majumder (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP):Constituency- Kakraban-Shalgarh (SC) (Gomati) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2024-11-04 . www.myneta.info.
3. Web site: 2023-03-02 . Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners . 2024-11-04 . The Indian Express . en.
4. Web site: Digital Desk . Northeast Live . 2023-02-13 . Kakraban - Shalgara Constituency & Candidates contesting the 2023 Assembly Elections . 2024-11-04 . Northeast Live . en.
5. Web site: Members of Legislative Assembly Official website of Tripura State Portal, India . 2024-11-04 . tripura.gov.in.