Khagendra Jamatia Explained

Khagendra Jamatia
Native Name:instead.-->
Term Start:2003
Term End:2018
Office2:Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly,(MLA)
Term Start2:1988[1]
Term End2:2018
Predecessor2:Kali Kumar Debbarma
Term Start3:1986
Term End3:1988[2]
Spouse:Smt. Anjali Jamatia
Birth Date:01 January 1954
Children:3 (2 sons 1 Daughter)

Khagendra Jamatia (c. 1954 – 2 March 2018) was an Indian politician.

A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) since 1983, Jamatia first represented the party while standing in the 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly elections.[3] He subsequently won reelection five consecutive times through 2013, and was again backed by the CPM in the 2018 election cycle. During his campaign, Jamatia was diagnosed with cancer, and died in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on 2 March 2018, aged 64.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988 . www.elections.in . 9 May 2020.
  2. Web site: OATH / AFFIRMATION BY ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS . tripuraassembly.nic.in . 9 May 2020.
  3. News: Khagendra Jamatia, Tripura Minister And CPM MLA For Six Straight Terms, Dies. 3 March 2018. NDTV.
  4. News: Tripura fisheries minister Khagendra Jamatia passes away at 64, days after doctors detect cancer. 3 March 2018. First Post. 2 March 2018.
  5. News: Tripura minister Khagendra Jamatia dead at 64. 3 March 2018. Zee News. 2 March 2018.