Mewar Kumar Jamatia Explained

Mewar Kumar Jamatia is an Indian politician belonging to the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT). He is the general secretary of IPFT, a political party that was created to demand a separate state for indigenous Tripuri people. He is current minister of tribal welfare and forest of BJP-IPFT Government, and represents the Ashrambari vidhansabha assembly. In 2018, he defeated Aghore Debbarma to win the Legislative Assembly election.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tripura-2018/tripura-assembly-election-results-live-updates/article22916309.ece Tripura Assembly election results: BJP poised to form government