Pabitra Kar
pabitra kar at his office
Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byBhanu Lal Saha
Succeeded byBiswa Bandhu Sen
Chairman of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation
In office
2008–2013
Minister of Industry
In office
1998–2004
Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura
In office
1993[1][2]–2018
Preceded byRatan Lal Ghosh
Succeeded byRatan Chakraborty
ConstituencyKhayerpur
Personal details
Born (1949-06-17) 17 June 1949
Khayerpur, Tripura, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseRama Das
Children1 (Daughter)
Parent(s)Pramode Chandra Kar(Father)
Rajlaxmi Kar(Mother)
Alma materMaharaja Bir Bikram College

Pabitra Kar (born 17 June 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the 11th deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly, in office since 18 March 2013. In a political career spanning five decades, Kar was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and occupied several portfolios in the Government of Tripura.[3][4] Prior to his election as Deputy Speaker, Kar was Industry Minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2004. He was Chairman (2008–2013) of the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation. He describes himself as a politician, social worker and farmer.

Early life and career

Kar was born in a Bengali 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. As of 2019 the current deputy is Shri Biswa Bandhu Sen, since 21 June 2018.[5] He was member of Tripura Legislative Assembly from Khayerpur (Tripura Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 1993 till 2018.[6][7][8] In 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election he was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ratan Chakrabarty.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1993". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2003". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tender to build temple in Tripura CM's bungalow triggers controversy". uniidia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Das, Pinaki. "Tripura: CPI (M) protest against attacks on its candidates". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Official Website of Tripura Legislative Assembly".
  6. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1998". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2008". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election 2013, Tripura Assembly Election 2013 Result". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "KHAYERPUR Election Result 2018, Winner, KHAYERPUR MLA, Tripura". NDTV.com. NDTV. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Khayerpur Election Result 2018 Live: Khayerpur Assembly Elections Result Live Update, Vidhan Sabha Election Result & Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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