Asoke Chandra Mitra (20 February 1949) is an Indian politician from Tripura.[1] He is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Hrishyamukh Assembly constituency in the South Tripura district representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2][3][4]

Asoke Chandra Mitra
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byBadal Choudhury
Personal details
Born
Asoke Chandra Mitra

(1949-02-20) 20 February 1949 (age 75)
Tripura, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseSubhra Mitra
Children2
Alma materMaharaja Bir Bikram College

Early life and education

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Mitra is from Belonia, South Tripura District, Tripura. He is the son of late Ramesh Chandra Mitra. He completed his B.Ed. in 1981 at Government B.Ed. College, Agartala, which is affiliated with University of Calcutta, West Bengal. Earlier, he did his B.Sc. at Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Agartala also under University of Calcutta in 1969. He is a retired government teacher.[5]

Career

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Mitra won from Hrishyamukh Assembly constituency representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 19,986 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Dipayan Choudhury of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 1,418 votes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Badal Choudhury's daughter Barsha campaigns for Left Front candidate Ashok Mitra at Hrishyamukh AC - Tripura Chronicle". 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hrishyamukh Election Result 2023 LIVE: Hrishyamukh MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "MLA Profiles | Tripura State Portal". tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Asoke Ch. Mitra(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- HRISHYAMUKH(SOUTH TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Asoke Ch. Mitra in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2024.