Pravat Chowdhury (born 28 December 1976) is an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Chowdhury is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Manu (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in South Tripura district since 2014.[2][3][4][5] Chowdhury was elected in a 2014 bye-election to this seat, after the previous incumbent, Jitendra Choudhury, resigned to take his Lok Sabha seat for Tripura East after winning in 2014. Pravat Chowdhury won the bye-election by a landslide, leading by a record margin of nearly 16,000 votes.[6] Chowdhury won reelection to a full term during the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, but this time by a much smaller margin. His victory by 193 votes, or 0.48%, against Dhananjoy Tripura of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura was the closest contest in the state.
Pravat Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura | |
| In office 24 September 2014 – 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jitendra Choudhury |
| Constituency | Manu ST |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1976[1] Sabroom, South Tripura district |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Smt. Dipali Tripura (Chowdhury) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Lt. Krishna Kanta Chowdhury(Father) Smt. Dhanusri Chowdhury(Mother) |
| Alma mater | Nagaland University |
See also
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edit- ^ "OATH / AFFIRMATION BY ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS" (PDF). tripuraassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Manu (ST) Vidhan Sabha Election - Manu (ST) Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Manu Election Result 2018 Live: Manu Assembly Elections Result Live Update, Vidhan Sabha Election Result & Live News". News18. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Tripura Assembly Election 2018 Result, Tripura Vidhan Sabha Election 2018 Result". www.elections.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Rajeev (16 September 2014). "त्रिपुरा उपचुनाव : माकपा उम्मीदवार की रिकॉर्ड मतों से जीत". NDTVIndia (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Pravat Chowdhury of CPI-M wins Tripura seat with record margin". ummid.com. 16 September 2014.