Jishnu Dev Varma also called Jishnu Deb Barman,[2] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is currently serving as Deputy Chief Minister[3][4] of the Indian state of Tripura. Jisnu Dev varma was elected from the Charilam constituency in a bypoll with a margin of more than 25,000 votes.[5][6]
Jishnu Dev Varma | |
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1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura | |
Assumed office 9 March 2018 | |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Constituency | Charilam |
Cabinet Minister, Government of Tripura | |
Assumed office 9 March 2018 | |
Minister of | Power, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Finance, Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[1] |
President, Badminton Association of Tripura | |
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Born | Jishnu Dev varma 15 August 1957 Tripura, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Children | 2 |
Cabinet | State Government of Tripura |
Varma is a member of the Tripura royal family.[7] Jishnu Dev varma married with Sudha Devvarma and the couple has two sons, namely Pratik Kishore Dev Varma and Jaibant Dev Varma. The elder son, Pratik Dev Varma, also currently serving the party as General Secretary of Janjati Morcha.