Manik Sarkar | |
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| Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 11 October 1998 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Tripura | |
| In office 9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Ratan Lal Nath |
| Succeeded by | Animesh Debbarma |
| 9th Chief Minister of Tripura | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 8 March 2018 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Dasarath Deb |
| Succeeded by | Biplab Kumar Deb |
| Tripura State Secretary of the CPI(M) | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura | |
| In office March 1998 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Samar Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Pratima Bhowmik |
| Constituency | Dhanpur |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Biswas |
| Succeeded by | Bibhu Kumari Devi |
| Constituency | Agartala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1949 Udaipur, Tripura State, India (now Tripura, India) |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Panchali Bhattacharya |
| Cabinet | Fourth Sarkar ministry |
Manik Sarkar (born 22 January 1949) is an Indian communist politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from March 1998 to March 2018. He is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1][2] In March 2008, he was sworn in as leader of Left Front, the Tripura coalition government.[3] In assembly elections held in 2013, he became the chief minister for the fourth consecutive time. He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2023. NDTV's article in 2018, proclaimed that back then, he was the poorest chief minister in India with bank balance of Rs. 2000 (~25 USD).
His affidavit for the 2018 Tripura Assembly election revealed that he is the chief minister with the least possessions among all his counterparts in India.[4][5][6]
- ^ List of Politburo Members Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine from the 7th (1964) to the 18th Congress(2005)
- ^ List of Politburo and Central Committee members Archived 29 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine elected on the 19th Congress
- ^ 6th Left Front Govt Assumes Office Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "With just Rs 2,410 in bank account, country's poorest CM Manik Sarkar turns even poorer after 4 terms".
- ^ "Manik Sarkar: Poorest CM in the country". The Times of India. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "National Commission for Scheduled Castes praises Tripura". India Today. PTI. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2021.