Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury
Yechury in 2013
General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
19 April 2015 – 12 September 2024
Preceded byPrakash Karat
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
10 January 1992 – 12 September 2024
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 August 2005 – 18 August 2017
Preceded byAbani Roy
Succeeded byShanta Chhetri
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Personal details
Born(1952-08-12)12 August 1952
Madras, Madras State, India
(present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died12 September 2024(2024-09-12) (aged 72)
New Delhi, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseSeema Chishti
RelationsMohan Kanda (Maternal Uncle)
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University (MA)
St. Stephen's College (BA)

Sitaram Yechury (12 August 1952 – 12 September 2024) was an Indian Marxist politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who was a member of the Politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992. Previously, he was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, West Bengal, from 2005 to 2017.