Sitaram Yechury | |
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 Yechury in 2013 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 19 April 2015 – 12 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Karat |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Karat (interim co-ordinator) |
| 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 by | Abani Roy |
| Succeeded by | Shanta Chhetri |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1952 Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 12 September 2024 (aged 72) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Seema Chishti |
| Relations | Mohan Kanda (maternal uncle) |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA) St. Stephen's College (BA) |
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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.