Jitendra Chaudhury

Jitendra Chaudhury
Chaudhury, then Minister for Rural Development & Industry, Tripuralighting the lamp to inaugurate the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, organized by PIB at Ushabazar, Mohanpur block
Leader of Opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
6 March 2024
Preceded byAnimesh Debbarma
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assumed office
6 April 2025
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee
Assumed office
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
Preceded byGoutam Das
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 March 2023
Preceded bySankar Roy
ConstituencySabroom
In office
1993–2014
Preceded byAngju Mog
Succeeded byPravat Chowdhury
ConstituencyManu (ST)
Member of the Lok Sabha
for Tripura East
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBajuban Reang
Succeeded byRebati Tripura
Minister for Forest and Industry, Commerce, Sports, Govt of Tripura
In office
1993–2014
Personal details
Born (1958-06-27) 27 June 1958
Tripura, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseManisha Debbarma
Relatives1

Jitendra Chaudhury (born 27 June 1958) is an Indian communist politician who is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and serving as the incumbent MLA from Sabroom. Previously, he had won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency) before conceding defeat against Rebati Tripura of BJP in 2019.

Jitendra Chaudhury is the current Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tripura State Committee. At the 22nd Communist Party Congress in 2018, he was elected as a member of the central committee. He is the national Chairperson of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM).