Kishor Barman

Kishor Barman
Minister of Higher Education and Panchayat
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 July 2025
Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded bySubhash Chandra Das
ConstituencyNalchar
Personal details
Born1981 (age 44–45)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGargi Mandal
EducationTripura University
CabinetGovernment of Tripura

Kishor Barman (born 1981) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Nalchar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Sipahijala district. He won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was inducted into the Tripura Government cabinet on 3 July 2025.

Early life and education

Barman is from Nalchar, Sipahijala district, Tripura. He is the son of Amar Chand Barman. He completed his M.A. degree in Bengali, in 2004, at Tripura University.

Career

Barman won the Nalchar Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 20,836 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tapan Chandra Das of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 2,384 votes. He also serves as the general secretary of the BJP.

On 3 July 2025, he was administered the oath as a minister by Governor N. Indrasena Reddy at Raj Bhavan in Agartala. He joined the Chief Minister Manik Saha's cabinet as its 12th member. However, Tipra Motha and the Indigenous People’s Front, the allies of the ruling BJP as well as the opposition parties CPI (M) and INC, skipped the oath-taking ceremony.

References

  1. ↑ "Higher education minister Kisore Barman ties nuptial bond with beloved from West Bengal". tripurainfo DOT com.
  2. 1 2 "Kishor Barman(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NALCHAR (SC)(SEPAHIJALA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kishor Barman in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ↑ PTI (3 July 2025). "BJP MLA Kishor Barman takes oath as Cabinet Minister in Tripura". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Assembly elections: In Tripura, BJP's champ, but faces new 'challenger'". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "BJP MLA Kishor Barman sworn in as minister in Tripura, allies TIPRA Motha and IPFT skip oath-taking ceremony". The Indian Express. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.