Manik Sarkar
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). In March 2008, he was sworn in as leader of Left Front, the Tripura coalition government. 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).
Manik Sarkar | |
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Official Portrait, 2017 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Tripura | |
| In office 9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Governor | |
| 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 |
| Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 11 October 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1949 Udaipur, Tripura State, India (now Tripura, India) |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Panchali Bhattacharya |
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.