Nayan Sarkar (born 1988) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was first elected as a Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Bamutia Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes, in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]

Nayan Sarkar
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 September 2023
Preceded byKrishnadhan Das
ConstituencyBamutia
Personal details
Born
Bamutia
PartyCPI(M)
ParentHaricharan Sarkar
EducationPost Graduate

Early life and education

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Sarkar is from Mohanpur, Bamutia, West Tripura district. HIs late father Haricharan Sarkar was a farmer. He completed his M.A. in Education in 2020 at ICFAI University. His net worth, as declared in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India, is Rs.7.8 lakhs. He has no criminal cases against him.[3]

Career

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Sarkar was elected from the Bamutia Assembly constituency representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, defeating the sitting BJP MLA Krishnadhan Das by a margin of 2026 votes.[4][5][6][7]

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