Nirupam Chakma is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He represented Tuichawng in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2013. Formerly a Congress minister, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015 and was offered the BJP ticket to the lone Lok Sabha seat of Mizoram in the 2019 election. He was the first Minister in Mizoram from the Chakma Community.[1][2]
Nirupam Chakma | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1986-2013 | |
| Constituency | Tuichawng |
| Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council | |
| In office 2023-2028 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1958 Kamalanagar, Mizoram |
| Party | Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Website | www.cadc.gov.in |
Currently, he is a member of the District Council in the 11th Chakma Autonomous District Council (2023 - 2028).[3]
On March 8, 2024 he was appointed a member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) by the President of India.[4][5][6]
He also holds the post of National President of the Chakma National Council of India (CNCI).[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Chakma leaders move to BJP". 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "मोदी के नेतृत्व वाली भाजपा सरकार को मौका देना चाहते हैं मिजोरम के लोग: निरुपम चकमा". Dainik Jagran.
- ↑ https://www.cadc.gov.in/cc/cadc_mdc/nirupam-chakma/
- ↑ https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizoram-nirupam-chakma-appointed-as-member-of-national-commission-for-scheduled-tribes-927733-2024-03-09
- ↑ https://theprint.in/india/nirupam-chakma-first-from-chakma-community-to-be-appointed-ncst-member/1996828/
- ↑ https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/india/nirupam-first-from-chakma-community-to-be-appointed-ncst-member.html
- ↑ "CADC Golden Jubilee Celebration concludes with traditional gaiety and fervour – Chakma Autonomous District Council".