Brajamohan Jamatia

Brajamohan Jamatia
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura
In office 1977–1983
In office 1988–1993
Constituency	Jolaibari
Personal details
Born	1905 (1905) Tripura (princely state)
Died	March 2, 2012(2012-03-02) (aged 106–107) Santirbazar
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Brajamohan Jamatia (1905 – 2 March 2012) was an Indian politician. He was born and died in Manu.^[1]

Career

Jamatia was born in a tribal peasant family in southern Tripura. Being illiterate, he came into contact with the Janasiksha Samiti literacy movement.^[1] In 1950 he became a member of the Communist Party of India. He was active in the struggle of Ganamukti Parishad, and became a member of the Central Committee of the organization. In the 1964 split in the party, he sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became a member of the Tripura State Committee of CPI(M).^[1]

He was elected to the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 1977 and, again, in 1988.^[1][2][3]

Jamatia spent several years underground. He was imprisoned eight times. He learned to read and write in prison. In total his jail terms lasted for close to a decade.^[4]

References

1. People's Democracy. Comrade Brajamohan Jamatia Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Jolaibari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988". www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. "Veteran Communist leader Brajamohan Jamatiya, 106, died". Bengal Newz. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.