Jishnu Dev Varma | |
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![]() Official Portrait,2018 | |
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura | |
In office 9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
Portfolios | Power, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Finance, Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[1] |
Preceded by | Dasarath Deb (1988) |
Succeeded by | Subodh Deb Barma |
Constituency | Charilam |
President, Badminton Association of Tripura | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jishnu Dev Varma 15 August 1957 Tripura, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Children | 2 |
Jishnu Dev Varma (born 15 August 1957), also known as Jishnu Deb Barman,[2] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is formerly served as 2nd Deputy Chief Minister[3][4] of the Indian state of Tripura from 2018 to 2023. Jishnu Dev Varma was elected from the Charilam constituency in Tripura Legislative Assembly Assembly From 2018 till 2023.[5][6] He is also President of Badminton Association of India.
Jishnu Dev Varma is a member of the Tripura royal family.[7] Jishnu Dev Varma married Sudha Devvarma and the couple has two sons, namely Pratik Kishore Dev Varma and Jaibant Dev Varma. The elder son is Pratik Dev Varma.[citation needed]
Varma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in early 1990s during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.[8]