Jishnu Dev Varma | |
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2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura | |
Assumed office 9 March 2018 | |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
Preceded by | Dasarath Deb (1988) |
Constituency | Charilam |
Portfolios | Power, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Finance, Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[1] |
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 also called Jishnu Deb Barman,[2] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is currently serving as Deputy Chief Minister[3][4] of the Indian state of Tripura. Jishnu Dev Varma was elected from the Charilam constituency in a bypoll with a margin of more than 25,000 votes.[5][6]
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]