Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Overview
TypeHighest decision-making organ when Party Congress is not in session.
Elected byParty Congress
Length of termThree years
History
Establishedby 7th Party Congress on 7 November 1964;60 years ago (1964-11-07)
Leadership
General Secretary M.A. Baby
Executive organ Politburo
Operational organCentral Secretariat
Disciplinary organCentral Control Commission
Elections
Last election6 April 2025

The Central Committee is the second-highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The members of the Central Committee are elected at the Congress of the Party, which occurs every three years.

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Elections

The All-India Party Congress, typically convened every three years, serves as the supreme authority of the CPI(M). [1] Between sessions of the Party Congress, the Central Committee functions as the highest decision-making body. [1] The Central Committee elects a Politburo from among its members, including the General Secretary, who is the party's principal leader. [1]

24th Central Committee

Members

Andhra Pradesh

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
B. V. Raghavulu B. V. Raghavulu.JPG Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Former Andhra Pradesh State Secretary		Old
V. Srinivasa Rao V Srinivasa Rao.jpg Andhra Pradesh State Secretary [3] Old
K. Hemalata K. Hemalata.jpg CITU National PresidentOld
Sunkara Punyavati   Old
R. Arun Kumar R. Arun Kumar CPI(M) (cropped).jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Former SFI All India President		Old
K. LokanadhamNew
D. Rama Devi  New

Assam

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Suprakash Talukdar Suprakash Talukdar.jpg Assam State SecretaryOld
Isfaqur Rahman Isfaqur Rahman CPIM.jpg Member of Assam State SecretariatOld

Bihar

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Lalan ChoudharyBihar State SecretaryOld
Awadhesh KumarFormer Bihar State Secretary
AIKS National Joint Secretary		Old

Delhi

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Anurag SaxenaDelhi State Secretary
CITU Delhi State Secretary		New

Gujarat

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Hitendra BhattGujarat State SecretaryNew

Haryana

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Prem ChandHaryana State SecretaryNew

Himachal Pradesh

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Vikram Singh Vikram Singh CPIM.jpg Former SFI General Secretary [4] Old
Sanjay Chauhan Sanjay Chauhan (cropped).png Himachal Pradesh State Secretary
Former Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation		New

Jammu and Kashmir

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami MY Tarigami at Kolkata.jpg Old

Jharkhand

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Prakash ViplavJharkhand State SecretaryOld

Karnataka

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
K.N. Umesh KN Umesh CPM.jpg CITU National SecretaryOld
K. PrakashKarnataka State SecretaryNew

Kerala

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 2023.tif Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Chief Minister of Kerala 		Old
M. A. Baby MABaby.jpg General Secretary
Member of Polit Bureau [2] 		Old
A. Vijayaraghavan A.vijayaraghavan4.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
M. V. Govindan MV Govindan master 2024 at Kollm 02.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Kerala State Secretary		Old
P. K. Sreemathy Sreemathy Teacher close-up.jpg Old
E. P. Jayarajan EP Jayarajan.jpg Old
T. M. Thomas Isaac Thomas Issac.jpg Old
K. K. Shailaja K. K. Shailaja.jpg Old
Elamaram Kareem Elamaram Kareem.png Old
K. Radhakrishnan Radakrishnan.jpeg Old
K. N. Balagopal Budget reading K N Balagopal.jpg Old
P. Rajeeve P. Rajeev 2023.tif Old
P. Sathidevi Old
C. S. Sujatha C.S.Sujatha.jpg Old
V. Muralidharan V. Muralidharan CPIM.jpg Old
Vijoo Krishnan Vijoo Krishnan.jpg Old
A.R. Sindhu AR Sindhu.jpg Old
T. P. Ramakrishnan T.P. Ramakrishnan.jpg New
Puthalath Dinesan Puthalath Dinesan.jpg New
K. S. Saleekha New

Madhya Pradesh

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Jaswinder Singh Jaswinder Singh CPIM.jpg Madhya Pradesh State SecretaryOld

Maharashtra

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Ashok Dhawale Ashok Dhawale.png Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
Rajendra SharmaMember of Central Secretariat
Editor of Loklahar		Old
Mariam Dhawale Mariam Dhawale.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
Ajit Nawale Ajit Nawale.jpg Maharashtra State SecretaryNew
Vinod Bhiva Nikole New

Odisha

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Suresh Chandra Panigrahy Suresh Chandra Panigrahy.jpg Odisha State SecretaryNew

Punjab

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon.jpg Punjab State SecretaryOld

Rajasthan

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Amra Ram Amra Ram.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
AIKS National Vice President
Former Rajasthan State Secretary
MP in Lok Sabha 		Old
Kishan Pareek Kishan Pareek.jpg Rajasthan State SecretaryNew

Tamil Nadu

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
K. Balakrishnan K Balakrishnan Speech Venmani 2018 (cropped).jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Former Tamil Nadu State Secretary		Old
U. Vasuki U.Vasuki CPIM.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
P. SampathOld
P. Shanmugam Old
R. KarumalaiyanOld
N. GunashekaranNew
K. Balabharathi Selvi. K. Balabharathi, CPI(M) Politician.jpg New

Telangana

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Tammineni Veerabhadram Former Telangana State SecretaryOld
John WesleyTelangana State SecretaryNew
S. VeeraiahNew
T. JyothiNew
Mandhadapu SaibabuTreasurer of CITU New

Tripura

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Jitendra Choudhury A delegation from Tripura led by Shri Jitendra Chaudhury, MP (Lok Sabha), calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on Thursday, November 24, 2016 (cropped).jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Tripura State Secretary [5]
LoP in Tripura Legislative Assembly [6] 		Old
Manik Dey Manik Dey.jpg New
Naresh Jamatia New
Ratan Bhowmik New
Krishna RakshitNew

Uttarakhand

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Rajendra Kumar NegiFormer Uttarakhand State SecretaryNew

Uttar Pradesh

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Heera Lal YadavFormer Uttar Pradesh State Secretary [7] Old

West Bengal

NamePhotoVarious positionsRemarks
Tapan Kumar Sen Tapan Kumar Sen.png Member of Polit Bureau [2]
CITU General Secretary		Old
Nilotpal Basu Nilotpal Basu.png Member of Polit Bureau [2]
Former SFI General Secretary		Old
Mohammed Salim AXfLSVpW 400x400.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2]
West Bengal State Secretary		Old
Ram Chandra Dome RC Dome CPIM.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
Srideep Bhattacharya Srideep Bhattacharya.jpg Member of Polit Bureau [2] Old
Sujan Chakraborty Sujan Chakraborty.jpg Old
Abhas Roy Choudhary Abhas Ray Choudhuri.jpg Old
Samik Lahiri Old
Sumit DeyOld
Deblina Hembram Old
Debabrata GhoshNew
Syed HussainNew
Koninika GhoshNew
Minakshi Mukherjee New
Saman Pathak New

Permanent invitees

NamePhoto
Sudip Dutta
Bal Singh
John Brittas
Sudhanva Deshpande

Special invitees

NamePhoto
Manik Sarkar Manik Sarkar Official Portrait.jpg
Prakash Karat PrakashKarat cropped.jpg
Brinda Karat Brinda Karatt at Kollam 2025 4.jpg
Subhashini Ali Subhashini Ali (2019).jpg
S. Ramachandran Pillai Srp3.JPG
Biman Bose Biman Bose in 2025.jpg
Hannan Mollah Honannan Mollah (3).jpg

Central Control Commission

Central Secretariat

Central Committee of CPI(M) elects a Central Secretariat, which manages the party's day-to-day operations and assists in the implementation of decisions taken by the Central Committee. Central Secretariat is guided by the Politburo.

In the first meeting of 24th Central Committee from 3-5 June 2025, a seven-member new Central Secretariat was elected. [8]

NamePhoto
M.A. Baby MABaby.jpg
B.V. Raghavulu B. V. Raghavulu.JPG
V. Muralidharan V. Muralidharan CPIM.jpg
Rajendra Sharma
K. Hemalata K. Hemalata.jpg
Vikram Singh Vikram Singh CPIM.jpg
K.N. Umesh KN Umesh CPM.jpg

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Party Constitution | Communist Party of India (Marxist)". 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "CPM gets an 18-member Politburo; 8 new faces, exemption only for Pinarayi Vijayan". 6 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "CPM AP Secretary: సీపీఎం ఏపీ రాష్ట్ర కార్యదర్శిగా రెండోసారి వి.శ్రీనివాసరావు ఎన్నిక, చంద్రబాబుపై బృందాకారత్ విమర్శలు".
  4. ↑ "কেন্দ্রীয় কমিটিতে নতুন মুখ, প্রশ্নও". Anandabazar Patrika. 1 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tripura: CPI(M) State Conference Calls for Strengthening the Party Ideologically and Organisationally | Peoples Democracy".
  6. ↑ "CPM's Jitendra Chaudhary sworn in as Tripura's new leader of Opposition, jibes at TIPRA Motha". 20 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh State Conference of CPI(M) | Peoples Democracy".
  8. ↑ https://www.deshabhimani.com/deshabhimani-english-/national-76192/cpim-blasts-modi-govts-foreign-policy-security-failures-and-economic-inequality-10113
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