Jishnu Dev Varma | |
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3rd Governor of Telangana | |
Assumed office 31 July 2024 [1] | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
Dy. Chief Minister | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
Preceded by | C. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge) |
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura | |
In office 9 March 2018 –2 March 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
Portfolios | Finance,Power,Rural Development (including Panchayat),Planning and Coordination (including Statistics),TREDA,Science,Technology &Environment [2] |
Preceded by | Dasarath Deb (1988) |
Constituency | Charilam |
President,Badminton Association of Tripura | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jishnu Dev Varma 15 August 1957 Tripura,India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Sudha Debbarma |
Relations |
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Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.A. Hons. English Literature) |
Jishnu Dev Varma (born 15 August 1957),is an Indian politician serving as the 3rd and current Governor of Telangana since 31 July 2024. [1] [3] He is from Tripura,and has previously served as the 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura from 2018 to 2023. He served as the MLA of Charilam from 2018 till 2023. He was the head of the Badminton Association of India,and is currently the president of its Tripura unit. [3] [4]
Jishnu Dev Varma was born in Agartala,Tripura on 15 August 1957. His father Ramendra Kishore Debbarma was the military secretary and home secretary to Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya.
Dev Varma is a member of the Tripura royal family and is the uncle of Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma and Kriti Devi Debbarman. [5] [3]
He received his B.A. Honours from Calcutta University. [6]
Dev Varma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in early 1990s during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. [7] In 1993,he was made a national general general secretary of the party.
In the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election,he won the seat of Charilam with a margin of over 25,000 votes. He received 89% of the 29,753 valid votes polled in the bypoll. He defeated Arjun Debbarma of the Congress. [6] He was also chosen to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura. During this term,he held the portfolios of Power,Rural Development (including Panchayat),Finance,Planning and Coordination,Science,Technology &Environment. [3]
He was chosen as the Chairman of North East Regional Power Committee (NERPC) on 22 September 2022. [8]
In the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election,he was the richest candidate from Tripura. [9] He lost to his rival Subodh Deb Barma,who represented the Tipra Motha Party. [10]
Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed as Governor of Telangana by President Droupadi Murmu on 27 July 2024,and started serving the post since 31 July 2024. [3] [11] [1]
Jishnu Dev Varma married Sudha Debbarma. have two sons,namely Pratik Kishore Dev Varma and Jaibant Dev Varma. He has one 3 sisters. [12] Dev Varma cousin brother is Bharat Dev Varma who is the husband of actress Moon Moon Sen and father of Raima Sen Dev Varma and Riya Sen Dev Varma. [13]
Dev Varma royal upbringing and connection to the Tripura Royal family is one of the prominent highlight of his public life. Being referred to as ‘Karta’meaning prince throughout his life among the people signify his recognition as a member of the royal family. [14]
He is known to be quite active in the cultural sphere;that includes from writings,archiving,and also as patron of arts. His collection of photographs were featured in the Marg Magazine special issue:The Risha,History in a Narrow Weave authored by designer Artrik Dev Varman. [15]
Agartala is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora/Saidra River, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the border with Bangladesh and about 2,499 km (1,552 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi. According to 2022 AMC data, Agartala is the second most populous city after Guwahati in Northeast India. It is India's third international internet gateway and being developed under the Smart Cities Mission.
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The Tripuri people (Kókborok: Tripuri dópha rok, are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group of Bangladesh and Northeast Indian state of Tripura. They are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for over 600 years starting from 1400 A.D. until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949. The Tipra Dynasty was established in 590 AD.
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