Pabitra Kar | |
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| Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013 Mar 18 –2018 Mar 8 | |
| Preceded by | Bhanu Lal Saha |
| Succeeded by | Biswa Bandhu Sen |
| Chairman of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly,Tripura | |
| In office 1993 [1] [2] –2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ratan Lal Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Ratan Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Khayerpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1949 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Rama Das |
| Children | 1 (Daughter) |
| Parent(s) | Pramode Chandra Kar(Father) Rajlaxmi Kar(Mother) |
| Alma mater | Maharaja Bir Bikram College |
Pabitra Kar (born 17 June 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the 11th deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly,in office since 18 March 2013. In a political career spanning five decades,Kar was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and occupied several portfolios in the Government of Tripura. [3] [4] Prior to his election as Deputy Speaker,Kar was Industry Minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2004. He was Chairman (2008–2013) of the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation. He describes himself as a politician,social worker and farmer.
Kar was born in a Bengali family. His father was Promode Chandra Kar and mother Rajlaxmi Kar. He attended the MBB College in Agartala,then affiliated to University of Calcutta and earned a BSc in Pure Science with distinction in the year 1971. Kar is married to Rama Das and the two have a daughter who is a qualified engineer. In 2013,he won election by just 1000 votes. The next time it was expected that he would face tough competition there. As of 2019 [update] the current deputy is Shri Biswa Bandhu Sen,since 21 June 2018. [5] He was member of Tripura Legislative Assembly from Khayerpur (Tripura Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 1993 till 2018. [6] [7] [8] In 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election he was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ratan Chakrabarty. [9] [10]