| Office | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura
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| Born | Template:Birth year |
| Born | Tripura (princely state) |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Santirbazar
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| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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Brajamohan Jamatia (1905 – 2 March 2012) was an Indian politician. He was born and died in Manu.[1]
Career
Jamatia was born in a tribal peasant family in southern Tripura. Being illiterate, he came into contact with the Janasiksha Samiti literacy movement.[1] In 1950 he became a member of the Communist Party of India. He was active in the struggle of Ganamukti Parishad, and became a member of the Central Committee of the organization. In the 1964 split in the party, he sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became a member of the Tripura State Committee of CPI(M).[1]
He was elected to the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 1977 and, again, in 1988.[1][2][3]
Jamatia spent several years underground. He was imprisoned eight times. He learned to read and write in prison. In total his jail terms lasted for close to a decade.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 People's Democracy. Comrade Brajamohan Jamatia Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Jolaibari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988. www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ Veteran Communist leader Brajamohan Jamatiya, 106, died(2012-03-03).
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