Kishor Barman

Kishor Barman (born 1981)^[1] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Nalchar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Sipahijala district. He won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]. He is inducted into the cabinet of Tripura Government on 3 July 2025.^[3]

Early life and education

Barman is from Nalchar, Sipahijala district, Tripura. He is the son of Amar Chand Barman. He completed his M.A. in Bengali, in 2004, at Tripura University.^[1]

Career

Barman won from Nalchar Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 20,836 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tapan Chandra Das of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 2,384 votes.^[4] He also serves as the general secretary of BJP.^[5]

On 3 July 2025, he was administered oath as a minister by the Governor N. Indrasena Reddy at Raj Bhavan in Agartala. He joined the Chief Minister Manik Saha cabinet as a 12th member. However, Tipra Motha and the Indigenous People’s Front, the allies of the ruling BJP and the Opposition parties, CPM and Congress, skipped the oath taking ceremony.^[6]