Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
RIYAN, SHRI BAJU BAN
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) - TRIPURA EAST-ST (TRIPURA)
Father's Name Late Shri Laka Joy Riyan
Date of Birth 13 March 1941
Place of Birth Vill. East Bagafa,Distt. South Tripura (Tripura)
Marital Status Married on 28 May 1965
Spouse's Name Smt. Jharna Riyan
Children Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc.
Educated at Maharaja Bira Bikram College, Agartala (Tripura)
Profession
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Vill. East Bagafa, P.S. Santirbazar,
Distt. South Tripura - 799744
(Tripura)
Tel. (0381) 223975
Present Address
170, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3794950
Positions Held
1967-80 Member, Tripura Legislative Assembly
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Estimates Committee
May-Dec.1977 Minister, Animal Husbandry, Tripura
1978-79 Minister, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cooperation and
Fishery, Tripura
1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1985 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1985-86 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Member, House Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Welfare
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Agriculture
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Welfare
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution and its Sub-Committee-A on
Department of Food and Civil Supplies
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Planning and
Programme Implementation
Social and Cultural Activities
Active worker, (i)Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad; and
(ii) All India Kisan Sabha; Advisor, (i) Bru Socio-Cultural
Organisation; and (ii) Hojagiri Festival Committee; and
Organiser, Hojagiri Dance in Tripura State
Special Interests
Upliftment of the socio-economic condition of the poor,
especially scheduled castes and scheduled tribes; organising
cultural programmes and folk dance; reading books; and hunting
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Tribal folk songs, games, reading and viewing T.V.
Sports and Clubs
Playing volleyball, football, carrom, cards, javelin, shotput
and discus-throw; participated in "All India Annual School Sports
1958 held at Kachrapara, West Bengal; Champion, M.B.B. College Annual
Sports thrice in 1958, 1961 and 1962
Countries Visited
China
Other Information
Arrested twice under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA)
during emergency and pre-emergency period and detained in jail
without trial for two years, 1974-76; Member, (i) Indian National
Congress, 1967-71; and (ii) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
[C.P.I.(M)] since 1971 till date
Election Result of
Tripura East-ST Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 8,22,682
Total votes polled 6,51,186
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Baju Ban Riyan [C.P.I.(M)] 3,20,766
(2) Shri Drao Kumar Reang (I.N.C.) 2,48,080
(3) Shri Jishnu Dev Varma (B.J.P.) 61,840
(4) Ms. Madhuri Kalai (Rudrapaul)(A.M.B.) 4,972
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