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Nirupam Chakma | |
|---|---|
 Chakma in 2026 | |
| Chief Executive Member of the Chakma Auonomous District Council | |
| In office 3 July 2026 – Incumbent | |
| Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes | |
| In office 8 March 2024-2027 | |
| Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1986-2013 | |
| Constituency | Tuichawng |
| Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council | |
| In office 2023-2028 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1958 Kamalanagar, Mizoram |
| Party | Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Website | www.cadc.gov.in |
Nirupam Chakma is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He represented Tuichawng in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2013. Formerly a Congress minister, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015 and was offered the BJP ticket to the lone Lok Sabha seat of Mizoram in the 2019 election. He was the first Minister in Mizoram from the Chakma Community.[1][2]
Currently, he is the Chief Executive Member of the 11th Chakma Autonomous District Council (2023 - 2028).[3][4]
On March 8, 2024 he was appointed a member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes by the President of India.[5][6]
He also holds the post of National President of the Chakma National Council of India (CNCI).[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chakma leaders move to BJP". The Indian Express. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "मोदी नेतृत्व वाली भाजपा सरकार को मौका देना चाहते हैं मिजोरम के लोग: निरुपम चकमा - BJP is Mizoram last hope says party first LS poll candidate from state nirupam chakma". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nirupam Chakma – Chakma Autonomous District Council" (in cc-IN). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Guv appoints Nirupam Chakma CADC chief". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mizoram: Nirupam Chakma appointed as member of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes". India Today NE. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nirupam Chakma first from Chakma community to be appointed NCST member". ThePrint. 11 March 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "CADC Golden Jubilee Celebration concludes with traditional gaiety and fervour – Chakma Autonomous District Council". Retrieved 5 July 2026.