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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