The Politburo or Polit Bureau is the highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] The members of the Politburo are elected by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a National Party Congress, which is held every three years.
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Sitaram Yechury |
| Elected by | Central Committee |
| Responsible to | Central Committee |
| Parent |  Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seats | 17 |
| Meeting place | |
| AKG Bhawan, Delhi | |
List of Party Congress
edit24th Politburo
edit24th Party Congress
Date: 02 - 6 April 2025
Venue: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
A new Politburo will be elected by the newly formed Central Committee at the upcoming 24th Party Congress in Madurai in 2025.
23rd Politburo
edit23rd Party Congress
Date: 06 - 10 April 2022
Venue: Kannur, Kerala
A 17-member Politburo elected by the Central Committee with 3 new entrants.
| No. | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitaram Yechury (General Secretary till death on 12 September 2024) |
Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Prakash Karat | Delhi |
| 3 | Pinarayi Vijayan | Kerala |
| 4 | Brinda Karat | West Bengal |
| 5 | Manik Sarkar | Tripura |
| 6 | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (till death on 1st October 2022) |
Kerala |
| M. V. Govindan (from 31st October 2022) | ||
| 7 | M. A. Baby | Kerala |
| 8 | B. V. Raghavulu | Andhra Pradesh |
| 9 | Mohammed Salim | West Bengal |
| 10 | Surjya Kanta Mishra | West Bengal |
| 11 | Tapan Kumar Sen | West Bengal |
| 12 | Nilotpal Basu | West Bengal |
| 13 | G. Ramakrishnan | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 | Subhashini Ali | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Ram Chandra Dome | West Bengal |
| 16 | Ashok Dhawale | Maharashtra |
| 17 | A. Vijayaraghavan | Kerala |
22nd Politburo
editThe 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) held between 18 and 22 April 2018 at Hyderabad, Telangana elected a 95 member Central Committee. There are also six special invitees and two permanent invitees to the Central Committee. The Central Committee at its meeting held on 22 April 2018 at the conclusion of the Congress elected a 17 member Polit Bureau. The C.C. also re-elected Com. Sitaram Yechury as the General Secretary.[2]
| No. | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitaram Yechury (General Secretary) |
Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Prakash Karat (Former General Secretary) |
Kerala |
| 3 | S. Ramachandran Pillai (Former General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha) | |
| 4 | Biman Bose (Chairman of Left Front (West Bengal)) | West Bengal |
| 5 | Manik Sarkar (Former Chief Minister of Tripura) |
Tripura |
| 6 | Brinda Karat | West Bengal |
| 7 | Pinarayi Vijayan (Chief Minister of Kerala) | Kerala |
| 8 | Hannan Mollah (General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha) | West Bengal |
| 9 | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (Editor of Deshabhimani) | Kerala |
| 10 | M. A. Baby | |
| 11 | Surjya Kanta Mishra (West Bengal State Secretary) | West Bengal |
| 12 | Mohammed Salim | |
| 13 | Subhashini Ali | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | B. V. Raghavulu (Former Andhra Pradesh State Secretary) | Andhra Pradesh |
| 15 | G. Ramakrishnan (Former Tamil Nadu State Secretary) | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | Tapan Kumar Sen (CITU General Secretary) |
West Bengal |
| 17 | Niloptal Basu |
21st Politburo
editThe 21st Politburo was elected at the 21st party congress of CPI(M), held in Visakhapatnam in April 2015.
20th Politburo
editThe 20th Politburo was elected at the 20th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calicut in April 2012.
19th Politburo
editThe 19th Politburo was elected at the 19th party congress of CPI(M), held in Coimbatore from 29 March – 3 April 2008.
- Prakash Karat, General Secretary
- V. S. Achuthanandan (removed from the politburo on 12 July 2009[3])
- Mohammed Amin
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
- Biman Bose
- Brinda Karat
- M. K. Pandhe
- B.V. Raghavulu
- S. Ramachandran Pillai
- Manik Sarkar
- Nirupam Sen
- K. Varadarajan
- Pinarayi Vijayan
- Sitaram Yechury
18th Politburo
editThe 18th Politburo was elected at the 18th party congress of CPI(M), held in Delhi from 6-11 April 2005.
- Prakash Karat, General Secretary
- V. S. Achuthanandan
- Jyoti Basu
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
- Anil Biswas (died on 26 March 2006)
- Biman Bose
- Brinda Karat
- Chittabrata Majumdar (died on 20 February 2007)
- M. K. Pandhe
- S. Ramachandran Pillai
- B. V. Raghavulu
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet
- Manik Sarkar
- R. Umanath
- K. Varadarajan
- Pinarayi Vijayan
- Sitaram Yechury
17th Politburo
editThe 17th Politburo was elected at the 18th party congress of CPI(M), held in Hyderabad from 19-24 March 2002.
16th Politburo
editThe 16th Politburo was elected at the 16th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calcutta from 5-11 October 1998.
15th Politburo
editThe 15th Politburo was elected at the 15th party congress of CPI(M), held in Chandigarh from 2-8 April 1995.
14th Politburo
editThe 14th Politburo was elected at the 14th party congress of CPI(M), held in Madras from 3-10 January 1992.
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet, General Secretary
- V. S. Achuthanandan
- E. Balanandan
- Jyoti Basu
- Nripen Chakraborty
- Benoy Chaudhury
- Sailen Dasgupta
- Prakash Karat
- Sunil Maitra
- A. Nallasivan
- E. M. S. Namboodiripad
- E. K. Nayanar
- S. Ramachandran Pillai
- P. Ramachandran
- L.B.G. Rao
- M. Hanumantha Rao
- Sitaram Yechury
13th Politburo
editThe 13th Politburo was elected at the 13th party congress of CPI(M), held in Trivandrum in January 1989.[4]
- E. M. S. Namboodiripad, General Secretary
- V. S. Achuthanandan
- E. Balanandan
- M. Basavapunniah
- Jyoti Basu
- Nripen Chakraborty
- Samar Mukherjee
- Saroj Mukherjee
- A. Nallasivan
- B. T. Ranadive (Died on 6 April 1990)
- L.B.G. Rao
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet
12th Politburo
editThe 12th Politburo was elected at the 12th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calcutta from 24-29 December 1986.
11th Politburo
editThe 11th Politburo was elected at the 11th party congress of CPI(M), held in Vijayawada from 26-31 January 1982.
- E. M. S. Namboodiripad, General Secretary
- E. Balanandan
- M. Basavapunniah
- Jyoti Basu
- Promode Dasgupta (died on 29 November 1982)
- Samar Mukherjee
- P. Ramamurthi
- B. T. Ranadive
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet
10th Politburo
editThe 10th Politburo was elected at the 10th party congress of CPI(M), held in Jalandhar from 2-8 April 1978.
9th Politburo
editThe 9th Politburo was elected at the 10th party congress of CPI(M), held in Madurai from 27 June – 2 July 1972.
8th Politburo
editThe 8th Politburo was elected at the 8th party congress of CPI(M), held in Kochi from 23 - 29 December 1968.
7th Politburo
editThe 7th Politburo was elected at the 7th Party Congress of CPI(M) held in Calcutta from 31 October – 7 November 1964. It was the first Party Congress after the CPI(M) emerged from a split from the Communist Party of India in 1964.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CPI (M) Party Congresses" Archived 25 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Full list: CPI(M) newly elected central committee and politburo members" Archived 26 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Indian Express. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Jayanth Jacob (12 July 2009). "Kerala CM removed from politburo". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Sreedhar Pillai (31 January 1989). "Vote for continuity: 13th party congress of CPI(M) in Trivandrum one of the most significant in its history" Archived 23 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2015.