Badal Choudhury

Badal Choudhury is an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Chowdhury is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Hrishyamukh constituency in South Tripura district. He was minister of Health & Family Welfare and Revenue and Public Works during 2013–18.

Political career

Badal Choudhury was very active in student movements in his student days. In 1968 at the age of 17, he became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 1972–1981, he was the Secretary of C.P.I. Belonia Divisional Committee. During 1974, he was promoted as State Committee Member of C.P.I.. In 1977, Choudhury was elected for the first time as Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura until 1993. In 2008, Choudhury became a Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).