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Sitaram Yechury

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  • Born 12 August 1952
  • Birth Place Chennai
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
  • In Office General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 19 April 2015 - 12 September 2024, Member Of The Politburo Of The Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 10 January 1992 - 12 September 2024, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 19 August 2005 - 18 August 2017

Sitaram Yechury BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 19 Jan 2025
CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away on September 12 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, where he was admitted on August 19 with pneumonia. He was 72. ...

Sitaram Yechury PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Seema Chishti
Education Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA), St. Stephen's College (BA)

POSITIONS HELD BY Sitaram Yechury

Position Tenure
Member of Rajya Sabha 19 August 2005 - 18 August 2017

SITARAM YECHURY NEWS

Sitaram Yechury, D Raja sent back to Delhi after detention at Srinagar airport

August 09, 2019 5:56 pm

The Left leaders who had gone to meet CPI(M) leader Md Tarigami and other party colleagues were sent back to Delhi after a brief detention.

Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja detained at Srinagar airport

August 09, 2019 1:38 pm

On Thursday, both Yechuri and Raja had written separately to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on their visit. 

BJP's 'brazen horse-trading', 'misuse of power' in Karnataka for all to see: Yechury

July 24, 2019 4:01 pm

The government in Karnataka collapsed Tuesday night after the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was defeated in the assembly, ending his 14-month-long turbulent tenure.

Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury plead not guilty in RSS defamation case

July 05, 2019 1:17 am

The magistrate recorded Rahul’s presence and granted him bail on a bond of Rs 15,000 and on a surety. Former Congress MP Eknath Gaikwad stood as surety for Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in RSS defamation case, says fight will continue

July 04, 2019 1:24 pm

The case against Rahul Gandhi was filed by an RSS worker for allegedly linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's killing with the organisation.

Delhi Confidential: Tough times

June 13, 2019 2:07 am

Not only is the party’s national party status under question, but it may also lose its office in Parliament House.

CPM analysis of 2019 debacle stresses its 2014 conclusions

June 11, 2019 6:59 am

The CPM’s analysis of the 2019 Lok Sabha election results appears to hark back to its 2014 Central Committee meeting conclusions, with the Left having lost more ground over the past five years.

Introspection session: CPM to look into factors leading to debacle in Kerala

May 28, 2019 1:26 am

The electoral base of the party, the Politburo said, saw a big erosion in its strongholds.

What's left of Left: Communists hit new low, lose strongholds in key bastions

May 23, 2019 10:57 pm

It is the first time since 1952 elections that the Left Front could not garner a double digit number while securing the Lok Sabha seats. From having a tally of 24 seats in 2009, it slumped to 12 in 2014 general elections, only to hit a new low in this year's elections. 

CPI(M) demands repolling in Bengal's Diamond Harbour, alleges 'large-scale irregularities'

May 21, 2019 5:45 pm

In his letter, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury alleged that the scale of irregularities were such that the EC should invoke Article 324 of the Constitution.

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