Mevar Kumar Jamatia

Mevar Kumar Jamatia (born 5 June 1968), is a Tiprasa Indian Politician from Tripura. He is the former Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries and Commerce, and Forest in Biplab Kumar Deb ministry. He became the MLA from Asharambari Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Aghore Debbarma by a margin of 6,987 votes.

Early life and education
Jamatia joined NEHU, Meghlaya for his B.A. studies. He completed his Masters in sociology from NEHU in 1995. He was an active leader of the Twipra Students' Federation (TSF) becoming the General Secretary later.

Political career
In 2018, Mevar Kumar Jamatia took oath as the cabinet minister for Tribal Welfare, Industries & Commerce, and Forestries in the Biplab Deb Ministry.

On 12 May 2022 he was removed from the post and isolated from the IPFT party and just three months before the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election he resigned from the member of Tripura Legislative Assembly on 8 November 2022 and joined Tipra Motha Party on 10 November 2023.