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Sitaram Yechury

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  • Birth

    Birth
    Sitaram Yechury is an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

  • Education

    Education
    The Telangana agitation of 1969 brought him to Delhi.[6] He joined Presidents Estate School, New Delhi. He studied B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at the St. Stephen's College, Delhi[8] and M.A. in Economics, from Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU). He joined JNU for a Ph.D. in Economics, which was aborted with his arrest during The Emergency.

  • Political career

    Political career
    Yechury joined the Students Federation of India (SFI) in 1974. A year later, he joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

  • Entry to Rajya Sabha

    Entry to Rajya Sabha
    He was elected to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in July 2005.[16] Yechury is known for bringing several popular issues to the notice of parliament and for raising questions on important issues.