John Barla

John Barla
Minister of State for Minority Affairs[1]
In office 8 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Smriti Irani
Preceded by	Kiren Rijiju
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Dasrath Tirkey
Succeeded by	Manoj Tigga
Constituency	Alipurduars
Personal details
Born	(1975-08-08) 8 August 1975 (age 49) Lakhipara, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Mahima Barla
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Source: [1]

John Barla is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Alipurduars, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3] From 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024, he served as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

Political career

He used to work in the tea gardens of Alipurduar district at the age of 14. After that, he started to raise the voice for the welfare of the tea workers. In May 2019, in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, he defeated Dasrath Tirkey of Trinamool Congress by more than 2 lakh votes from Alipurduar. On 8 July 2021, he was made the Minister of State for Minority Affairs during the cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi cabinet. In 2022 he was arrested after he breached the elections code of conduct. In June 2024 he was replaced and his predecessor Kiren took over as successor.[4]

References

1. "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Alipurduars Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Alipurduar): John Barla of BJP Leads at 2:38PM", News18, 23 May 2019
3. Deep Gazmer & Pinak Priya Bhattacharya (23 June 2021). "Ethnic groups divided over BJP MP's 'bifurcation' call". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
4. "Union Minister John Barla Surrenders in Poll Case Given Bail". www.telegraphindia.com.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website