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Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Information
General SecretaryVacant
Elected byCentral Committee
Responsible to Central Committee
Parent Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Seats17
Meeting place
AKG Bhawan, Delhi

The Politburo, also known as the Polit Bureau, is the highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or the CPI(M). The members of the Politburo are elected by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a National Party Congress, which is held once every three years.

Election and functions of the Politburo

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The All-India Party Congress which is generally held once every three years is the supreme authority of the CPI(M).[1] However, during the time between two party congresses, the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body.[1] The Central Committee elects from among its members a Politburo including the General Secretary.[1] The Politburo carries on the work of the Central Committee between its two sessions and has the right to take political and organisational decisions in between two meetings of the Central Committee.[1] The Politburo also guides the Central Secretariat to look after the day-to-day work of the Party Centre and assist the Politburo in the implementation of Central Committee decisions.

List of Party Congresses

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List of Party Congresses held by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No. Date Location Elected Secretary Ref.
24th 2 – 6 April 2025 Madurai, Tamil Nadu TBD
23rd 6 – 10 April 2022 Kannur, Kerala Sitaram Yechury [2][3]
22rd 18 – 22 April 2018 Hyderabad, Telangana Sitaram Yechury [4]
21st April 2015 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Sitaram Yechury
20th April 2012 Calicut, Kerala Prakash Karat
19th 29 March – 3 April 2008 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Prakash Karat [5]
18th 6 – 11 April 2005 New Delhi, Delhi Prakash Karat [5]
17th 19 – 24 March 2002 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Harkishan Singh Surjeet [5]
16th 5 – 11 October 1998 Calcutta, West Bengal Harkishan Singh Surjeet [5]
15th 2 – 8 April 1995 Chandigarh, Punjab Harkishan Singh Surjeet [5]
14th 3 – 10 January 1992 Madras, Tamil Nadu Harkishan Singh Surjeet [5]
13th January 1989 Trivandrum, Kerala E. M. S. Namboodiripad [5]
12th 24 – 29 December 1986 Calcutta, West Bengal E. M. S. Namboodiripad [5]
11th 26 – 31 January 1982 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh E. M. S. Namboodiripad [5]
10th 2 – 8 April 1978 Jalandar, Punjab E. M. S. Namboodiripad [6][5]
9th 27 June – 2 July 1972 Madurai, Tamil Nadu Puchalapalli Sundarayya [5]
8th 23 – 29 December 1968 Cochin, Kerala Puchalapalli Sundarayya [5]
7th 31 October – 7 November 1964 Calcutta, West Bengal Puchalapalli Sundarayya [5]

23rd Politburo

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23rd Party Congress
Date: 6 – 10 April 2022
Venue: Kannur, Kerala

A 17-member Politburo was elected by the Central Committee with Sitaram Yechury as the General Secretary for the third consecutive time.[7][2][3] Ram Chandra Dome became the first Dalit leader to be inducted into the Politburo, marking a historic milestone.[8][3]

22nd Politburo

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The 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) held between 18 and 22 April 2018 at Hyderabad, Telangana elected a 95 member Central Committee. There are also six special invitees and two permanent invitees to the Central Committee. The Central Committee at its meeting held on 22 April 2018 at the conclusion of the Congress elected a 17 member Politburo. The C.C. also re-elected Com. Sitaram Yechury as the General Secretary.[13]

Subhashini Ali

21st Politburo

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The 21st Politburo was elected at the 21st party congress of CPI(M), held in Visakhapatnam in April 2015.[14][15][16]

B. V. Raghavulu
M. A. Baby
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Brinda Karat
Prakash Karat
S. Ramachandran Pillai
Manik Sarkar
Pinarayi Vijayan
Sitaram Yechury
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
V. S. Achuthanandan
M. K. Pandhe
Jyoti Basu
R. Umanath with his wife and communist leader Pappa Umanath
E. K. Nayanar
Koratala Satyanarayana
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
E. M. S. Namboodiripad (left) with Romanian President Nicolae Ceauşescu in 1979
P. Sundarayya (left) with Nicolae Ceauşescu (centre) in 1969
A. K. Gopalan (left) with B. T. Ranadive

20th Politburo

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The 20th Politburo was elected at the 20th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calicut in April 2012.[17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Party Constitution | Communist Party of India (Marxist)". 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Yechury re-elected CPI(M) general secy for third term". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Yechury elected general secretary for 3rd term; 1st Dalit in CPM's politburo". The Times of India. 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Full list: CPI(M) newly elected central committee and politburo members". The Indian Express. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Members of PB – 7th to 19th Congress". Communist Party of India (Marxist).
  6. ^ Nossiter, Thomas Johnson (1982). Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation. C. Hurst for the Royal Institute of International Affairs. ISBN 9780905838403.
  7. ^ "Central Committee Elected at the 23rd Congress". Communist Party of India (Marxist).
  8. ^ "Great responsibility, says Ram Chandra Dome, first Dalit face in CPI(M) politburo". Deccan Herald. 10 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechury dies after illness". BBC. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Prakash Karat to be interim leader of CPI(M)". The Hindu. 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ "CPI(M) appoints Prakash Karat as interim party coordinator". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ Narayan, Pushpa (1 October 2022). "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan dies in Chennai hospital". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Full list: CPI(M) newly elected central committee and politburo members". 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Explained: 21, the big one". 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Central Committee Elected at the 21st Congress | Peoples Democracy".
  16. ^ "Sitaram Yechury elected as new CPM chief".
  17. ^ "New Central Committee Elected at the 20th Congress". 9 April 2012.
  18. ^ "Prakash Karat gets another term as CPM general secretary". The Economic Times. 10 April 2012.
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