The Politburo or Polit Bureau is the highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The members of the Politburo are elected by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a National Party Congress, which is held every three years.
23rd Politburo
23rd Party Congress
Date: 06 - 10th April 2022
Venue: Kannur, Kerala
A 17-member Politburo elected by the Central Committee with 3 new entrants.
22nd Politburo
The 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) held between April 18 and 22 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 April 22, 2018 at the conclusion of the Congress elected a 17 member Polit Bureau. The C.C. also re-elected Com. Sitaram Yechury as the General Secretary.
21st Politburo
The 21st Politburo was elected at the 21st party congress of CPI(M), held in Visakhapatnam in April 2015.
Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary
Subhashini Ali
M. A. Baby
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Biman Bose
Surja Kanta Mishra
Prakash Karat
A. K. Padmanabhan
B. V. Raghavulu
S. Ramachandran Pillai
G.Ramakrishnan
Mohammed Salim
Manik Sarkar
Pinarayi Vijayan
20th Politburo
The 20th Politburo was elected at the 20th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calicut in April 2012. Prakash Karat, General Secretary M. A. Baby Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Biman Bose Brinda Karat Surja Kanta Mishra A. K. Padmanabhan B.V. Raghavulu S. Ramachandran Pillai Manik Sarkar Nirupam Sen K. Varadarajan Pinarayi Vijayan Sitaram Yechury
19th Politburo
The 19th Politburo was elected at the 19th party congress of CPI(M), held in Coimbatore from 29 March – 3 April 2008. Prakash Karat, General Secretary V. S. Achuthanandan (removed from the politburo on 12 July 2009) Mohammed Amin Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Biman Bose Brinda Karat M. K. Pandhe B.V. Raghavulu S. Ramachandran Pillai Manik Sarkar Nirupam Sen K. Varadarajan Pinarayi Vijayan Sitaram Yechury
18th Politburo
The 18th Politburo was elected at the 18th party congress of CPI(M), held in Delhi from 6-11 April 2005.
Prakash Karat, General Secretary
V. S. Achuthanandan
Jyoti Basu
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Anil Biswas (died on 26 March 2006) Biman Bose Brinda Karat Chittabrata Majumdar (died on 20 February 2007) M. K. Pandhe S. Ramachandran Pillai B. V. Raghavulu Harkishan Singh Surjeet Manik Sarkar R. Umanath K. Varadarajan Pinarayi Vijayan Sitaram Yechury
17th Politburo
The 17th Politburo was elected at the 18th party congress of CPI(M), held in Hyderabad from 19-24 March 2002. Harkishan Singh Surjeet, General Secretary V. S. Achuthanandan E. Balanandan Jyoti Basu Biman Bose Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Anil Biswas Prakash Karat E. K. Nayanar M. K. Pandhe S. Ramachandran Pillai P. Ramachandran Manik Sarkar Kortala Satyanarayana R. Umanath Pinarayi Vijayan Sitaram Yechury
16th Politburo
The 16th Politburo was elected at the 16th party congress of CPI(M), held in Calcutta from 5-11 October 1998. Harkishan Singh Surjeet, General Secretary V. S. Achuthanandan E. Balanandan Jyoti Basu Biman Bose Anil Biswas Sailen Dasgupta Prakash Karat E. K. Nayanar M. K. Pandhe S. Ramachandran Pillai P. Ramachandran Manik Sarkar R. Umanath Pinarayi Vijayan Sitaram Yechury
15th Politburo
The 15th Politburo was elected at the 15th party congress of CPI(M), held in Chandigarh from 2-8 April 1995.
Harkishan Singh Surjeet, General Secretary
V. S. Achuthanandan
E. Balanandan
Jyoti Basu
Benoy Chaudhury
Sailen Dasgupta
Prakash Karat
Sunil Maitra
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
E. K. Nayanar
S. Ramachandran Pillai
P. Ramachandran
L.B.G. Rao
R. Umanath
Sitaram Yechury
14th Politburo
The 14th Politburo was elected at the 14th party congress of CPI(M), held in Madras from 3-10 January 1992.