caption constituency date predecessor birth_place party office birth_date term_start image article_title name occupation alma_mater
sitaram election yechury in kollam , kerala during 2011 assembly west bengal yes 1952 8 12 prakash karat chennai , tamil nadu , india communist party of india -lrb- marxist -rrb- 30px general marxist -rrb- member of parliament -lrb- rajya sabha -rrb- member secretary of the politburo of the communist party of india -lrb- of marxist -rrb- the communist party of india -lrb- 12 august 1952 april 10 , 1992 19 , 2015 august 22 , 2005 january yechuri 1.jpg sitaram yechury
 sitaram yechury politician writer , social worker , economist , columnist , st. university stephen 's college , delhi , jawaharlal nehru
sitaram yechury

sitaram yechury -lrb- born august 12 , 1952 -rrb- is an indian politician and a leader of the communist party of india -lrb- marxist -rrb- .
he was elected as its general secretary on 19 april 2015 .
he is a member of the politburo of cpi -lrb- m -rrb- and the party 's parliamentary group leader .
