| John Barla | |
| Occupation: | Garden Worker |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Lakhipara, West Bengal, India |
| Office: | Minister of State for Minority Affairs[1] |
| Term Start: | 8 July 2021 |
| Term End: | 11 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Kiren Rijiju |
| Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
| Minister: | Smriti Irani |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency1: | Alipurduars |
| Term Start1: | 23 May 2019 |
| Term End1: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Dasrath Tirkey |
| Successor1: | Manoj Tigga |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Mahima Barla |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Signature: | John Barla Signature.jpg |
| Source: | https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5034&lastls=17 |
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] From 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024, he served as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
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. [3]