Sukumar Barman (January 1, 1952, Kemtali – March 10, 2012, Agartala) was an Indian politician. He was a prominent leader of Scheduled Castes in Tripura.Barman hailed from an impoverished fishing family in Sonamura district. His family sent him to live with an uncle in order to attend school, and he first came into contact with activist politics through the student movement. He completed his higher secondary examination in 1971.