Brishaketu Debbarma | |
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Minister of State, Government of Tripura | |
Assumed office March 7, 2024 | |
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Member of Tripura Assembly | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Preceded by | Pranab Debbarma |
Constituency | Simna |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Simna,West Tripura | 17 May 1977
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | TIPRA (2021–Present) |
Other political affiliations | IPFT (2017–2021) |
Children | 1 |
Education | B.A.,LL.B |
Alma mater | Tripura Government Law College,Maharaja Bir Bikram University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Advocate |
Committees | •Chairman,Public Accounts Committee,Tripura Legislative Assembly (2023–Present) |
Brishaketu Debbarma (born May 17,1977) is a politician from Tripura,India. He was a member of 12th Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 2018,representing the Simna constituency) as a member of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura. [2] [3] [4] He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2021 [5] and joined The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) on 9 July 2021. [6]
Debbarma was born in Simna,West Tripura on 1 January 1977 to a Tripuri family. He attended the local government school till his matriculation and later shifted to a school in Agartala for his higher secondary studies. He studied at The Tripura Government Law College which was under Tripura University then and holds a B.A. LL.B or Law Degree. [7]
After completing his B.A. LLB Degree,Brishaketu Debbarma briefly worked as an advocate in and around Agartala. He along with fellow advocates had actively in filing petitions in Tripura High Court on several issues like malaria deaths [8] in Tripura and others related to public well-being. [9]
Brishaketu Debbarma was sworned in as Minister of State on March 7,2024. [10] [11] [12]
In 2018,Brishaketu was picked by the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura as its candidate from the 1 Simna Assembly Constituency. He defeated the five times CPIM MLA Pranab Debbarma by 1,963 votes securing 48.37% of the total votes. [13]
In 2018,Brishaketu was picked by the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura as its candidate from the 1 Simna Assembly Constituency. He defeated the five times CPIM MLA Pranab Debbarma by 1,963 votes securing 48.37% of the total votes. [14]
After being a legislator for four years of the IPFT-BJP coalition government,Brishaketu resigned in 2021 citing personal reasons. He then joined TIPRA Motha in 2021 and is known to be close to the party Chairman Pradyot Manikya. [15] [16]
According to political commentators,Brishaketu is perceived as a nationalist and social activists who approaches issues from a perspective of advocacy.
He has been an "ardent" supporter of Tipraland and took some key decisions in politics in line with it. In 2021,Brishaketu Debbarma came out of IPFT as it was not voicing the statehood demand after it came to power. [17]
According to Homchang, [18] Brishaketu Debbarma has been an active advocate for use of Kokborok language in Tripura Legislative Assembly sessions and proceedings. [19]
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Chitta Ranjan Debbarma is an Indian politician and a Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly who represents the Ambassa Assembly constituency. He is a Member of the Tipra Motha Party. He was the Founder and President of Tipraland State Party which joined hands with Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance(TIPRA). The Tipra Motha Party was registered with the Election Commission of India in January,2023.
Kriti Singh Debbarma,is a Tripuri princess from the Manikya Royal Family of Tripura. She is the joint candidate of Tipra Motha Party and BJP from Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency for the 2024 Indian general election.
Chitta Debbarma is educated and retired government officer who worked as executive member of ADC over the past two years while young Brishaketu is a lawyer.