Rajeshwar Debbarma
Rajeshwar Debbarma in 2022 at the Nuyungma, Agartala
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
2003–2008
Succeeded byNiranjan Debbarma
ConstituencyTakarjala
Personal details
BornTripura, India
Political partyTIPRA Motha Party
SpouseMerry Rupini
EducationB.A. Arts
Alma materKrishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati

Rajeshwar Debbarma is a Tipra Indian politician from Tripura who won the election in 2003[1] as a candidate of Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra. He became MLA of Takarjala.[2][3][4]

He was one of the prominent leaders of Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra who worked for the betterment of the indigenous people.

Political career

Rajeshwar Debbarma started his political career from the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) in the early 2000s. He also elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Takarjala Constituency.

Later, Rajeshwar joined Congress after repeated defeat of INPT in the subsequent elections. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after it came to power in 2018.

However, Rajeshwar quitted BJP in 2019 as a protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.[5][6]

Rajeshwar joined TIPRA as having worked with its chairman Pradyot Bikram Manikya over the years. He was appointed as political secretary and has been one of the top advisor in the party.[7]

References

  1. "List of all MLA from Takarjala Assembly Constituency Seat(Tripura)". Result University.
  2. "Takarjala(ST) Tripura Assembly Election 2003". Latestly. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. "Tripura Assembly Election Results 2003". Election India. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. "2003 Vidhan Sabha / Assembly election results Tripura". India Votes.
  5. "Tripura: Ex-MLA and prominent BJP leader Rajeshwar Debbarma quits party over Citizenship Amendment Bill". thenortheasttoday.com. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  6. Desk, Sentinel Digital (2019-01-30). "Rajeshwar Debbarma quits BJP, claims the party didn't fulfill poll promises - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  7. PTI (2022-11-30). "Tipra Motha to hold demonstration in Delhi demanding 'Greater Tipraland'". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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