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Biplab Kumar Deb
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byPratima Bhoumik
ConstituencyTripura West
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
22 September 2022 – 3 June 2024
Preceded byManik Saha
ConstituencyTripura
10th Chief Minister of Tripura
In office
9 March 2018[1] – 14 May 2022
Preceded byManik Sarkar
Succeeded byManik Saha
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
3 March 2018 – 22 September 2022
Preceded byGopal Chandra Roy
Succeeded byGopal Chandra Roy
ConstituencyBanamalipur
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura unit
In office
2016–2018
Succeeded byManik Saha
Personal details
Born (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971 (age 53)
Rajdhar Nagar, Tripura, India[2][3]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
SpouseNiti Deb
Children2 (1 daughter and 1 son)
Residence(s)Shyamaprasad Mukerjee Lane, Agartala[4]
Alma materTripura University

Biplab Kumar Deb (born 25 November 1971)[5] is an Indian politician serving as Member of parliament from Tripura west. He served as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Tripura from 2022 to 2024. He also served as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura from 2018 to 2022. He was the first Chief Minister of Tripura from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Banamalipur constituency from 2018 to 2022. He was also the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura unit from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]

Early life

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Biplab Deb was born on 25 November 1971 in Rajdhar Nagar village, Udaipur, Gomati district, Tripura.[5][8] His parents had migrated to India as refugees from Chandpur District, East Pakistan during liberation war in 1971 before his birth.[9][10] His father is a citizen of India since 27 June 1967.[11] He spent his childhood and schooling days in Tripura, completing his graduation from Tripura University before shifting to New Delhi.[5][12] He later returned to Tripura after spending 15 years in New Delhi and other parts of North India.[13]

Political career

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Deb was elected the President of Tripura state unit of BJP in January 2016, succeeding Sudhindra Dasgupta, a veteran who was party president for five years.[14] He started his political career by campaigning for the 2018 state election. He began his campaign from the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council which was believed to be the base of the then governing CPI(M).[15]

Chief Minister

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Deb contested the election from Banamalipur Constituency in Agartala and won by a margin of 9,549 votes, which was held by Indian National Congress MLA Gopal Chandra Roy. Deb led the Tripura's Election campaign and defeated Left Front after 25 years by winning 44 seats with his ally Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura out of possible 60 seats in Tripura.[16][17][18]

Deb campaigned on the subject of youth employment opportunities, which he promised to improve if elected Chief Minister of Tripura.[19] He also promised the employees of Tripura that he would implement the 7th Pay Commission once he got elected.[20] Deb brought in key BJP ministers from across India to campaign for the party in Tripura.[21][22]

He took his oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura on 9 March 2018.[23] During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Tripura, several government programs & schemes were implemented for the development of Tripura.

Economic development of Tripura

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In June 2018, the State Government of Tripura under Deb presented its first state budget, which was a 'deficit free budget'.[24] In January 2019, the 15th Finance Commission, headed by N K Singh, held detailed discussions with the State Government of Tripura headed by Deb.[25] The Commission acknowledged the effective measures taken by the government during its first 10 months in office & fully shared the vision to make Tripura a model state.[26]

Measures for farmers' welfare in Tripura

In June 2018, Deb announced renaming the Tripura State 'Agriculture Ministry' to 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Ministry'.[27] In December 2018, for the first time in the history of the state, the Food Corporation of India started procuring paddy directly from farmers in Tripura at Minimum Support Price (MSP).[28]

He resigned from the post on 14 May 2022.[29][30]

Member of Parliament

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Deb was elected as a Member of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament) in 2022.[31] In December 2022, Deb moved a private member resolution for setting up of the Agarwood Board of India for development of agarwood sector in the country, which received support cutting across party lines in the Rajya Sabha.[32] In October 2023, Deb was nominated by the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar to participate in the 'Parliamentary Forum on LIFE (Lifestyle for Environment)' at the 9th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P-20) organised in New Delhi during the tenure of India's G20 Presidency.[33]

Controversies

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He also made controversial remarks on the Civil Service Examination, stating that only civil engineers should sit for civil service exams.[34]

In November 2019, Deb claimed, "The Mughals intended to bomb the culture of Tripura".[35]

He also stated that international beauty pageants were a farce, and claimed that the decision to award Miss World and Miss Universe titles to Indian women for five years in a row was market-driven rather than based on the beauty of the participants while questioning the rationale behind awarding Diana Hayden the Miss World pageant.[36]

In 2020, he claimed that Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less intelligent than Bengalis.[37]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Akhilesh; Choudhury, Ratnadip (5 March 2018). Varma, Shylaja (ed.). "Biplab Deb, 48-Year-Old Leader Trained By RSS, To Be Tripura Chief Minister: Sources". NDTV. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tripura". Tripura Government. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Biplab Kumar Deb--RSS member to Tripura CM". The Economic Times. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ PTI (7 August 2021). "Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb Escapes "Attempted Murder", 3 Arrested: Report". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Biplab Deb to be next Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Burman his deputy; swearing-in likely on Friday". Firstpost. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "From Manik Sarkar to Modi's sarkar: End of the road for India's poorest CM". The Economic Times. The Times Group. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ Sanyal, Anindita, ed. (18 April 2018). "Tripura Chief Minister Stands By Claim Of Internet in Mahabharat Era". NDTV. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ Bhattacharya, Amava; Bhattacharjee, Biswendu (6 August 2018). "NRC battle plays out on Biplab's Wiki page over 'Bangla birth' claims". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ Chandpur, Ibrahim Rony (4 March 2018). "Tripura CM-elect Biplab has ancestral ties in Chandpur". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. ^ Khokon, Sahidul Hasan (9 March 2018). "Tripura's new CM phones Bangladesh PM, seeks cooperation". India Today. Dhaka. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Tripura CM's birthplace not in Bangladesh: CMO". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb". The Times of India. Asian News International. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  13. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (6 March 2018). "Biplab Kumar Deb, the man who engineered a 'revolution' for the BJP". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  14. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (6 March 2018). "Who is Biplab Kumar Deb, the man who engineered a 'revolution' for the BJP?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Biplab Deb elected new Tripura BJP chief". United News of India. Agartala. 7 January 2016.
  16. ^ IANS (4 March 2018). "BJP's probable Tripura CM candidate meets Sarkar". GulfNews. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. ^ "BJP's Biplab seeks Sarkar's blessing". The Times of India. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Personal enmity to blame for post-poll violence in Tripura: CM Biplab Kumar". The Times of India. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  19. ^ Chatterjee, Mohua (23 March 2018). "Will create 7 lakh jobs within 30 months: Tripura CM Biplab Deb". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Interview with Biplab Deb, BJP State Party President". tripurainfo.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Sunil Deodhar and 3 Others Who Led the BJP Campaign in Northeast". The Quint. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  22. ^ Varma, Gyan (3 March 2018). "How BJP fashioned Tripura win?". livemint.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  23. ^ Sethi, Nidhi (9 March 2018). "Biplab Deb Takes Oath As Tripura Chief Minister, PM Modi In Attendance: 10 Points". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Presented deficit free budget to make Tripura self-reliant: CM". Business Standard. ANI. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  25. ^ "The 15th Finance Commission meets Government of Tripura". Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  26. ^ Deb, Debraj (17 January 2019). "Tripura should attract private capital, cut down on higher public outlay: Finance Commission chief". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  27. ^ "State Agriculture Ministry to be renamed to Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Ministry: CM Shri Biplab Kumar Deb" (PDF). Government of Tripura, Directorate of Information and Cultural Affairs. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  28. ^ "FCI's procurement of paddy to boost farmers' income in Tripura". ANI News. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  29. ^ "Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb Resigns A Year Ahead Of Elections". NDTV. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. ^ Mathew, Liz (14 May 2022). "Biplab Kumar Deb steps down as Tripura CM ahead of 2023 polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  31. ^ Ali, Syed Sajjad (22 September 2022). "Biplab Kumar Deb wins Rajya Sabha by-election". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Rajya members unanimous on setting up Agarwood Board of India". ThePrint. PTI. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Tripura MP Biplab Kumar Deb Advocates Lifestyle Changes For Climate Action At P-20 Summit". Northeast Today. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  34. ^ "Civil, and not mechanical, engineers should go for Civil Services: Tripura CM Biplab Deb". The Times of India. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  35. ^ "Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy". East Mojo. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  36. ^ "Tripura CM Biplab Deb courts controversy again, says 1997 Miss World Diana Hayden not 'an Indian beauty' like Aishwarya Rai". New Indian Express. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  37. ^ "Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb says Punjabis, Jats are less intelligent than Bengalis, apologises later". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Tripura
9 March 2018 - 14 May 2022 		Succeeded by
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