Brishaketu Debbarma is a politician from

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the eas ...

, India. He was a member of 12th

Tripura Legislative Assembly The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tripura, with 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly. The present Assembly is located in Gurkhabasti. Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala ser ...

. He was elected to the Assembly in

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, representing the Simna constituency) as a member of the

Indigenous People's Front of Tripura The Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) is a regional political party in Tripura, India. It is a member of the National Democratic Alliance and North-East Democratic Alliance. The party was merged into the Indigenous Nationalist Party ...

. He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2021 and joined

The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), also known as the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance, is a regional political party and previously a social organization in Tripura, India. The TIPRA is led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma. It is ...

(TIPRA) on 9 July 2021.

Early life and career

Debbarma was born in Simna, West Tripura on 1st 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. 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 in Tripura and others related to public well-being.

Political career

In 2018, Brishaketu was picked by the

as its candidate from the 1

Simna Assembly Constituency Simna is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. It is in West Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is also part of the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency. ...

. He defeated the five times CPIM MLA Pranab Debbarma by 1,963 votes securing 48.37% of the total votes. 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.

Political positions

According to political commentators, Brishaketu is perceived as a nationalist and social activists who approaches issues from a perspective of advocacy.

Tipraland Demand

He has been an "ardent" supporter of

Tipraland Tipraland is the name of a proposed state in India for the indigenous Tripuri people in the tribal areas of the Tripura state. They demand the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council and some surrounding areas to be made into a separ ...

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.

Kokborok Language

According to Homchang, Brishaketu Debbarma has been an active advocate for use of Kokborok language in Tripura Legislative Assembly sessions and proceedings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Debbarma, Brishaketu Tripura MLAs 2018–2023 Living people Tripuri people 1977 births Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura politicians Tripura MLAs 2023–2028 Tipra Motha Party politicians