Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl is a politician from Tripura,

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. In 2013 assembly elections, he represented Karamcherra constituency in

Unakoti district Unakoti (Bengali: ঊনকোটি) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. It is the least populated district of Tripura, with fourth highest literacy rate. The district has a total of four sub divisions ...

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. In 2016, he was one of the six MLAs from

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who joined

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, due to unhappiness with party because of allying

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. In August 2017, he was one of the six MLAs from

who joined

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after they cross voted against the party lines in

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.Recognise Ex-TMC MLAs as BJP Members in Tripura: BJP
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People from Unakoti district Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Tripura Trinamool Congress politicians from Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tripura Tripura MLAs 2018–2023 1956 births {{Tripura-BJP-politician-stub