Narendra Chandra Debbarma (28 August 1942 – 1 January 2023) was an Indian politician who was the president of the

Indigenous Peoples 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 o ...

and director of

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Agartala Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...

. He was from

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. Debbarma allied his party with the BJP in the

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and won 8 seats out of 9 which constituted 7.5% of the total votes polled.

Positions held

* President,

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(2000-2023) * Minister of Land & Revenue and Forests (2018-2023) * Member, Tripura State Planning Board (2019-2023) * Director, All India Radio, Agartala *

Death

Debbarma died at Agartala Hospital on 1 January 2023, at the age of 80 after he suffered a massive cerebral stroke.

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1942 births 2023 deaths All India Radio people Leaders of political parties in India Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura politicians State cabinet ministers of Tripura Tripura MLAs 2018–2023 Recipients of the Padma Shri in public affairs {{Tripura-politician-stub