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Biplab Kumar Deb
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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
10thChief Minister of Tripura
In office
9 March 2018[1]– 14 May 2022
Preceded byManik Sarkar
Succeeded byManik Saha
Member of theTripura Legislative Assembly
In office
3 March 2018 – 22 September 2022
Preceded byGopal Chandra Roy
Succeeded byGopal Chandra Roy
ConstituencyBanamalipur
President of theBharatiya Janata Party, Tripuraunit
In office
2016–2018
Succeeded byManik Saha
Personal details
Born(1971-11-25)25 November 1971(age 52)
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 the Member of Rajya Sabha from Tripura since 2022. He also served as the 10thChief Minister of Tripurafrom 2018 to 2022. He was the member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Banamalipur constituency from 2018 to 2022. He was also the President of theBharatiya Janata Party,Tripura unit from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]

Early life[edit]

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 fromChandpur District,East Pakistanduring 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 fromTripura Universitybefore shifting toNew Delhi.[5][12]He later returned to Tripura after an absence of 15 years.[13]

Political career[edit]

Deb was elected the President of Tripura state unit of BJP in January 2017 replacing Sudhindra Dasgupta who was BJP's longest serving state president. He started his political career by campaigning for the 2018 state election. He began his campaign from theTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Councilwhich was believed to be the base of the then governingCPI(M).[14]

On 8 August 2017 Biplab Deb helped bring about the defection ofAll India Trinamool CongressMLAs led bySudip Roy Barmanto theBharatiya Janata Party.He led the local BJP into the 2018 Legislative Assembly election, attempting to gain office after 25 years ofLeft Frontrule.

Chief Minister[edit]

Deb contested the election fromBanamalipurConstituency inAgartalaand won by a margin of 9,549 votes, which was held byIndian National CongressMLAGopal Chandra Roy.Deb led the Tripura's Election campaign and defeated Left Front after 25 years by winning 44 seats with his allyIndigenous Peoples Front of Tripuraout of possible 60 seats in Tripura.[15][16][17]

Deb campaigned on the subject of youth employment opportunities, which he promised to improve if electedChief Minister of Tripura.[18]He also promised the employees of Tripura that he would implement the7th Pay Commissiononce he got elected.[19]Deb brought in key BJP ministers from across India to campaign for the party in Tripura.[20][21]

He took his oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura on 9 March 2018.[22]He resigned from the post on 14 May 2022.[23][24]

Controversies[edit]

In April 2018, Deb stirred nationwide controversy by claiming Internet existed during the times of the Mahabharata.[25]

He also made controversial remarks on the Civil Service Examination, stating that only civil engineers should sit for civil service exams.[26]

While addressing a function, Deb once again was surrounded in a controversy when he misquotedRabindranath Tagorereturned hisNobel Prizein protest against theJallianwala Baghmassacre instead of rejectingKnighthoodin protest against the massacre in 1919.[25]

In November 2019, Deb claimed, "The Mughals intended to bomb the culture of Tripura".[27]

He also stated that international beauty pageants were a farce, and claimed that the decision to awardMiss WorldandMiss Universetitles 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 awardingDiana HaydentheMiss Worldpageant.[28]

In 2020, he claimed thatPunjabisandJatsare physically strong but less intelligent thanBengalis.[29]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.Retrieved7 April2021.
  2. ^"Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tripura".Tripura Government.Retrieved26 February2021.
  3. ^"Biplab Kumar Deb--RSS member to Tripura CM".The Economic Times.9 March 2018.Retrieved9 September2019.
  4. ^PTI (7 August 2021)."Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb Escapes" Attempted Murder ", 3 Arrested: Report".NDTV.com.Retrieved24 November2021.
  5. ^abc"Biplab Deb to be next Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Burman his deputy; swearing-in likely on Friday".Firstpost.6 March 2018.Retrieved7 March2018.
  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.Retrieved5 March2018.
  7. ^Sanyal, Anindita, ed. (18 April 2018)."Tripura Chief Minister Stands By Claim Of Internet in Mahabharat Era".NDTV.Retrieved22 April2018.
  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.Retrieved7 April2021.
  9. ^Chandpur, Ibrahim Rony (4 March 2018)."Tripura CM-elect Biplab has ancestral ties in Chandpur".Dhaka Tribune.Retrieved7 April2021.
  10. ^Khokon, Sahidul Hasan (9 March 2018)."Tripura's new CM phones Bangladesh PM, seeks cooperation".India Today.Dhaka.Retrieved7 April2021.
  11. ^"Tripura CM's birthplace not in Bangladesh: CMO".Business Standard.Press Trust of India. 6 August 2018.Retrieved7 April2021.
  12. ^"Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb".The Times of India.Asian News International. 18 April 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2018.Retrieved7 April2021.
  13. ^Karmakar, Rahul (6 March 2018)."Biplab Kumar Deb, the man who engineered a 'revolution' for the BJP".The Hindu.Retrieved26 October2019.
  14. ^"Biplab Deb elected new Tripura BJP chief".United News of India.Agartala. 7 January 2016.
  15. ^IANS (4 March 2018)."BJP's probable Tripura CM candidate meets Sarkar".GulfNews.Retrieved12 August2018.
  16. ^"BJP's Biplab seeks Sarkar's blessing".The Times of India.5 March 2018.Retrieved12 August2018.
  17. ^"Personal enmity to blame for post-poll violence in Tripura: CM Biplab Kumar".The Times of India.17 April 2018.Retrieved12 August2018.
  18. ^Chatterjee, Mohua (23 March 2018)."Will create 7 lakh jobs within 30 months: Tripura CM Biplab Deb".The Times of India.Retrieved12 August2018.
  19. ^"Interview with Biplab Deb, BJP State Party President".tripurainfo.com.Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2018.Retrieved19 January2018.
  20. ^"Sunil Deodhar and 3 Others Who Led the BJP Campaign in Northeast".The Quint.Retrieved12 August2018.
  21. ^Varma, Gyan (3 March 2018)."How BJP fashioned Tripura win?".livemint.com/.Retrieved12 August2018.
  22. ^Sethi, Nidhi (9 March 2018)."Biplab Deb Takes Oath As Tripura Chief Minister, PM Modi In Attendance: 10 Points".NDTV.com.Retrieved24 November2021.
  23. ^ "Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb Resigns A Year Ahead Of Elections".NDTV.14 May 2022.Retrieved14 May2022.
  24. ^Mathew, Liz (14 May 2022)."Biplab Kumar Deb steps down as Tripura CM ahead of 2023 polls".The Indian Express.Retrieved14 May2022.
  25. ^ab"Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy".East Mojo.4 November 2020.Retrieved14 May2022.
  26. ^"Civil, and not mechanical, engineers should go for Civil Services: Tripura CM Biplab Deb".The Times of India.28 April 2018.Retrieved29 April2018.
  27. ^"Six times Tripura CM Biplab Deb courted controversy".East Mojo.4 November 2020.Retrieved24 May2022.
  28. ^"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 fromthe originalon 24 May 2021.Retrieved7 April2021.
  29. ^"Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb says Punjabis, Jats are less intelligent than Bengalis, apologises later".Scroll.in.Retrieved14 May2022.
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