Brishaketu Debbarma

Brishaketu Debbarma (born May 17, 1977) is a politician from Tripura, India. He was a member of 12th Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 2018, representing the Simna constituency) as a member of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura.^[2][3][4] He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2021^[5] and joined The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) on 9 July 2021.^[6]

Brishaketu Debbarma
Brishaketu Debbarma in 2023
Minister of State, Government of Tripura
Incumbent
Assumed office March 7, 2024
Departments	Industries and Commerce
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Pranab Debbarma
Constituency	Simna
Personal details
Born	(1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 47)[1] Simna, West Tripura
Nationality	Indian
Political party	TIPRA (2021–Present)
Other political affiliations	IPFT (2017–2021)
Children	1
Education	B.A., LL.B
Alma mater	Tripura Government Law College, Maharaja Bir Bikram University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Advocate
Committees	•Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Tripura Legislative Assembly (2023–2024) •Chairman, House Committee, Tripura Legislative Assembly (2021–2022)

Early life and career

Debbarma was born in Simna, West Tripura on 1 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.^[7]

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^[8] in Tripura and others related to public well-being.^[9]

Political career

Brishaketu Debbarma Speaking at a political event in 2022

Minister of State

Brishaketu Debbarma was sworned in as Minister of State on March 7, 2024.^[10][11][12]

Tripura State Legislature

In 2018, Brishaketu was picked by the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura as its candidate from the 1 Simna Assembly Constituency. He defeated the five times CPIM MLA Pranab Debbarma by 1,963 votes securing 48.37% of the total votes.^[13]

In 2018, Brishaketu was picked by the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura as its candidate from the 1 Simna Assembly Constituency. He defeated the five times CPIM MLA Pranab Debbarma by 1,963 votes securing 48.37% of the total votes.^[14]

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.^[15][16]

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 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.^[17]

Kokborok Language

According to Homchang,^[18] Brishaketu Debbarma has been an active advocate for use of Kokborok language in Tripura Legislative Assembly sessions and proceedings.^[19]