Ram Prasad Paul

Ram Prasad Paul^[1] (born 1968) is an Indian Politician from Tripura. He is currently serving as Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly.He was Minister of Fire and Emergency Service of Tripura in Government of Tripura under Biplab Kumar Deb ministry.^[2][3] He became the MLA from Suryamaninagar Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Rajkumar Choudhury by a margin of 4,567 votes in 2018.^[4]

Ram Prasad Paul
Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2023
Speaker	Biswa Bandhu Sen
Preceded by	Biswa Bandhu Sen
Constituency	Suryamaninagar
Cabinet Minister, Government of Tripura
In office 2018–2023
Ministry and Departments	Fire and Emergency Service Jail Welfare of Other Backward Classes Welfare of Minorities
Speaker	Biswa Bandhu Sen
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Raj Kumar Chaudhuri
Constituency	Suryamaninagar
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Residence	Agartala
Education	Undergraduate

Controversies

In May 2022, Paul stirred nationwide controversy by wailing and hurling chair while screaming out loud “I will die, I will not (have anything to) do (with) such a party”, over new Chief Minister announcement.^[5][6][7]