Biswa Bandhu Sen (born 23 May 1953) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He serves as speaker[1][2] of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He is a four time MLA from 56-Dharmanagar Assembly constituency of North Tripura district.
Biswa Bandhu Sen | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2023 | |
| Deputy | Ram Prasad Paul |
| Preceded by | Ratan Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Dharmanagar |
| Deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 21 Jun 2018 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pabitra Kar |
| Succeeded by | Ram Prasad Paul |
| Constituency | Dharmanagar |
| Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Constituency | Dharmanagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1953 Dharmanagar, Tripura |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2017 - Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Before 2017) |
Early life and education
editSen is from Dharmanagar, North Tripura District, Tripura. He is the son of late Kali Mohan Sen. He completed his B.A. in 1975 at Maharaja Bir Bikram College, which is affiliated with Calcutta University. His wife is a retired government teacher.[3]
Career
editSen became an MLA for the first time winning the 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress defeating Amitabha Datta of Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 2,410 votes. He retained the seat again on Congress ticket in the 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election beating Datta again by a margin of 1,844 votes. Later, he shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017 and won the Dharmanagar seat in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election defeating Abhijit De, also of CPI (M) by a margin of 7,287 votes.[4] He won a fourth consecutive term in the 2023 Assembly elections beating Chayan Bhattacharya of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,098 votes.[5][6][7]
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dharmanagar | BJP | Won | 49.35% | Chayan Bhattacharya | INC | 46.45% | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Dharmanagar | BJP | Won | 57.21% | Abhijit De | CPI(M) | 37.69% | [9] | ||
| 2013 | Dharmanagar | INC | Won | 50.99% | Amitabha Datta | CPI(M) | 45.77% | [10] | ||
| 2008 | Dharmanagar | INC | Won | 51.65% | Amitabha Datta | CPI(M) | 43.86% | [11] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to the Official Website Before Legislative Assembly".
- ^ "Tripura speaker Rebati Mohan Das resigns citing 'personal' reasons". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Biswa Bandhu Sen(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DHARMANAGAR(NORTH TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Biswa Bandhu Sen". The Times of India. 6 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Biswa Bandhu Sen in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Tripura Election Result 2023: BJP wins 32 seats, Tipra Motha bags 13". India Today. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.