Animesh Debbarma
{{Short description|Indian politician from Tripura}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Cabinet Minister, Government of Tripura|
| term_start = 7 March 2024
| predecessor = Mevar Kumar Jamatia and Jishnu Dev Varma
| successor =
| office1 = Leader of The Opposition in Tripura Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 24 March 2023
| term_end1 = 7 March 2024
| predecessor1 = Manik Sarkar
| successor1 = Jitendra Chaudhury
| office2 = Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 2023
| predecessor2 = Mevar Kumar Jamatia
| successor2 =
| constituency2 = Asharambari
| term_start3 =
| term_end3 = 2023 March
| predecessor3 = Aghore Debbarma
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = Kulai-Champahour {{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tripura-tribal-polls-results-and-takeaways-7272608/ | title=Explained: Results and takeaways of Tripura tribal polls | date=14 April 2021 }}
| office4 = Deputy Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
| predecessor4 = Madhumati Debbarma
| term_start4 = April 2021
| name = Animesh Debbarma
| nationality = Indian
| party = Tipra Motha Party
| residence = Tulashikhar, Khowai,Tripura
| image = 250px
| alma_mater = North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology
| education = B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rajnagar, Tripura, India
| profession = Social and Political Activist
| termend =
| caption = Official portrait, 2023
| term_end4 = March 2023
| successor4 = vacant
| 1namedata1 =
| 1blankname = Departments
| 1namedata = *Forests
- General Administration (Printing & Stationery)
- Science, Technology, and Environment
}}
Animesh Debbarma (born 19 January 1970) is an Indian politician and senior leader of the Tipra Motha Party. Currently, he is a cabinet minister in the second Manik Saha Ministry.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Meet Animesh & Brishaketu Debbarma, the 2 TIPRA Motha MLAs set to become Tripura ministers today |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/animesh-brishaketu-debbarma-tipra-motha-tripura-9200281/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He served as the 13th Leader of the Opposition of Tripura Legislative Assembly from 24 March 2023 to 6 March 2024. He was also the Deputy Chief Executive Member of TTAADC but resigned when he won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |title=Pratima resigns her assembly seat, so do Animesh and Chitta their ADC seats |url=https://tripurainfo.com/news.aspx?intnid=16899&title=Pratima-resigns-her-assembly-seat-so-do-Animesh-and-Chitta-their-ADC-seats |work=tripurainfo.com}}{{cite news |title=Asharambari Constituency Result 2023: Animesh Debbarma wins seat by 18,328 votes |url=https://www.news9live.com/elections/tripura-assembly-election/asharambari-constituency-result-2023-winner-of-tripura-asharambari-animesh-debbarma-jayanti-debbarma-dilip-debbarma-au1322-2064721 |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=News9live |date=2 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2023/ConstituencywiseS2326.htm?ac=26 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}
Early life
Animesh Debbarma was born in Rajnagar Village of Khowai District of Tripura. Debbarma graduated with B.Tech in Computer Science and engineering from NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh. He has worked as an engineer in Indian Oil, Mumbai for many years and CSIRO, Nagpur as a scientist for few years.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=TIPRA candidate wins by highest margin in Tripura |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/tipra-candidate-wins-by-highest-margin-in-state/articleshow/98378724.cms |access-date=2023-05-02 |issn=0971-8257}}
He left his corporate job at the Indian Oil to join mainstream politics and became a member of the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) in and around early 2000. He is known as Animesh Babu and also as the Founder of NCT.
Political career
=Cabinet Minister=
Animesh Debbarma was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Manik Saha ministry on March 7, 2024 following the Tiprasa Accord between Union Government of India, Tipra Motha, and Government of Tripura.{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2024-03-07 |title=Tripura: TIPRA Motha Leaders Animesh Debbarma, Brishaketu Debbarma sworn in as Cabinet ministers |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/tripura-news/tripura-tipra-motha-leaders-animesh-debbarma-brishaketu-debbarma-sworn-in-as-cabinet-ministers |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Sentinel Assam |language=en}}
=Tripura State Legislature=
Debbarma was previously a member of the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra. In 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election he contesting as the candidate of INPT and won the election against the CPI(M) candidate Aghore Debbarma.{{cite web |title=Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2003 |url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html |website=Elections.in |access-date=29 March 2023}} In 2006, Debbarma separated from INPT and formed a new party National Conference of Tripura with the disaffected members of some party.{{cite web |title=INPT splits, with help from Cong |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061211/asp/northeast/story_7123999.asp |website=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134223/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061211/asp/northeast/story_7123999.asp |archive-date=24 September 2015 |location=Calcutta |date=11 December 2006 |url-status=dead}}
=Autonomous District Council=
In 2020, he merged his party into INPT.{{cite news |title=Tripura ADC poll: NCT merges with INPT |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/tripura/tripura-adc-poll-nct-merges-with-inpt/cid2532445.htm |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=thenortheasttoday.com |date=14 March 2020 |language=en-IN}} Debbarma join Tipra Motha Party before the TTAADC election on 20 February 2021 and leave his parent party INPT.{{cite news |title=Animesh Joins TIPRA, INPT struggles for inclusion in alliance |url=https://candidjourno.com/2021/02/20/animesh-joins-tipra-inpt-struggles-for-inclusion-in-alliance/ |access-date=29 March 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Former MLA Animesh Debbarma joins TIPRA |url=https://indigenousherald.com/TripuraNews/former-mla-animesh-debbarma-joins-tipra-15829.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=indigenousherald.com}} Animesh then contested the 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Election and won from Kulai-Champahour constituency.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-09 |title=Tripura ADC elections 2021: TIPRA and INPT announces candidate list |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/tripura/tripura-adc-elections-2021-tipra-and-inpt-announces/cid2512516.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030553/https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/tripura/tripura-adc-elections-2021-tipra-and-inpt-announces/cid2512516.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 April 2021 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=thenortheasttoday.com |language=en-IN }}
Later, he was made the Deputy Chief Executive Member of TTAADC with allocation of important portfolios like Tribal Welfare, Industries and Agriculture. Animesh resigned from the post of Deputy Chief Executive Member on March after being elected to Tripura Legislative Assembly.
===Leader of Opposition, Tripura Legislative Assembly===
He contested the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly from Ashrambari constituency and won with a margin 18,382 votes. This was one of the largest majorities in that election.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=TIPRA candidate wins by highest margin in Tripura |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/tipra-candidate-wins-by-highest-margin-in-state/articleshow/98378724.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-8257}}
Debbarma was the Leader of Opposition of Tripura Legislative Assembly as TIPRA Motha became the official opposition with 13 legislators till 7 March 2024.{{Cite web |last=Banik |first=Mrinal |date=2023-04-13 |title=Water woes in hills: Tripura Leader of Opposition serves ultimatum |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/tripura/2023/04/13/water-woes-in-hills-tripura-leader-of-opposition-serves-ultimatum/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}} On March 7, 2024, Debbarma resigned from the office of Leader of The Opposition to be sworn in as a cabinet minister.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-03-07 |title=Tripura LoP Animesh Debbarma resigns, to take oath as Minister in BJP-led govt |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tripura-assembly/tripura-lop-animesh-debbarma-resigns-to-take-oath-as-minister-in-bjp-led-govt/article67923490.ece |access-date=2024-03-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Electoral performance
Positions held
- Cabinet Minister, Tripura Government (7 March-present){{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-03-07 |title=Tripura LoP Animesh Debbarma resigns, to take oath as minister in BJP-led govt |url=https://theprint.in/india/tripura-lop-animesh-debbarma-resigns-to-take-oath-as-minister-in-bjp-led-govt/1991444/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
- Deputy Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, 2021-2023
- Member, Tripura Legislative Assembly (2003-2008)
- Leader of Opposition, Tripura Legislative Assembly (24 March 2023–6 March 2024)
Views and opinions
Animesh Debbarma has been an active proponent for a separate statehood Greater Tipraland. He opines if the Tiprasas needs more autonomy, financial and political empowerment.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-30 |title=Talks between Centre and TIPRA Motha resume on constitutional solution, assures Animesh Debbarma |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/talks-between-centre-and-tipra-motha-resume-on-constitutional-solution-assures-animesh-debbarma-551060-2023-04-30 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}
=Kokborok Script=
Animesh Debbarma has raised the issue of the ongoing Kokborok Script Debate in the assembly session on March 28, 2023. He have addressed that the government has to keep the people's demand before making any decision relating to Kokborok. Specifically on Kokborok Subject issue is CBSE, Debbarma demanded the question paper should be written both in Roman script as it is efficient for the students.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=Motha seeks Tripura CM's intervention to allow both Roman, Bengali scripts in Kokborok exams |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/motha-seeks-tripura-cms-intervention-to-allow-both-roman-bengali-scripts-in-kokborok-exams-8615171/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-03-29 |title=Uproar in Tripura Assembly over script for Kokborok dialect |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/uproar-in-tripura-assembly-over-script-for-kokborok-dialect/article66672090.ece |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-751X}}
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Category:Tripura MLAs 2003–2008
Category:Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra politicians
Category:National Conference of Tripura politicians
Category:Tipra Motha Party politicians
Category:People from Khowai district
Category:Leaders of the opposition in Tripura