Biplab Kumar Deb Biography

Biplab Deb Kumar Name Biplab Kumar Deb Constituency Banamalipur Born Nov 25, 1971 Place of Birth Udaipur, Tripura Political party Bharatiya Janata Party Education Qualification M.A. Alma mater Tripura University Occupation Politician Nationality Indian Marital Status Married Spouse(s) Niti Deb Children 1 daughter and 1 son Current Position 10th Chief Minister of Tripura

About Biplab Kumar Deb

Biplab Kumar Deb is the current and 10th CM of Tripura. He has been the state president of Tripura BJP since early 2016. He is also credited with the success of BJP in the 2018 Tripura Assembly polls, which ended the 25 years rule of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Personal Background

Biplab was born on November 25, 1969, in Tripura's Gomati district. He did his schooling and graduation from Tripura. He went to New Delhi to pursue Masters. He again returned to Tripura after 15 years. He is married to Niti Deb and is blessed with 2 children - a daughter, and a son.

Professional Career

In August 2017, Biplab brought about the defection of MLAs from INC to BJP. He successfully led the Tripura's Election campaign and ended the decades-old Left's rule in the state by winning 43 seats out of the total 59 seats in the state, in alliance with the IPFT. He contested the Assembly polls from Banamalipur Constituency, held by Congress's Gopal Roy. He was also in the poll battle with CPM's Amol Chokroborty. Finally, he won the seat with a big margin of 9700 votes. He took his oath as CM on March 9, 2018.