Dinesh Debbarma (1918, Salema – 28 November 2007,

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) People's Democracy.
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politician from the Indian state of

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. Debbarma first represented the party while standing in the 1977

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elections. He won election three consecutive times from 1977 to 1993. He was minister for two terms in 1978 and 1983.

Career

Debbarma was born in a most backward tribal village at Maharani of Kamalpur sub-division. He was plunged into Janasiksha Movement initiated by Dasarath Deb during king's rule. In 1950 he became a member of

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, he was the state council member of the party since its formation in the state. He was one of the founder members of Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad in 1948. In the 1964 split in the party, he sided with the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

. He was the state committee member of the CPI(M) till his death. He was minister for Panchayat and Rural Development during the first Left Front government in

, during his period first-ever Panchayat elections in the secret ballot was held in the state. He spent underground for more than six years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Debbarma, Dinesh Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tripura 1918 births 2007 deaths People from Tripura Tripuri people People from Dhalai district Tripura MLAs 1977–1983 Tripura MLAs 1983–1988

Career

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