Drao Kumar Riang was a
Tipra-
India
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n politician from
Tripura
Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
. He won the election as a
Member of Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national ...
(MLA) representing
Santirbazar
Santirbazar is a town and Municipal Council in South Tripura district, Tripura, India located 84 kms away from state capital Agartala. It is linked with Agartala (the state capital) by National Highway 8 (India), National Highway 8 via Udaipur, ...
in 1976. He also won in
1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election from
Kanchanpur Assembly constituency
He was one of the prominent leaders of
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti ("Tripura Tribal Youth Association") was a political party in the Indian state of Tripura from 1977–2001. During 1988-93, the Indian National Congress formed a coalition government with the TUJS at the Tripura Legis ...
which was merged with
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra
The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (abbr. INPT) was a political party in the Indian state of Tripura. Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl was the president of the party. It merged with the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Alliance (TIPRA) party on 11 ...
.
References
Tripura MLAs 1977–1983
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti politicians
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra politicians
Tripura MLAs 1988–1993
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