Narendra Chandra Debbarma (28 August 1942 – 1 January 2023) was an Indian politician who was the president of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura and director of All India Radio, Agartala.[3] He was from Tripura.

Narendra Chandra Debbarma
N.C. Debbarma in 2018
Minister for Land & Revenue and Forests Tripura
In office
9 March 2018 – 1 January 2023
Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb
Manik Saha
Preceded byNiranjan Debbarma
Succeeded byBiswajit Kalai
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyTakarjala
Personal details
Born
Narendra Chandra Debbarma

(1942-08-28)28 August 1942[1]
Agartala, Tripura, India
Died1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 80) [2]
Agartala, Tripura, India
Political partyIndigenous Peoples Front of Tripura
OccupationPolitician, Former Director of All India Radio

Debbarma allied his party with the BJP in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election and won 8 seats out of 9 which constituted 7.5% of the total votes polled.[4][5][6][7]

Positions held

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  • President, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (2000–2023)
  • Minister of Land & Revenue and Forests (2018–2023)
  • Member, Tripura State Planning Board (2019–2023)
  • Director, All India Radio, Agartala

Death

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Debbarma died at Agartala Hospital on 1 January 2023, at the age of 80 after he suffered a massive cerebral stroke.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Narendra Chandra Debbarma". 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Revenue Minister and IPFT President NC Debbarma breathes his last".
  3. ^ "Interview with Tripura's PCC president Birajit Sinha". www.tripurainfo.com (Interview). Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Partywise Result". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Tripura election results: Ally IPFT pricks BJP celebrations, raises demand for tribal CM". 4 March 2018.
  6. ^ "IPFT's NC Debbarma faction rules out alliance with BJP – Times of India". The Times of India. 26 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Tripura elections: IPFT to support BJP govt from outside if not given 'respectable' position in new ministry". 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "NC Debbarma passes away at 80". Northeast Live.
  9. ^ "Tripura Revenue Minister IPFT Supremo NC Debbarma passes away". Nenow.in.
  10. ^ PTI (1 January 2023). "Tripura: BJP ally IPFT's founder N C Debbarma dies, three-day state mourning declared". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 January 2023.