Biswa Bandhu Sen

Biswa Bandhu Sen
11th Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
24 March 2023 – 26 December 2025
CMManik Saha
Deputy SpeakerRam Prasad Paul
Preceded byRatan Chakraborty
Succeeded byRam Pada Jamatia
ConstituencyDharmanagar
Deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
21 Jun 2018 – 2 March 2023
Preceded byPabitra Kar
Succeeded byRam Prasad Paul
ConstituencyDharmanagar
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
2008 – 26 December 2025
ConstituencyDharmanagar
Personal details
Born(1953-05-23)23 May 1953
Dharmanagar, Tripura, India
Died26 December 2025(2025-12-26) (aged 72)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (from 2017)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (until 2017)

Biswa Bandhu Sen (23 May 1953 – 26 December 2025) was an Indian politician from Tripura. He served as the 11th speaker[1][2] of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was a four time MLA from the 56-Dharmanagar Assembly constituency of North Tripura district.

Early life and education

Sen was from Dharmanagar, North Tripura District, Tripura. He was the son of late Kali Mohan Sen. Sen completed his B.A. in 1975 at Maharaja Bir Bikram College, which is affiliated with Calcutta University. His wife was a retired government teacher.[3]

Career

Sen became an MLA for the first time winning the 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress defeating Amitabha Datta of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 2,410 votes. He retained the seat again on the Congress ticket in the 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, beating Datta again by a margin of 1,844 votes. In 2017, he switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the Dharmanagar seat in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, defeating Abhijit De, also of the CPI (M) by a margin of 7,287 votes.[4] He won a fourth consecutive term in the 2023 Assembly elections, beating Chayan Bhattacharya of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,098 votes.[5][6][7]

Death

Sen died from complications of a brain haemorrhage on 26 December 2025, at the age of 72.[8]

Electoral performance

ElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes %Opposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote %Ref
2023DharmanagarBJPWon49.35%Chayan BhattacharyaINC46.45%[9]
2018DharmanagarBJPWon57.21%Abhijit DeCPI(M)37.69%[10]
2013DharmanagarINCWon50.99%Amitabha DattaCPI(M)45.77%[11]
2008DharmanagarINCWon51.65%Amitabha DattaCPI(M)43.86%[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the Official Website Before Legislative Assembly".
  2. ↑ "Tripura speaker Rebati Mohan Das resigns citing 'personal' reasons". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Biswa Bandhu Sen(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DHARMANAGAR(NORTH TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Biswa Bandhu Sen". The Times of India. 6 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Biswa Bandhu Sen in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tripura Election Result 2023: BJP wins 32 seats, Tipra Motha bags 13". India Today. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswabandhu Sen Passes Away After Prolonged Illness". tripurainfo DOT com.
  9. ↑ "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.