Jadab Lal Debnath
Jadab Lal Debnath (born 1968)[1] is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Bagbassa Assembly constituency in North Tripura district. He was first elected in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]
Early life and education
Debnath is from Jubarajnagar, North Tripura district, Tripura. He is the son of the late Akshay Kumar Debnath. He studied Class 12 at Padmapur High School and passed the Tripura Board of Secondary Education examinations in 1986. His wife is in government service.[1]
Career
Debnath won the Bagbassa Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 18,905 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bijita Nath of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 1,461 votes.[4][5][6]
In a controversy in March 2023, Jadav Lal Nath faced allegations of watching a video purported to be explicit content and Opposition members gave a written complaint to the speaker seeking action.[7][8] Nath pleaded innocence.[9] Later, an Ethics committee of the Tripura Legislative Assembly gave a clean chit to Nath.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Jadab Lal Debnath(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAGBASSA(NORTH TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Tripura Election Result 2023: BJP wins 32 seats, Tipra Motha bags 13". India Today. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Tripura Election Results 2023: Full List of Winners". Financialexpress. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jadab Lal Debnath in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jadab Lal Debnath". The Times of India. 6 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Members of Legislative Assembly | Official website of Tripura State Portal, India". tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Tripura: Video Shows BJP MLA Watching Porn During Assembly Session". The Wire. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tripura BJP MLA caught watching porn in assembly". The Times of India. 31 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Ali, Syed Sajjad (7 July 2023). "Chaos in Tripura assembly over porn clip watched by BJP MLA, 5 members suspended". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Obscene video controversy:BJP MLA Jadab Lal Nath given a clean chit". Obscene video controversy:BJP MLA Jadab Lal Nath given a clean chit. Retrieved 11 May 2026.