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 won the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Debnath is from Jubarajnagar, North Tripura district, Tripura. He is the son of late Akshay Kumar Debnath. He studied Class 12 Padmapur HS School and passed the Tripura Board of Secondary Education examinations in 1986. His wife is in government service.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Debnath won from 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]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
In March 2023, Jadav Lal Nath faced scrutiny after a video circulated online appearing to show him viewing explicit content on a mobile phone during a session of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. Opposition members criticized the incident and called for action.[7][8] Nath stated that the content opened unintentionally due to a technical issue and that he attempted to close it. The incident received media attention and public discussion, with any disciplinary measures subject to Assembly procedures.[9][10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
- ↑ Desk, Web (30 March 2023). "BJP MLA caught on camera watching porn during Assembly session in Tripura". madhyamamonline.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
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