Aghore Debbarma is an Indian politician and a former Agriculture minister of the Tripura state.
As a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), he represented Asharambari Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khowai district. He served as a minister of Tripura for Agriculture, Tribal Welfare, and Animal Resource Development. He was a central committee member of CPI-M and is a leader of Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP), the Tiprasa wing of Tripura CPI-M. In 2018, he lost the Legislative Assembly election to Mevar Kumar Jamatia of Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT).
Political career In 1985 Debbarma was elected as Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. He was again elected to the same post in 2005. He was also a cabinet minister of Tribal Welfare, Agriculture & Animal Resource Development from 2008 to 2018. He is also a member of the Central Committee of CPI-M. Debbarma had been a member of the Central Committee of CPI-M.
Electoral performance Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref2018Asharambari36.46%Mevar Kumar Jamatia57.34%2013Asharambari59.55%Amiya Kumar Debbarma35.44%2008Pramodenagar54.00%Animesh Debbarma36.62%2003Pramodenagar46.75%Animesh Debbarma48.52%1998Pramodenagar55.25%Bahuroy (Bahu Chandra) Debbarma32.96%1993Pramodenagar65.75%Biswajit Deb Rankhal33.15%
Awards He was awarded the Krishi Karman Award 2015–16 by the Government of India.
Award title Year Krishi Karman Award 2015–16
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