Tripura Legislative Assembly

Tripura Legislative Assembly
Tripura Legislative Assembly
13th Tripura Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Established	1963
Leadership
Governor of Tripura	Indrasena Reddy
Speaker	Biswa Bandhu Sen, BJP ; since 24 March 2023
Deputy Speaker	Ram Prasad Paul, BJP ; since 28 March 2023
Leader of the House ; (Chief Minister)	Manik Saha, BJP ; since 15 May 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Jitendra Chaudhury, CPI(M) ; since 6 March 2024
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Government (46) NDA (46) BJP (32); TMP (13); IPFT (1); Official Opposition (13) INDIA (13) CPI(M) (10); INC (3); Vacant (1) Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	16 February 2023
Next election	2028
Meeting place
	Tripura Vidhan Sabha, Agartala
Website
	Tripura Legislative Assembly

The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tripura, with 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly. The present Assembly is located in Gurkhabasti. Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala served as the previous meeting place. The tenure of the Assembly is five years unless sooner dissolved. The present Assembly is the 13th Legislative Assembly, where the current speaker of the House is Biswa Bandhu Sen since 24 March 2023. On 15 August 1957, a Territorial Council was formed with 30 elected members and two members nominated by the Government of India.

^ "BJP's Biswabandhu Sen elected Tripura speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting". Economic Times. PTI. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "BJP's Ram Prasad Paul elected Tripura Assembly Dy Speaker". Lokmat English. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Tipra Motha to join BJP-led govt in Tripura days after signing tripartite pact". Deccan Herald. PTI. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

[1] "BJP's Biswabandhu Sen elected Tripura speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting". Economic Times. PTI. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[2] "BJP's Ram Prasad Paul elected Tripura Assembly Dy Speaker". Lokmat English. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[DH_March2024-3] "Tipra Motha to join BJP-led govt in Tripura days after signing tripartite pact". Deccan Herald. PTI. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

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