Ram Prasad Paul

Ram Prasad Paul
Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 March 2023
SpeakerBiswa Bandhu Sen
Preceded byBiswa Bandhu Sen
ConstituencySuryamaninagar
Cabinet Minister, Government of Tripura
In office
2018–2023
Ministry and Departments
  • Fire and Emergency Service
  • Jail
  • Welfare of Other Backward Classes
  • Welfare of Minorities
SpeakerBiswa Bandhu Sen
Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byRaj Kumar Chaudhuri
ConstituencySuryamaninagar
Personal details
Born1968
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
ResidenceAgartala
EducationUndergraduate

Ram Prasad Paul[1] (born 1968) is an Indian Politician from Tripura. He is currently serving as Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly.He was Minister of Fire and Emergency Service of Tripura in Government of Tripura under Biplab Kumar Deb ministry.[2][3] He became the MLA from Suryamaninagar Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Rajkumar Choudhury by a margin of 4,567 votes in 2018.[4]

Controversies

In May 2022, Paul stirred nationwide controversy by wailing and hurling chair while screaming out loud “I will die, I will not (have anything to) do (with) such a party”, over new Chief Minister announcement.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Educational Qualification of Tripura MLA's - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Council of Minister | Tripura State Portal". tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (11 April 2022). "Tripura State Minister Ram Prasad Paul Visits Tibetan Parliament". Central Tibetan Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Ramprasad Paul(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SURYAMANINAGAR(WEST TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Video: Tripura BJP MLA Smashes Chair Over New Chief Minister Announcement". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ^ "WATCH: Tripura Minister smashes chair, shouts in protest to Saha's appointment". Zee News. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Watch Video: 'Main mar jaunga', says Tripura minister Ram Prasad Paul after Manik Saha elected as new CM". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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