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Ram Pada Jamatia Elected Unopposed as Tripura Assembly Speaker

The move closes the vacancy left by Biswa Bandhu Sen’s death during an ongoing Budget session.

Overview

  • Acting Speaker Ram Prasad Paul declared Jamatia elected after confirming he was the sole nominee for the post.
  • The ruling BJP and its allies TMP and IPFT backed his candidacy, and he was escorted to the chair by the chief minister and opposition leaders.
  • He becomes only the second tribal leader to serve as Speaker of the Tripura Assembly since statehood in 1972.
  • Jamatia thanked national and state BJP leaders and said he would strive to conduct the House impartially.
  • The session features a tax-free Rs 34,212.31 crore deficit budget with higher allocations for the TTAADC and bills to establish three new state universities.