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BJP's Biswabandhu elected Tripura Speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting

Sen, a four-time MLA from Dharmanagar in North Tripura district, was the deputy speaker in the previous assembly.

Published: 24th March 2023 02:47 PM  |   Last Updated: 24th March 2023 02:47 PM   |  A+A A-

Newly appointed Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswabandhu Sen during the first day of the state assembly session, in Agartala. (Photo | PTI)

Newly appointed Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswabandhu Sen during the first day of the state assembly session, in Agartala. (Photo | PTI)

By PTI

AGARTALA: BJP MLA Biswabandhu Sen was elected the speaker of the Tripura assembly on Friday.

Sen received 32 votes, while opposition CPI(M)-Congress candidate Gopal Chandra Roy got 14 votes.

Tipra Motha, which has 13 members in the assembly, stayed away from voting.

Sen, a four-time MLA from Dharmanagar in North Tripura district, was the deputy speaker in the previous assembly.

In the Tripura assembly, the BJP-IPFT alliance has 33 MLAs, while the opposition Congress and CPI-M jointly have 14 legislators.

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