Biplab Kumar Deb (born 25 November 1971)[5] is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party serving as Member of Parliament from Tripura West.
[8][5][9] His parents had migrated to India as refugees from Chandpur District, East Pakistan during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 before his birth.
He began his campaign from the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council which was believed to be the base of the then governing CPI(M).
[16] Deb contested the election from Banamalipur Constituency in Agartala and won by a margin of 9,549 votes, which was held by Indian National Congress MLA Gopal Chandra Roy.
[17][18][19] Deb campaigned on the subject of youth employment opportunities, which he promised to improve if elected Chief Minister of Tripura.
[26] The Commission acknowledged the effective measures taken by the government during its first 10 months in office & fully shared the vision to make Tripura a model state.
[28] In December 2018, for the first time in the history of the state, the Food Corporation of India started procuring paddy directly from farmers in Tripura at Minimum Support Price (MSP).