Dasarath Deb

Dasarath Deb
8th Chief Minister of Tripura
In office April 10, 1993–March 11, 1998
Preceded by	Samir Ranjan Barman
Succeeded by	Manik Sarkar
Constituency	Ramchandraghat
Personal details
Born	February 2, 1916 Boltali village, Tripura
Died	October 14, 1998
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Dasarth Deb (2 February, 1916 –October 14, 1998) (Bengali: দশরথ দেব) was a political leader in the Indian state of Tripura. He was a leader of the Ganamukti Parishad and the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1971 from Tripura East constituency. He was also the vice-president of All India Kisan Sabha and the first and yet only tribal Chief Minister of Tripura.

Early life

Dasarath Deb was born at Boltali village in the present day Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.^[1]

Political career

In 1948, he formed Ganamukti Parishad, which was engaged in an armed struggle from 1948-50. In 1950, he along with his followers, joined the Communist Party of India. He became a member of the central committee of the party in 1951. After, the split in CPI in 1964, he joined Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 1964, he founded the Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad, a frontal organization of CPI(M). In 1978, he was elected for the first time in Tripura Vidhan Sabha from Ramchandraghat constituency and became the Minister for Education in the first Left Front government. He was the Deputy Chief Minister in the second Left Front government from 1983-88. In 1988, he became the secretary of the state unit of CPI(M). On 10 April, 1993 he became the Chief Minister of the third Left Front government. He was in office till 11 March, 1998. He declined to contest the Vidhan Sabha election in 1998 on health grounds.^[1]

Works

• Mukti Parishader Itikatha
• Samantatantrik Byabasthar Biruddhe Mukti Parishader Sangram

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "A legendary revolutionary-Dasarath Deb, 1916-1998". Frontline. November 7-20, 1998. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fline/fl1523/15231090.htm.