Brajagopal Roy

Brajagopal Roy, an Indian politician. Roy is the main leader of the All India Forward Bloc in the North-Eastern state of Tripura. He is President of the AIFB Tripura State Committee [ [http://ganashakti.com/old/2005/051114/nation2.htm tripura ] ] and a member of the All India Secretariat of the party.

Roy was member of the legislative assembly of Tripura 1978-1983 and 1993-1998, representing the Town Bordowali constituency. [ [http://eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf rptDetailedResults ] ] [ [http://eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf rptDetailedResults ] ] In the 1998 election he lost his seat, coming second with 7665 votes (36.92%). [ [http://eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf rptProgrammeOFElections ] ]

Roy stood as the Left Front candidate in Town Bordowali in the 2003 state legislative assembly elections. Amongst others, he had to face dissident Forward Bloc candidate Nitish Das. Roy came second with 9844 votes (43,57%). Das came third with 331 votes (1,46%). [ [http://archive.eci.gov.in/Febse2003/pollupd/ac/states/S23/Aconst08.htm State Elections 2003 - Constituency wise detail for 8-Town Bordowali Constituency of TRIPURA ] ]

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