Post: | Deputy Chief Minister |
Body: | Tripura |
Incumbent: | Vacant |
Inaugural: | Dasarath Deb |
Department: | Tripura Legislative Assembly |
Incumbentsince: | 2 March 2023 |
Member Of: | Tripura Legislative Assembly Cabinet of Tripura |
Nominator: | Chief Minister of Tripura |
Appointer: | Governor of Tripura |
Insignia: | File:Seal of Tripura.svg |
Insigniasize: | 185px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Tripura |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura is a member of the Cabinet of Tripura Government in the Government of Tripura. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
Sr. No. | Name | Portrait | Constituency | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister | Ref | ||||
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1 | Dasarath Deb | Ramchandraghat | 1 May 1983 | 5 February 1988 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nripen Chakraborty | |||||
2 | Jishnu Dev Varma | Charilam | 9 March 2018 | 2 March 2023 | Bharatiya Janata Party | [2] |