Runiel Debbarma

Runiel Debbarma
Debbarma official potrait
Chief Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2026
GovernorIndrasena Reddy
Ministry & Departments
  • General Administration (including Appointment and Services)
  • Finance
  • Law
  • Planning
  • Village Committee
  • Industries & Commerce
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Agriculture & Horticulture
  • Forests
  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Public Works Department
  • Rural Development
  • Co-operatives
  • LRS
  • ARDD
  • Fisheries
  • Sports and Youth Affairs
  • Information and Cultural Affairs
  • Science, Technology & Environment
  • All policies and any other Department(s) which are allocated to any other Members
Preceded byPurna Chandra Jamatia
Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
In office
18 May 2023 – 5 May 2026
Portfolio
  • Public Works Department (PWD)
  • Rural Development (RD)
Member of District Council Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 April 2021
Preceded byJahar Debbarma
Constituency14- Bodhjungnagar-Wakkinagar, (ST)
Personal details
Born (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 37)
PartyTipra Motha Party
EducationTripura Institute of Technology

Runiel Debbarma (born 19 January 1989) is an Indian Tiprasa politician and the current Chief Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) since 2026. He is a member of the Tipra Motha Party. He was elected from the Budhjungnagar-Wakkinagar District Council constituency since 2021.

Political career

Debbarma was started his political career as a student activist of the Twipra Students Federation. In 2019 Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma formed a social organisation TIPRA, he was also the founding member of the organisation. In 2021 the organisation became a political party and he won the 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election with the ticket of Tipra Motha Party. In 2023 May 18, he was appointed as Executive member of the TTAADC. Previously he also served as the Youth Tipra Federation president from 2021 to 2024. In 2026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election he again won with margin of 16,070 votes against BJP candidate.

Chief Executive Member

Appointment

On 4 May 2026, the Tipra Motha Party held a meeting in Ujjayanta Palace and the elected MDCs of the party unanimously proposed Debbarma as the new CEM.

On 06 May 2026, Debbarma sworn in as Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, succeeding Purna Chandra Jamatia.

References

  1. ↑ Barman, Priyanka Deb (5 May 2026). "Tripura: Runiel Debbarma appointed TTAADC chief executive member". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Runiel Debbarma Appointed TTAADC CEM Replacing Purna Chandra Jamatia". Northeast Live. 5 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Runiel Debbarma confident of victory in ADC polls , predicts 25 seats for 'Tipra Motha'". tripurainfo DOT com.
  4. ↑ "TIPRA Motha releases candidate list amid discord over nominations - Tripura Chronicle". 24 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Barman, Priyanka Deb (26 December 2019). "Tripura's royal scion forms apolitical front to fight for indigenous people". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Royal scion Pradyot-led TIPRA Motha wins Tripura ADC election 2021, BJP-led alliance bites dust". NorthEast Now. 10 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Three MDCs to take oath as EM of TTAADC on May 18 - Tripura Chronicle". 16 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Three new executive members of ADC sworn in by law secretary today". tripurainfo.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "STATE ELECTION COMMISSION". sec-results.tripura.gov.in. State Election Commission of Tripura. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "TTAADC Election Results: Tipra Motha Party decimates BJP in Tripura, wins 24 seats | Full list of winners". India TV News. 17 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Runiel Debbarma new CEM of TTAADC, Bhabaranjan Reang new chairman". tripurainfo DOT com.
  12. ↑ Banik, Mrinal (4 May 2026). "Tripura: Tipra Motha reshuffles TTAADC leadership, names Runiel Debbarma as CEM". NorthEast Now.
  13. ↑ "Surprising rejig in Tipra Motha, young leaders replace old guards in ADC". tripuratimes.com.
  14. ↑ Chakraborty, Tanmoy (4 May 2026). "Tipra Motha Party names new leadership for TTAADC ahead of formal vote". India Today NE.
  15. ↑ "Runiel Debbarma sworn in as new TTAADC CEM | thetripurapost". Runiel Debbarma sworn in as new TTAADC CEM | thetripurapost.
  16. ↑ "New Chairman of TTAADC sworn in, Tipra leaders call on Governor". tripurainfo DOT com.