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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bhagaban Das
| office = Member of the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2018
| office1 = Minister of Welfare of Scheduled Castes of Tripura
| term_start1 = 2021
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|18 November 1974}}
| birth_place = Ujan Dudhpur, Kumarghat, [[Unakoti district]], [[Tripura]]
| constituency = [[Pabiachhara Assembly constituency|Pabiachhara]]
| education = 8th Pass
| preceded = Samiran Malakar
}}
'''Bhagaban Das'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Educational Qualification of Tripura MLA's - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/educational-qualification-of-tripura-mlas/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> (born 18 November 1974) is an Indian politician who is serving as a member of the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pabiachhara Assembly constituency|Pabiachara]] since 2018 representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagaban Das(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PABIACHARA(UNAKOTI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/tripura2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=5859 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He became Minister of Welfare of Scheduled Castes of Tripura in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=MLA Bhagaban Das Takes Oath As A Minister Of The State Government of Tripura. - TRIPURA STAR NEWS |url=https://www.tripurastarnews.com/mla-bhagaban-das-takes-oath-as-a-minister-of-the-state-government-of-tripura/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Council of Minister {{!}} Tripura State Portal |url=https://tripura.gov.in/councilminister |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=tripura.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Tripura: Biplab Deb govt expands cabinet, inducts three new ministers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/tripura/tripura-biplab-deb-govt-expands-cabinet-inducts-three-new-ministers-7480533/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was born in [[Ujan Dudhpur]] to Rakesh Chandra Das and Sushama Das. He is married to Soma Das and they both have 2 sons and 1 daughter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Network |first=L. I. |date=2022-01-03 |title=BHAGABAN DAS |url=https://www.lawinsider.in/uncategorized/bhagaban-das |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Law Insider India |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
He has joined [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and worked for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the Assembly Election which was held during 1993. Later, he has worked as ‘Maha Mantri’ of Unakoti district. In 2008 and in 2013, he contested in the Assembly Election as a BJP candidate. In 2018, he was elected as an MLA of Tripura Legislative Assembly, and he is the currently the Minister of Welfare of Scheduled Castes of Tripura.<ref name=":0" />

== Controversy ==

* Following the MLA's selection for a position as a cabinet minister, the TMC claimed that BJP MLA Bhagaban Das's SC certificate is a forgery and requested an investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal |url=http://www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/162722/bjp-mla-bhagaban-das-s-sc-certificate-is-fake-says-tmc-sought-investigation.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.tripurainfoway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title='Will Not Take Any Responsibility Under Biplab's Leadership': Sudip Roy Burman Tells BJP High Command Ahead of Tripura Cabinet Resuffle |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/will-not-take-any-responsibility-under-biplabs-leadership-sudip-roy-burman-tells-bjp-high-command-ahead-of-tripura-cabinet-resuffle-4147919.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=3 ministers inducted in Biplab Deb cabinet |url=https://thenortheastaffairs.com/3-ministers-inducted-in-biplab-deb-cabinet/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Tripura's opposition wants a BJP's minister removed over allegations that his son was involved in a rape case. The youths in the building, led by the minister's son, gang-raped her.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |title=Tripura: Opposition seeks BJP minister's ouster for alleged involvement of his son in rape case |url=https://scroll.in/latest/1035834/tripura-opposition-seeks-bjp-ministers-ouster-for-alleged-involvement-of-his-son-in-rape-case |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2022-10-27 |title=BJP Minister's Son Accused in Tripura Gang Rape Case, Party Denies Allegations |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/bjp-ministers-son-accused-in-tripura-gang-rape-case-party-denies-allegations |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-24 |title=Agitation for Tripura Minister's resignation for his son's involvement in a gangrape |url=https://thenortheastaffairs.com/agitation-for-tripura-ministers-resignation-for-his-sons-involvement-in-a-gangrape/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=Oct 28, 2022 |title=Cm: Law, Order In Tripura Better Under Bjp Rule {{!}} Agartala News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/cm-law-order-in-tripura-better-under-bjp-rule/articleshow/95134026.cms |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=Tripura police showing leniency with gangrape accused to save BJP minister's son, claims Congress MLA |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-police-showing-leniency-gangrape-accused-save-bjp-ministers-son-claims-congress-mla-463987-2022-10-28 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref>
* Tripura BJP minister compares the accusers of his son's rape to barking dogs, "Haathi chale bazaar kutte bhoke hazaar".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagaban Das |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/tag/bhagaban-das/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nidhi |date=2022-10-29 |title=त्रिपुरा भाजपा के मंत्री ने बेटे के बलात्कार के आरोपियों की तुलना भौंकने वाले कुत्तों से |url=https://jantaserishta.com/local/tripura/tripura-bjp-minister-compares-sons-rape-accused-with-barking-dogs-1702390 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=jantaserishta.com |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tripura]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Tripura]]

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Victoruot at 23:15, 24 April 2026