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{{Short description|Indian politician (1949–1998}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bimal Sinha
| image =
| office1 = Minister of Health, Urban Development
| term_start1 = 1995
| term_end1 = 31 March 1998
| predecessor1 =
| office3 = [[List of speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly|6th Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 14 May 1993
| term_end3 = 22 September 1995
| predecessor3 = Jyotirmoy Nath
| successor3 = Jitendra Sarkar
| office4 = [[List of speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4= 11 February 1983
| term_end4 = 4 February 1988
| predecessor4 = Jyotirmoy Das
| successor4 = Rati Mohan Jamatia
| office5 = Member of The Tripura Legislative Assembly
| term_start5= 1978
| term_end5 = 1998
| predecessor5 = Sunil Chandra Datta
| successor5 = Bijoy Lakshmi Singha
| 1blankname2 =
| 1namedata2 =
| cabinet = [[Government of Tripura|State Government of Tripura]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 16 October 1949
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|3|31|1949|10|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Avanga, Ambassa-Kamalpur Road
| birth_place = [[Kamalpur, Tripura]], India
| party = [[CPI(M)]]
| spouse = Bijoy Laxmi Sinha<ref>{{cite news |title=Manik Sarkar takes oath as Tripura CM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manik-sarkar-takes-oath-as-tripura-cm/articleshow/39557819.cms#:~:text=Apart%20from%20Sarkar%2C%2017%20other,be%20inducted%20into%20the%20cabinet. |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |date=7 March 2003}}</ref>
}}

'''Bimal Sinha''' (16 October 1949 – 31 March 1998) was an Indian Communist politician from [[Tripura]] and was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]]. He served as the Deputy Speaker and later as the Speaker in the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|5th Tripura Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Tripura 1993 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1993/tripura/112/25 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> He represented the [[Kamalpur, Tripura Assembly constituency|Kamalpur constituency]] as the member of [[CPI(M)]] in Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Tripura 1983 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1983/tripura/51/25 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>

==Political career==
Sinha started his political career as member of [[Students Federation of India]] during 1967. He became member of [[CPI(M)]] in 1970 and state committee member in 1978. Sinha became MLA for the first time winning the [[1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Tripura 1977 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1977/tripura/1/25 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> In 1983, he elected as Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly and later became the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=INTRODUCTION Tripura Legislative Assembly |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/Tripura/tripura-w.htm |publisher=Tripura Legislative Assembly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015195024/https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/Tripura/tripura-w.htm |archive-date=15 Oct 2021}}</ref> He was the MLA for five consecutive terms 1978 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1983 |url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/1983-election-results.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988 |url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/1988-election-results.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1993 |url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/1993-election-results.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1998 |url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/1998-election-results.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

==Death==
Bikram Sinha (adopted brother of Bimal) was kidnapped on 9 February 1998 by [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]], ahead of the State Assembly elections that resulted in the return to power of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). After a month at 10:00 a.m. on 31 March 1998, Bidyut Sinha (younger brother of Bimal) informed his brother Bimal by telephone that a local leader of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]] had asked him to go to the Samthung crossing on the Dhalai River to secure the release of Bikram Sinha.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yusuf Commission Report.pdf |url=https://tripuraassembly.nic.in/Yusuf%20Commission%20Report.pdf |publisher=Tripura Legislative Assembly |access-date=18 March 2026}}</ref> Bimal Sinha and Bidyut Sinha then proceeded to Avanga, where they visited the residence of a Congress activist. The minister and his brother were informed that Bikram Sinha was waiting on the bank of the [[Dhalai River]]. They should go there without security personnel. Accordingly, Bimal Sinha instructed his bodyguards to remain behind.<ref>{{cite web |title=STATEMENT BY MINISTER Killing of Shri Bimal Singha, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tripura on 31.03.1998 |url=https://rsdebate.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/127292/1/PD_183_01041998_5_p131_p156_9.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal |url=http://www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/50909/cpi-m-trying-to-escape-its-alleged-link-with-terrorist-groups-slams-cong-for-bimal-sinha-murder-on-his-19th-death-anniversary.html |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=www.tripurainfoway.com}}</ref> Bimal and his brother along with the Congree (I) activist walked towards river bank.<ref>{{cite news |title=TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal |url=http://www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/142367/bimal-sinha-the-symbol-of-tripura-rsquo-s-anti-terrorism-battle-remembered-on-death-anniversary.html |work=www.tripurainfoway.com}}</ref> Sinha sensed danger and declined to move forward. About twenty militants, hiding in nearby bushes, opened fire as he turned around. The two died on the spot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=CHAUDHURI |first1=KALYAN |title=A Minister killed in Tripura |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30161226.ece |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=Frontline |date=10 April 1998 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bimal Sinha |url=https://bishnupriyamanipurisahityasabha.com/2025/04/22/bimal-sinha/#:~:text=Born%201949%20%E2%80%93%20Death%201998,%2C%20a%20tribal%2Ddominated%20region. |website=BM Sahitya |date=22 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deb |first1=Debraj |title=Former Tripura health minister and CPM leader Bimal Sinha's statue 'defaced' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/tripura/former-tripura-health-minister-and-cpm-leader-bimal-sinhas-statue-defaced-8817367/ |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=The Indian Express |date=8 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Bimal}}
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Dhalai district]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 1977–1983]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 1983–1988]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 1988–1993]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 1993–1998]]
[[Category:Deputy speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly]]

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