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'''Jadab Lal Debnath''' (born 1968)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian politician from [[Tripura]]. He is a member of the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bagbassa Assembly constituency]] in [[North Tripura district]]. He won the [[2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Tripura Election Result 2023: BJP wins 32 seats, Tipra Motha bags 13 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/tripura-election-result-2023-live-vote-counting-updates-bjp-ipft-congress-alliances-tipra-motha-cpim-2341430-2023-03-02 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Tripura Election Results 2023: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/tripura-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners/2997147/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Debnath is from [[Jubarajnagar Assembly constituency|Jubarajnagar]], North Tripura district, Tripura. He is the son of late Akshay Kumar Debnath. He studied Class 12 Padmapur HS School and passed the [[Tripura Board of Secondary Education]] examinations in 1986. His wife is in government service.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jadab Lal Debnath(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAGBASSA(NORTH TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Tripura2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6887 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Debnath won from Bagbassa Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. He polled 18,905 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bijita Nath of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], by a margin of 1,461 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jadab Lal Debnath in Tripura Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/tripura/jadab-lal-debnath-bagbassa-candidate-s23a055c002/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-06 |title=Jadab Lal Debnath |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politics/jadab-lal-debnath/articleshow/97950256.cms |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of Legislative Assembly {{!}} Official website of Tripura State Portal, India |url=https://tripura.gov.in/members-legislative-assembly |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=tripura.gov.in}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In March 2023, Jadav Lal Nath faced [[scrutiny]] after a video circulated online appearing to show him viewing explicit content on a mobile phone during a session of the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]. Opposition members criticized the incident and called for action.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tripura: Video Shows BJP MLA Watching Porn During Assembly Session |url=https://thewire.in/politics/tripura-video-shows-bjp-mla-watching-porn-during-assembly-session |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-31 |title=Tripura BJP MLA caught watching porn in assembly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/tripura-bjp-mla-caught-watching-porn-in-assembly/articleshow/99131205.cms |access-date=2026-04-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Nath stated that the content opened unintentionally due to a technical issue and that he attempted to close it. The incident received media attention and public discussion, with any disciplinary measures subject to Assembly procedures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ali |first=Syed Sajjad |date=2023-07-07 |title=Chaos in Tripura assembly over porn clip watched by BJP MLA, 5 members suspended |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chaos-in-tripura-assembly-over-porn-clip-watched-by-bjp-mla-5-members-suspended-walkout/article67053155.ece |access-date=2026-04-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Web |date=2023-03-30 |title=BJP MLA caught on camera watching porn during Assembly session in Tripura |url=https://madhyamamonline.com/india/bjp-mla-caught-on-camera-watching-porn-during-assembly-session-in-tripura-1144834 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=madhyamamonline.com |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1968 births]]
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tripura]]
[[Category:Tripura MLAs 2023–2028]]
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Acharyak182 at 12:06, 2 April 2026