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Dilip Sarkar
politician
- April 1, 2019 · Delhi
- 61 years
- liver and kidney disease
About Dilip Sarkar
Dilip Sarkar, 61, Indian politician, liver and kidney disease.
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Dilip Sarkar was a dedicated Indian politician who served the state of Tripura for years.
Dilip Sarkar
1957 – 2019
60 Seconds: Dilip Sarkar's Life Story
An overview of the life and political career of Indian politician Dilip Sarkar, who represented Badharghat.
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Dilip Sarkar was a dedicated Indian politician who served the state of Tripura for years. Born in 1958, he began his legislative career representing the Badharghat constituency after the 2013 elections. Over time, his political path saw him transition from the Indian National Congress to the All India Trinamool Congress and finally the Bharatiya Janata Party. During the 2018 elections, he secured a significant victory in Badharghat with a margin of 5,000 votes. Throughout his tenure, he remained a notable figure within the Tripura Legislative Assembly. Sadly, his career came to an end when he passed away in Delhi on April 1, 2019. He was 61 years old at the time of his death, which followed a prolonged illness caused by liver and kidney disease.
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|Dilip Sarkar (1958 – April 1, 2019) was an Indian politician from the state of Tripura. Following the 2013 Legislative Assembly elections, he represented the Badharghat constituency in West Tripura district in the Tripura Legislative Assembly.
Political career
In 2016, he was one of the six MLAs from the Indian National Congress who joined the All India Trinamool Congress, due to dissatisfaction over the INC allying with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
In August 2017, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after they voted against party lines in the 2017 Indian presidential election.
In the 2018 election he stood in Badharghat again as the BJP Candidate against the CPI (M) candidate Jharna Das. Many CPI (M) leaders from Badharghat, including former DYFI Bishalgarh Committee president and CPI (M) local committee member Bidhan Ch. Deb joined him. With their support he won the 2018 elections with a margin of 5,000 votes.
Death
Dilip Sarkar died at a private hospital in Delhi on 1 April 2019 following a prolonged illness.
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