Government of Tripura
Seat of Government | Agartala |
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Legislative branch | |
Assembly | |
Speaker | Ratan Chakraborty[1] |
Deputy Speaker | Biswa Bandhu Sen |
Members in Assembly | 60 |
Executive branch | |
Governor | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb |
Deputy Chief Minister | Jishnu Dev Varma |
Chief Secretary | Shri Alok Kumar, IAS[2] |
Judiciary | |
High Court | Tripura High Court |
Chief Justice | Justice Indrajit Mahanty |
The Government of Tripura, also known as the State Government of Tripura, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Tripura and its 8 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Tripura, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Tripura is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Agartala is the capital of Tripura, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Tripura High Court, located in Agartala, Tripura exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Tripura.[3]
The present Legislative Assembly of Tripura is unicameral, consisting of 60 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.[4] [5]
References[]
- ^ "BJP's Ratan Chakraborty elected Speaker of Tripura Assembly". EastMojo. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ https://tripura.gov.in/government/keycontact/434
- ^ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Tripura Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Biplab Kumar Deb Ministry".
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