Sonamura, Jan 30: Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik filed a nomination on Monday in Sonamura Subdivision in the Sipahijala district of Tripura.

She will contest from the Dhanpur assembly constituency on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket as the saffron party has released the list of candidates for the Tripura poll slated on February 16.

Bhoumik shared the news on Twitter and wrote “With the blessings of Maa Tripurasundari, I filed my nomination for #TripuraAssemblyPolls for #Dhanpur constituency at SDM Office, Sonamura. Please keep showering your love & support on me & @BJP4Tripura. #BJP4Tripura”.

While talking to the media after filing the nomination she stated, “People of Tripura have given us a good mandate in the 2018 elections. In 2018, along with the mandate, people wanted freedom, and freedom of expression, people wanted rights, and elections were held for the right to live. People have given a clear mandate to PM Modi. And now the election this time will be held to make Tripura better in future.”

Before filing the nomination she seeks blessing from Maa Durga at Durga Bari, Agartala.

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All you need to know about ‘Pratima Di’s life journey

  • She was born on 28 May 1969 in Bornarayan, Dhanpur, Sonamura.
  • In 1991 she joined the BJP at the age of 20 before completing her graduation.
  • She was the first graduate from her village.
  • In 1991 she became the Mandal President of Dhanpur Constituency.
  • She is the youngest state Committee member of BJP Tripura.
  • Her father was a farmer and their primary source of livelihood was farming.
  • She contested her first election in 1998 against Manik Sarkar, former CM of Tripura & who got a 12% vote.
  • In 2003 she became the District President of the Undivided Sepahijala District.
  • She was 2 time State Vice-President of BJP Mahila Morcha & One-time Vice-President of BJYM Tripura.
  • In 2007 she became the State President of BJP Mohila Morcha.
  • From 2011-2014 she was the State Vice-President of BJP Tripura for respectively 2 terms.
  • In 2016 she became the General Secretary of BJP Tripura Pradesh, During that period for the first time BJP came to power in 2018.
  • In 2018 she again contested the Dhanpur Constituency against the then Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and lost the election by a narrow margin.
  • In 2019 she contested for Loksabha Election from 01 Tripura West Parliamentary Constituency and won the election by a margin of 3 Lakh 5 Thousand Votes.
  • In 2021 she became the first Union Minister from Tripura in the 2nd Modi Cabinet. She is serving as MoS in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.