# List of leaders of the opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly is an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the Tripura Legislative Assembly. Official Opposition is a term used in the Tripura Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the Tripura assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly. Since 1963, the Tripura Legislative Assembly has had 12 leaders of the opposition.

## Role

The Opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The Opposition is equally responsible for upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the state. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps.

## List of leaders of the opposition

| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (Election) | Appointed by | Political party | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | Assembly (Election) | Appointed by | Political party | Political party |
| 1 | | Aghore Debbarma | | 1 July 1963 | December 1963 | 158 days | 1st | Upendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 2 | | Nripendra Chakraborty | | 1964 | 1967 | More than 3 years | 1st | Upendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 3 | | Bidya Debbarma | Kalyanpur | 1967 | 1971 | More than 4 years | 2nd (1967 election) | Manindra Lal Bhowmik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 1 November 1971 | 20 March 1972 | 140 days | – | – | N/A | |
| (2) | | Nripendra Chakraborty | Asharambari | 29 March 1972 | 31 March 1977 | 5 years, 2 days | 3rd (1972 election) | Manindra Lal Bhowmik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 4 | | Munsur Ali | Boxanagar | April 1977 | 4 November 1977 | 217 days | 3rd (1972 election) | Manindra Lal Bhowmik | Indian National Congress | |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 5 November 1977 | 5 January 1978 | 61 days | – | – | N/A | |
| 5 | | Drao Kumar Reang | Santirbazar | 24 January 1978 | 6 January 1983 | 4 years, 347 days | 4th (1977 election) | Sudhanwa Debbarma | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | |
| 6 | | Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya | Town Bordowali | 9 February 1983 | 31 August 1986 | 3 years, 203 days | 5th (1983 election) | Amarendra Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 7 | | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | Khayerpur | 1 September 1986 | 4 February 1988 | 1 year, 156 days | 5th (1983 election) | Amarendra Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| (2) | | Nripendra Chakraborty | Pramodenagar | 7 February 1988 | 18 February 1992 | 4 years, 11 days | 6th (1988 election) | Jyotirmoy Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 8 | | Dasarath Deb | Ramchandraghat | 19 February 1992 | 28 February 1993 | 1 year, 9 days | 6th (1988 election) | Jyotirmoy Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| – | | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 11 March 1993 | 10 April 1993 | 30 days | – | – | N/A | |
| 9 | | Samir Ranjan Barman | Bishalgarh | 8 March 1994 | 10 March 1998 | 4 years, 2 days | 7th (1993 election) | Bimal Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 9 | | Samir Ranjan Barman | Bishalgarh | 29 July 1998 | 6 February 2000 | 1 year, 192 days | 8th (1998 election) | Jitendra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 10 | | Jawahar Saha | Birganj | 7 February 2000 | 28 February 2003 | 3 years, 21 days | 8th (1998 election) | Jitendra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | | Ratan Lal Nath | Mohanpur | 21 March 2003 | 3 March 2008 | 4 years, 348 days | 9th (2003 election) | Ramendra Chandra Debnath | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | | Ratan Lal Nath | Mohanpur | 17 March 2008 | 28 February 2013 | 4 years, 348 days | 10th (2008 election) | Ramendra Chandra Debnath | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | | Ratan Lal Nath | Mohanpur | 26 April 2013 | 8 March 2018 | 4 years, 316 days | 11th (2013 election) | Ramendra Chandra Debnath | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | | Manik Sarkar | Dhanpur | 11 March 2018 | 13 March 2023 | 5 years, 2 days | 12th (2018 election) | Rebati Mohan Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 13 | | Animesh Debbarma | Asharambari | 24 March 2023 | 6 March 2024 | 348 days | 13th (2023 election) | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Tipra Motha Party | |
| 14 | | Jitendra Chaudhury | Sabroom | 6 March 2024 | Incumbent | 359 days | 13th (2023 election) | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |

## Statistics

| # | Leader of Opposition | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Leader of Opposition | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of Leader of Opposition |
| 1 | Ratan Lal Nath | | INC | 4 years, 348 days | 14 years, 282 days |
| 2 | Nripendra Chakraborty | | CPI(M) | 5 years, 2 days | 12 years, 13 days |
| 3 | Samir Ranjan Barman | | INC | 4 years, 2 days | 5 years, 194 days |
| 4 | Manik Sarkar | | CPI(M) | 5 years, 12 days | 5 years, 12 days |
| 5 | Drao Kumar Reang | | TUS | 4 years, 347 days | 4 years, 347 days |
| 6 | Bidya Debbarma | | CPI(M) | 4 years, 0 days | 4 years, 0 days |
| 7 | Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya | | INC | 3 years, 203 days | 3 years, 203 days |
| 8 | Jawahar Saha | | INC | 3 years, 21 days | 3 years, 21 days |
| 9 | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | | INC | 1 year, 156 days | 1 year, 156 days |
| 10 | Dasarath Deb | | CPI(M) | 1 year, 9 days | 1 year, 9 days |
| 11 | Animesh Debbarma | | TMP | 0 years, 348 days | 0 years, 348 days |
| 12 | Jitendra Chaudhury* | | CPI(M)* | 359 days* | 359 days* |
| 13 | Munsur Ali | | INC | 0 years, 217 days | 0 years, 217 days |
| 14 | Aghore Debbarma | | CPI | 0 years, 158 days | 0 years, 158 days |