Brajagopal Roy
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Brajagopal Roy is an India
India
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n politician. Roy is the main leader of the All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...

 in the North-Eastern state of Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

. He is President of the AIFB Tripura State Committee and a member of the All India Secretariat of the party.

Roy was member of the legislative assembly of
Tripura Legislative Assembly
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 Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

 1978–1983 and 1993–1998, representing the Town Bordowali constituency. In the 1998 election he lost his seat, coming second with 7665 votes (36.92%).

Roy stood as the Left Front
Left Front
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candidate in Town Bordowali in the 2003 state legislative assembly elections. Amongst others, he had to face dissident Forward Bloc candidate Nitish Das. Roy came second with 9844 votes (43,57%). Das came third with 331 votes (1,46%).
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