Deblina Hembram

Deblina Hembram
Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of West Bengal
In office 2006–2011
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–2001
Constituency	Ranibandh
In office 2006–2016
Constituency	Ranibandh
Personal details
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Deblina Hembram is an Indian Politician from West Bengal and a central committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). She was the Minister for Tribal Affairs in the 2006-11 Left Front Ministry.

Personal life and education

Deblina Hembram is married to Suklal Hembram. She completed her 10th standard in 1988 from Baddi High School, affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[1][2]

Political career

Deblina Hembram is a three time MLA from Ranibandh Assembly Constituency.[3][4][5] This is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes. She has won from here in 1996, 2006 and 2011 West Bengal Assembly elections.[3][4][5] She had to face Anil Hansda of Congress Party in her debut election in Ranibandh and marked a huge victory with a margin of 32,409 votes.[3] In 2006 election she defeated Aditya Kisku of JKP(N) by 10,890 votes.[4] In 2011 assembly elections she defeated Falguni Hembram of All India Trinamool Congress by 6,859 votes.[5]

Assembly Elections

1996 West Bengal Assembly Election[3] RANIBANDH (ST)

Candidate Name	Political Party	Votes Polled	Percentage of Votes	Margin of Victory
Deblina Hembram	CPI(M)	58,474	55.86%	32,409 Votes
Anil Hansda	Indian National Congress	26,065	24.90%
Jagannath Tudu	JKP(N)	7,607	7.27%
Tudu Milan	JMM	7,263	6.94%
Basen Hansda	BJP	5,098	4.87%
Raghunath Tudu	Independent	174	0.17%

2006 West Bengal Assembly Election[4] RANIBANDH (ST)

Candidate Name	Political Party	Votes Polled	Percentage of Votes	Margin of Victory
Deblina Hembram	CPI(M)	52,827	45.34%	10,890 Votes
Aditya Kisku	JKP(N)	41,937	35.88%
Mayana Saren	Indian National Congress	13,291	11.39%
Ramakrishna Mudi	Independent	3,608	3.09%
Jaleswar Saren	BSP	3,019	2.59%
Biswanath Mandi	JDP	1,806	1.55%

2011 West Bengal Assembly Election[5] RANIBANDH (ST)

Candidate Name	Political Party	Votes Polled	Percentage of Votes	Margin of Victory
Deblina Hembram	CPI(M)	75,388	44.25%	6,859 Votes
Falguni Hembram	All India Trinamool Congress	68,529	40.22%
Aditya Kisku	JHAP	10,950	6.43%
Lakshmi Kanta Sardar	BJP	6,447	3.78%
Biswanath Tudu	Independent	5,407	3.17%
Sudhir Kumar Murmu	CPI(ML)(L)	2,580	1.51%
Krishnapada Mandi	JVM	1,071	0.63%

• On 11 December 2012, Deblina Hembram was assaulted by Trinamool Congress legislators inside West Bengal state assembly for speaking up against the chit fund racket scam of ruling party.[6][7][8] She was pinned down to the floor and then beaten up by male Trinamool Congress legislators and was immediately hospitalised.[9]
• Deblina Hembram's speech (in her Mother tongue Santhali) against Trinamool Congress at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata in February 2019 became an internet sensation.[10][11][12]
• She was the candidate of CPI(M) from Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 parliament election.[11][13][12][14] She lost the election to Kunar Hembram of Bharatiya Janata Party.[15]

Organisational Leadership

• In 33rd conference of All India Kisan Sabha she was elected to the All India Kisan Council.[16]
• National Vice President of All India Democratic Women's Association.[17]

References

1. "Deblina Hembram(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- RANIBANDH (ST)(BANKURA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. "DEBLINA HEMBRAM : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 1966. p. 366.
4. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 2006. p. 561.
5. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
6. "Three members injured in Bengal assembly scuffle". Deccan Herald. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
7. ABP Ananda (11 December 2012). "Debolina Hembram on assembly hackled". Archived from the original on 10 October 2021.
8. "Elections 2019: LF Blames TMC-BJP 'Nervousness' For Recent Attacks". NewsClick. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
9. "TMC-Left free-for-all in Assembly sends four MLAs to hospital – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
10. "CPI(M)'s Jhargram Candidate Does Not Have Email Account, But is a YouTube Star". News18. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
11. "Meet Deblina Hembram, an unlikely YouTube star fighting polls from Jhargram". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
12. "CPI(M) candidate from Jhargram, an unlikely YouTube star fighting to reclaim Left bastion". The Indian Express. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
13. "দেবলীনাতেই ভরসা বামেদের". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
14. "পান্তাভাত'ই পাওয়ার লাঞ্চ, সিপিএমেও ব্যতিক্রমী দেবলীনা হেমব্রম!". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
15. "Jhargram Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: Winning Political Party, Candidate, Vote Share". Zee News. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
16. "33rd Conference: Proceedings – All India Kisan Sabha". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
17. "About Us". Aidwa. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.