Simna is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. It is in West Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is also part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).
In 2018, the constituency had 35, 967 electors. In 2023 the population of Purba Simna is estimated to be 2,313 and population in Paschim Simna is estimated to be 1,862.
Former Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura candidate Brishaketu Debbarma is the sitting MLA of Simna constituency. He won the seat by defeating Pranab Debbarma of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with a margin of 1963 votes. Brishaketu Debbarma is again contesting from the Simna constituency as a Tipra Motha candidate.
The review meeting was attended by Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura.
In total, around 1,200-1,400 houses primarily belonging to Bengali-speaking Muslims, were demolished during the eviction…