Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik, who won Tripura's Dhanpur assembly constituency, could be a contender for the chief ministerial post in Tripura.

Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik, who won Tripura's Dhanpur assembly constituency, could be a contender for the chief ministerial post in Tripura.

She contested the Dhanpur seat against CPM's Kaushik Chanda, TMC's Habil Mia, Tipra Motha's Amiya Dayal Noatia, and two independent candidates Bappi Debnath and Rakesh Sukla Das.

She won the constituency defeating Kaushik Chanda by 3500 votes as the results for the Tripura assembly elections was declared on Thursday.

The BJP has been focusing on women as a support base. So Bhaumik taking over would send out the right message.

Bhowmik has been a BJP stalwart in Tripura for decades. She has been with the BJP since 1991. Rising through the ranks, Bhowmik served as the vice president of the Tripura State BJP Mahila Morcha, as well as, the party’s state youth wing.

 She was also the BJP Pradesh Vice President for two terms. Ahead of the 2018 elections, Bhowmik was named the BJP Tripura General Secretary.

In 2019, Bhowmik contested the Lok Sabha elections from the West Tripura constituency and won by a margin of over 3 lakh votes. She is the first woman MP from the BJP in Tripura.

Known for her simple lifestyle, she comes from a family of farmers. He down-to-earth nature has earned her sobriquet of Didi.