Bijoya Chakravarty

Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939 in Jorhat, Assam), is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.[2][3][4]

Bijoya Chakravarty
Bijoya Chakravarty in August 2015
Member of parliament
for Gauhati
In office
16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byKirip Chaliha
In office
13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004
Preceded byBhubaneshwar Kalita
Succeeded byKirip Chaliha
Union Minister of State for Water Resources
In office
13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office
1986–1992
Personal details
Born (1939-10-07) 7 October 1939
Baligaon, Jorhat, Assam
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Jiten Chakravarty
​
(m. 1965)​
Children2 (including Suman Haripriya)
ResidenceGuwahati
Alma materGauhati University (M.A), Banaras Hindu University
WebsiteProfile

Background

Bijoya began her political career in the Janata Party. She subsequently joined the regional Asom Gana Parishad and served in the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992. Following her stint in the Rajya Sabha, she joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.

She represented the Gauhati in the 13th Lok Sabha. She won this seat for the BJP for the first time ever in 1999. Under the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, she served as the Union Minister of State for Water Resources. In 2004, the BJP decided to field singer Bhupen Hazarika in her place, causing widespread protests from BJP party workers. Hazarika lost the elections. The BJP understood its mistake and re-nominated Bijoya in the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Gauhati seat. As a result, she again won the seat in 2009 and 2014 representing the BJP.

Personal life

She is married to Jiten Chakravarty on 1 June 1965. They have a son and a daughter. Her daughter Suman Haripriya was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Hajo Vidhan Sabha constituency.[5][6]

Her son, Ranajit Chakravarty, died in May 2017 at the age of 49.[7]

Positions held

References
  1. "CHAKRAVARTY, SMT. BIJOYA". Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "Padma Bhushan for Tarun Gogoi". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Exclusive: Cabinet Portfolio Names for BJP-led Govt in Assam". TheQuint. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Fathers & sons, husbands & wives and a mother in place of daughter, all in one Congress poll family". The Indian Express. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "Bijoya Chakravarty bereaved". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

 

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