Pradan Baruah
Pradan Baruah is an Indian politician who is member of Parliament and elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur seat since November 2016. He won the bye-election in November 2016, after the seating member Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the seat in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam. He was earlier the member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Dhemaji Assembly constituency ( no 113) in Dhemaji district.
Pradan Baruah | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament for Lakhimpur | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Dhemaji | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 22 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sumitra Patir |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Ranoj Pegu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1965 Silapathar, Dhemaji, Assam |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Arunima Baruah |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Dhemaji, Assam |
| Occupation | Social Worker Politician |
| As of 12 December, 2016 Source: | |
He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Previously, Baruah was member of Indian National Congress but defected from Congress before the assembly election along with Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- "Winning Lakhimpur seat Assam CM's priority - Times of India". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "9 Rebel Congress Lawmakers in Assam Join BJP". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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- "Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin, the man behind BJP's historic win". 20 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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