Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Silchar(Assam )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Kalipada Purkayastha
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Date of Birth
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15.12.1931
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Place of Birth
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Kamarkhal, Distt. Sylhet (now in Bangladesh)
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Marital Status
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Widower
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Date of Marriage
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10 Sep 1964
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Spouse’s Name
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Late Smt. Gayatri Purkayastha
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A.,B.T.
Educated at Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Nutanpatty, P.O. Silchar,
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Distt. – Cachar, Assam – 788 001
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Tel. 09435073677 (M)
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Present Address |
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18, G.R.G. Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tel. 9013180177 (M)
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Position Held |
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1978
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General Secretary, Janata Party, Assam
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1980
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Convenor, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Assam
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1981-1993
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General-Secretary, B.J.P., Assam
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1984-2004
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Member, National Executive Committee, B.J.P.
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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1995-2001
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Vice-President, B.J.P., Assam
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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19 Mar. 1998
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Union Minister of State, Communications
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2003-2006
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Vice-President, B.J.P., Assam
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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1 May 2010
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Member, various social organizations to organize the society
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Special Interests
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Educational reforms and development; cooperative movement;
literature and language;and reading and writing
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Countries Visited
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America, Bangladesh, China, France, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Switzerland, U.K
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Other Information
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Worked hard to extend relief and shelter to the persecuted Hindus coming from the Earstwhile East Pakistan, 1950-51; Joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) in 1950; Served as (i) Zila Karyarah of the united Cachar District for 4 (four) years;and (ii) Zila Pracharak, Cachar,1956-1961; Divisional Secretary of R.S.S. of Cachar, Tripura and Manipur; Joined Politics on 03.01.1978; Joined B.J.P., 6th April,1980;Contested Assembly seat of Silchar as the Janata Party candidate; Chairman, Silchar Co-operative Urban Bank for 12 years and made it financially stable from liquidation point; Stamps on Dr. Hedgewar and Arun Kumar Chanda were released.
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Reference: Loksabha