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 by-election in November 2016, after the sitting member Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the seat in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam.[1] He was earlier the member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Dhemaji Assembly constituency (no. 113) in Dhemaji district.
Pradan Baruah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| 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 | Arunima Baruah |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Dhemaji, Assam |
| Occupation | Social worker politician |
As of 12 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
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.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
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- ^ "9 Rebel Congress Lawmakers in Assam Join BJP". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.