Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy

Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy Ex. Finance Minister of Assam
6th Finance Minister of Assam
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Succeeded by	Sarat Chandra Sinha
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 1957–1972
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Kosheswar Bora
Constituency	Biswanath
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1952-1957
Constituency	Darrang Lok Sabha Constituency
Personal details
Born	(1930-05-12)12 May 1930 Tezpur, Assam, British India
Died	19 March 1978(1978-03-19) (aged 51) Tezpur, Assam, India
Political party	Indian National Congress, Janata Party
Alma mater	Cotton University
Profession	Politician, professor

Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy was an Indian politician, educator and independence activist. He was a member of 1st Lok Sabha from Darrang Lok Sabha constituency, Finance Minister of Assam under Chief Minister Mahendra Mohan Choudhry and former member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Biswanath Assembly constituency.[1][2][3] He was also the founding Principal of Darrang College.[4]

References

1. "A politician with Left leanings". The Times of India. 2011-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
2. "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.60.131. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
3. "kamakhya prasad tripathi". Shravan charity mission. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
4. "Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma becomes 4th finance minister to present 5 successive budgets". The Times of India. 2020-03-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-09.