Pradan Baruah

Pradan Baruah
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2016
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
ConstituencyLakhimpur
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Dhemaji
In office
19 May 2016 – 22 November 2016
Preceded bySumitra Patir
Succeeded byDr. Ranoj Pegu
Personal details
Born (1965-04-30) 30 April 1965 (age 59)
Silapathar, Dhemaji, Assam
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseArunima Baruah
Children2
ResidenceDhemaji, Assam
OccupationSocial worker
politician
As of 12 December, 2016
Source: [1]

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.

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

  1. ^ "PRADAN BARUAH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Winning Lakhimpur seat Assam CM's priority – Times of India". The Times of India. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "9 Rebel Congress Lawmakers in Assam Join BJP". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin, the man behind BJP's historic win". 20 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ^ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.