Ajoy Kumar Dutta

Ajoy Kumar Dutta
Born	Assam, India
Occupation	Social worker
Known for	Social service
Awards	Padma Shri

Ajoy Kumar Dutta is an Indian social worker from the northeastern Indian state of Assam. ^[1] He is a Guwahati-based activist associated with several non governmental organizations working in the state. ^[2] A former municipal councillor at the Guwahati Municipal Corporation, he successfully contested the Assam Legislative Assembly elections of 1978 as a Janata Party candidate ^[3] defeating Nandeshwar Talukdar of the Communist Party of India by polling close to 34 percent of the total votes polled, ^[4] and represented the Guwahati East constituency in the Assembly. ^[5] In 2016, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions to society. ^[6]

References

• India portal

1. "Prahlad Chandra Tasa and Ajoy Kumar Dutta from Assam wins the Padma Shri awards". Go Assam. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
   - "This Is How Assam Shines Bright on the 67th Republic Day Today". Bordoisila. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
2. "4 from State get Padma Shree". The Assam Tribune. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
3. "Affidavit Details of Ajoy Kumar Dutta". Empowering India. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
4. "Assam Assembly Election 1978". Empowering India. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
5. "Gauhati East (Assam) Election Results 2016". Elections.in. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
6. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

External links

• "Six from Northeast to receive Padma Shri, one Padma Bhushan". The Northeast Today. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.