Birendra Prasad Baishya | |
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Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 15 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Santiuse Kujur |
Constituency | Assam |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Sanjay Sinh |
Constituency | Assam |
Minister of Steel &Mines Government of India | |
In office 29 June 1996 –19 March 1998 | |
Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Succeeded by | Naveen Patnaik |
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
In office 1996–1998 | |
Preceded by | Probin Deka |
Succeeded by | Madhab Rajbangshi |
Constituency | Mangaldoi |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 January 1956 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Asom Gana Parishad |
Education | Darrang College Guwahati University |
Birendra Prasad Baishya is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He was elected in Lok Sabha election in 1996 from Mangaldoi constituency and union minister of Steel and Mines. He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2008 to 2014 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and again in June 2019.
Baishya is also President of Indian Weightlifting Federation. [6]
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