Mankachar is a census town in South Salmara-Mankachar District in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated at the extreme south-westernmost end of North-East India.
Bimala Prasad Chaliha was a Leader of Indian National Congress and a Freedom Fighter who was imprisoned at Jorhat Jail in 1942 for active participation in Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India Movement against the British Government. He was elected to the post of Chief Minister of Assam for Three Consecutive Terms,once from Badarpur Constituency and twice from Sonari Constituency. He was in office from 28 December 1957 to 6 November 1970. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1971.
Dulal Chandra Baruah was a politician from Assam and Janata Dal (United) state unit President. He was deputy chief minister and PWD minister in Government of Assam headed by Golap Borbora in 1979. He was a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Jorhat and Charaibahi.
Mankachar Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Mankachar is also part of Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.
Barama Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly in Baksa District of lower Assam. Barama forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Dandi Ram Dutta was an Indian National Congress politician from Assam. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 1957–62 from Mangaldoi constituency and in 1962–67 from Kalaigaon. Dutta was the Deputy Minister of Bimala Prasad Chaliha's Ministry,the then Chief Minister of Assam.
Zabed Islam is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election as an Independent member.
Tanu Konwar was an Indian-Assamese politician and the founder principal of Gargaon College,which was established in the year 1959. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1988 from Nazira constituency. He is also the father of Diganta Konwar,former member of the 11-membered People's Consultative Group (PCG) established by the United Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA).
ʿAbdul Jalil Choudhury Badarpuri was a Bengali Deobandi Islamic scholar,teacher and politician. Born in what is now Bangladesh,Choudhury became one of the senior disciples of Hussain Ahmed Madani from Sylhet District. He relocated to Badarpur,Karimganj following the Partition of Bengal in 1947 and served as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for several terms. Choudhury has many contributions in Northeast India,covering Islamic and social development,and had participated in the Bengali Language Movement of the Barak Valley.
Hosenara Islam was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Nationalist Congress Party. On 17 June 2024,it was announced that Islam had died.
Md Aminul Islam is an Indian politician and advocate who is currently serving as the General Secretary (Organization) &Chief Spokesperson of All India United Democratic Front since 2005 and the member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Mankachar constituency since 2021 as a member of the All India United Democratic Front.
Zahirul Islam is an Indian politician. He was elected Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar constituency in Assam. He was five terms MLA from 1962 till 1972 as an Independent,from 1978 till 1983 as a member of Janata Party,and as a member of Indian National Congress two terms during 1983 to 1985. He was reelected for the term from 1991 to 1996.
Aminul Islam is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He got reelected for the term during 1996–2001.
Nurul Islam was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Dhubri. He was elected to 7th,10th and 11th Lok Sabha.
Abdur Rashid Mandal is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Goalpara West in the 2016 and 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. He previously served from 2006 to 2011.
Rakibul Hussain is an Indian politician. He is serving as Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Dhubri. He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021-2024. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Samaguri.
Sushanta Borgohain is an Indian politician from Assam. He is also a bike rider.
Nazrul Islam was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Indian National Congress. He was also minister in Tarun Gogoi Government of Assam since 7 June 2002 to 20 May 2016. He had been elected five straight times from the Laharighat constituency since 1996 to 2021.
Rameswar Dhanowar was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Digboi. He was made a minister in Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi’s cabinet.
Girindra Nath Gogoi was a former Member of Assam Legislative Assembly and Minister of State for PWD. He was the father of former Speaker and Minister Pranab Kumar Gogoi.
