Pradan Baruah | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 22 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
Constituency | Lakhimpur |
Member of Legislative Assembly for Dhemaji | |
In office 19 May 2016 –22 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Sumitra Patir |
Succeeded by | Dr. Ranoj Pegu |
Personal details | |
Born | Silapathar,Dhemaji,Assam | 30 April 1965
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Arunima Baruah |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Dhemaji,Assam |
Occupation | Social worker politician |
As of 12 December,2016 Source: |
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 seating 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]
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