Prithiraj Rava | |
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Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 21 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Brindaban Goswami |
Constituency | Tezpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
Political party | Asom Gana Parishad |
Residence | Tezpur |
Profession | Politician,Ex Civil Servant. |
Prithiraj Rava (born 1959) is a politician and actor of Assam. [1] He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Tezpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Asom Gana Parishad. [2] He is the son of Bishnu Prasad Rabha an artist of Assam. [3] He starred in the Assamese films SrimantaSankardeva (2010),Ahetuk,Lakhimi and Firingoti . [4]
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