Salien Medhi

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Salien Medhi (died 2016) was an Indian lawyer and politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Party of India.^[1]^[2] He was a state legislator in Assam 1967-1972.

Early career

Medhi entered the Guwahati High Court in 1962.^[1] His legal career developed rapidly thereafter. He became a prominent member of the Guwahati High Court Bar Association.^[1] As a RCPI leader he was closely linked to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha.^[1] Medhi helped Rabha during the latter's underground days.^[1]

Legislator

Medhi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Jalukbari constituency in the 1967 election.^[1] He got 14,384 votes (61.60%).^[3] Medhi lost the Jalukbari seat in the 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 5,764 votes (25.09%).^[4]

Later years

At different occasions he represented the Bar Association at meetings overseas.^[1] During his trips abroad he met with personalities such as Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela.^[1]

During his later years, Medhi was an active participant in the meetings of the Octogenarians' Club of Guwahati.^[5] Salien Medhi died on 10 July 2016 at the age of 87.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Assam Tribune. Leftist leader Sailen Medhi passes away
↑ Arupjyoti Saikia (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Taylor & Francis. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-317-32559-8.
↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM. eci.nic.in. Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM. eci.nic.in. Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Elders mourn Sailen Medhi's death". The Assam Tribune. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

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[a-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Assam Tribune. Leftist leader Sailen Medhi passes away

[Saikia2015-2] Arupjyoti Saikia (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Taylor & Francis. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-317-32559-8.

[3] Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM. eci.nic.in. Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM. eci.nic.in. Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Elders mourn Sailen Medhi's death". The Assam Tribune. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

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