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.
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 an RCPI leader he was closely linked to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha. [1] Medhi helped Rabha during the latter's underground days. [1]
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]
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]