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Father's Name |
- Late Shri Krishna Kanta Kalita |
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Mother's Name |
- Late Shrimati Giribala Kalita |
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Date of Birth |
- 1 April 1951 |
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Place of Birth |
- Rangia, Distt. Kamrup (Assam) |
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Marital Status |
- Married on 14 October 1986 |
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Spouse's Name |
- Shrimati Rwitticka Kalita |
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Children |
- Two sons |
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Educational Qualification
M.A., LL.B. Educated at Rangia HS School, Rangia, Cotton College, Guwahati University and University Law College, Guwahati |
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Profession
Lecturer, Advocate, Political and Social Worker |
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Permanent Address
House No. 20, Mahatma Gandhi Path, Christian Basti, Guwahati.781005
Tel. - {0361}- 2342906(R), Fax: 0361-2461616(O)2341348,
Mob :09435048279 |
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Present Address
12, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi.110021
Tel. – 011-23795097, 23010840
Mob: 9868181150 |
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E-mail : b.kalita@sansad.nic.in |
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Positions Held:
April 1984 Elected to Rajya Sabha
1986-88 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1986-90 Member, Employees State Insurance Corporation
1985-87 Member, Central Silk Board Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
April 1990 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Chairman, Committee on Economic Affairs,
Government of Assam
Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee on Energy
Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
1991-94 Member, Executive Committee, C.P.P. Convenor, C.P.P. Standing Committee on Home Affairs
1992-96 Member and Vice-Chairman, Tea Board, India
1998 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha
Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Estimates
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Committee on External Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
2001-2006 Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
2001-2002 Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Assam Legislative Assembly
2002-2004 Minister for Industry, Commerce, Information Technology and Public Enterprises, Government of Assam
April 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha
May 2008 onwards Member, House Committee
Aug. 2008 onwards Member, Committee on External Affairs
Member, Joint Committee on Members Salary and Allowances
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Jan. 2009 onwards Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Member, consultative committee on Ministry of Home Affairs
Member, Standing Committee on Industry
Chairman, House Committee |
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Books Published: Contributing articles and columns in newspapers and magazines |
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Organised rural development activities including capacity building among the youth and women to impart training, skill and engage them in income generation schemes and activities; worked for and organised cultural activities for integration of tribal culture with the mainstream |
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Associated with development of sports in rural areas and organized rural Games and Sports, as President, Rangia District Sports Association; as Vice-President, Assam Olympic Association, organized Sports and Games Meet, National Games (33rd) and Olympic Games in the State; as Vice-President of Indian Olympic Association, worked for the exposure of the National Sports and Sportsmen at international level; Chef-De-Mission of Indian Contingent, Commonwealth Games, 2010 Delhi |
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Countries Visited :
Visited erstwhile U.S.S.R., as a member of the Indian Youth Delegation in 1985; DPR Korea, as a member of Indian Youth Delegation in 1987; U.S.A., as a member of Indian Youth Delegation in 1985, as a member of the Indian Delegation to the UN General Assembly in 1994 and as a leader, Assam Government delegation to an Investment Meet in 2003; Australia, as a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference in 1995 and Indian Olympic Association delegation to Sydney Olympics-2000; Myanmar, as a leader, CII Delegation (Industry), in 2005; Bhutan and Nepal, as a member of Indian Delegation (Indian Olympic Association) in 2007; Kuwait, as a member of the Indian Delgation to Olympic Council (Asia) in 2007; Japan, as a member of the Indian Delegation to the G-8 (+5) Legislators Forum in connection with the Conference on Global Warming and Climate Change in 2008; China, as member of the Indian Olympic Association Delegation in 2008, China and Mongolia as part of Hon'ble Speaker's delegation in 1993 ; led Indian National Congress delegation to sign Bilateral Protocol between the Indian National Congress and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party at Ulanbatar (Mongolia) Member of Parliamentary Delegation to Tanzania (Arusha) for Commonwealth Parliament conference on Oct, 2009.Member of Indian Delegation to UN General Assembly at NewYork (USA) in Nov. 2010 |
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