Pradhan Baruah | |
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Member of the India Parliament for Lakhimpur |
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Assumed office 22 November 2016 |
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Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
Majority | 1,90,219 (18.92%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Silapathar , Dhemaji , Assam |
30 April 1965
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Arunima Baruah |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Dhemaji, Assam |
Occupation |
Social Worker Politician |
As of 12th December, 2016 Source: [1] |
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 bye-election in November 2016, after the seating member Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the seat in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam. 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.