Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita
| State from which I am elected: | Assam |
| My Political Party: | Indian National Congress |
| My Delhi Address: | 12, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi |
| My Telephone No.: | 23795097,21430504 Fax : 23010840, Mobile: 9868181150 |
| My Permanent Address: | House No. 20, Mahatma Gandhi Path, Christian Basti, Guwahati 781005 |
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| Member’s Name : Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita |
| Father’s Name : Late Shri Krishna Kanta Kalita |
| Mother’s Name : Late Shrimati Giribala Kalita |
| Date of Birth : 1 April 1951 |
| Place of Birth : Rangia, Distt. Kamrup (Assam) |
| Marital Status : Married on 14/10/1986 |
| Spouse’s Name : Shrimati Rwitticka Kalita |
| Children : Two sons |
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Educational Qualification :
M.A., LL.B. Educated at Gauhati University
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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, Guwahati781005 Tel. – {0361}2342906, Tele-Fax: 2341348, Mobile: 09435048279
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Present Address :
12, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi Tel. – 23795097,21430504 Fax : 23010840, Mobile: 9868181150
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Positions Held:
April 1984 Elected to Rajya Sabha Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Consultative Committtee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1985-87 Member, Central Silk Board Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs 1986-88 Member, Committee on Government Assurances 1986-90 Member, Employees State Insurance Corporation April 1990 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) 1990 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Chairman, Committee on Economic Affairs, Government of Assam Member, Committee of Privileges May 1993 – March 1996 Member, Committee on Energy Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs 1991-94 Member, General Purposes Committee 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 (third term) May 2008-Sept. 2009 Member, House Committee Aug. 2008-May 2009 Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Aug. 2008- May 2009 Member, Joint Committee on Members Salary and Allowances Jan. 2009-Nov. 2010 Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme May 2009-May 2012 Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University June 2009 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2012 Member, Committee on Industry Aug. 2009 – April 2014 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs Sept. 2009 – Sept. 2014 Chairman, House Committee Dec. 2010 – April 2014 Additional Member, Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change Aug. 2012 – April 2014 Member, Committee on Energy July 2013 Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha April 2014 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) Aug. 2014 onwards Member, Public Accounts Committee Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2016 Chairman, Committee on Petitions Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs Member, Parliamentary Friendship Group for India and People’s Republic of China Vice-President, North-East Parliamentary Forum July 2016 onwards Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha May 2016 – July 2016 Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Aug. 2016 onwards Member, Joint Committee on The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Sept. 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Petitions Oct. 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Aug. 2017 onwards Member, Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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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; Chairman, North East Commission(IOA); Vice-President, (i) Indian Olympic Association, 1997-2013, (ii) Assam Olymplic Association and (iii) Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India; 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 Delegation 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 Delegation to Beijing Olympic in 2008, China and Mongolia as part of Hon’ble Speaker’s delegation in 1993; Tanzania, as a member of Parliamentary Delegation for Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in October 2009; U.S.A., as a member of Indian Delegation to UN General Assembly at New York, November 2010; led Indian National Congress delegation to sign Bilateral Protocol between the Indian National Congress and the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party at Ulanbatar (Mongolia); Led, INC delegation to SWAPO Party Conference, Namibia, 2013; Secretary-General , International Youth Conference Against Apartheid, 1986; Leader, IYC delegation to the International Students and Youth Meet Against Apartheid, London (U.K.), 1987; Leader , Indian delegation to Non-Aligned Nation’s Youth Conference, Delhi ; Member, GLOBE-India delegation to the Global Legislator’s Summit on Climate Change, Tokyo (Japan), 2008, Copenhagen (Denmark), 2010, Cape Town (South Africa), 2012, Rio-De-Janeiro (Brazil), 2012, Mexico City (Mexico), 2013, Lima (Peru), 2014; as a member of delegation accompanied President of India in his visit to Bangladesh, 2013
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Other Information :
Associated with the Indian National Congress in various capacities : Chief Whip, Indian National Congress (Rajya Sabha), July 2017 onwards; President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee July 2004 -December 2014; Vice – President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, 1995-96; General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress, 1984-87; Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee, 1987-92; Secretary, All India Congress Committee, 1999-2002; Lecturer, Arya Vidyapith College, Guwahati, 1974 -78; Advocate, Gauhati High Court, 1980; Member, (i) Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.), 1991 – 94 and (ii) Business Advisory Committee, July 2016 onwards; Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.), 1991-94; Chairman, (i) Assam Tea Corporation Ltd., 2002-2006 and (ii) Chairman, Assam Petrochemicals Ltd. 2002-2006; President, (i) Global Legislator’s Organisation (GLOBE-India); Sept. 2014 onwards and (ii) International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP- India), 2017 onwards
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