Name of Member: Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Gauhati (Assam)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
KALITA, SHRI BHUBANESWAR
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - GAUHATI (ASSAM)]
Father's Name Late Shri Krishna Kanta Kalita
Date of Birth 1 April 1951
Place of Birth Vill. Pub-Sitara, Distt. Kamrup (Assam)
Marital Status Married on 14 October 1986
Spouse's Name Smt. Rwitticka Kalita
Children Two sons
Educational Qualifications
M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Guahati University, Guwahati (Assam)
Profession
Lawyer, Teacher and Educationist, Political and Social
Worker, and Consultant, Development Cooperation
Permanent Address
Vill. Pub-Sitara,
P.O. Rangia, Distt. Kamrup-781354
(Assam)
Tel. (03621) 40554
Present Address
9, Ferozeshah Road,
New Delhi-110001
Tels. (011) 3782493, 3782149
Positions Held
1983-85 President, Pradesh Youth Congress(I), Assam
1984-90 Member, Rajya Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Petroleum and Chemicals
1986-88 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Home Affairs
1985-87 General-Secretary, Indian Youth Congress(I)
Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party
[C.P.P.(I)], Assam
1987-92 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee(I)
1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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, Ministry of
Home Affairs
1991-94 Member, Executive Committee, C.P.P.
Convenor, C.P.P. Standing Committee on Home Affairs
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
Whip, Congress(I), Lok Sabha
1998-99 and Member, Committee on Estimates
1999-2000
1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation*
Member, Committee on External Affairs and its
Sub-Committee-I
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
Special Interests
Social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Travelling and reading
Sports and Clubs
Associate Vice-President, Indian Olympic Assoication; and
Life Member, Constitution Club, New Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation to the
Conference of Korean Re-unification at Pyongyang, 1991; and
(ii) Indian Delegation to U.N. General Assembly, 1994;
Leader, (i) A.I.C.C. Delegation to Mongolia to sign
protocol between Indian National Congress and Mongolian
Peoples' Revolutionary Party, 1988; (ii) Indian Youth
Delegation to Oman on Omani National Day; (iii) Inter-
national Youth Meet, Muscat, 1983; (iv) Indian Youth
Delegation to International Preparatory Committee Meeting
for World Festival of youth and students, Moscow 1985 and
1987; (v) International Solidarity Meeting, Pyongyang, DPR;
and (vi) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to I.P.U. Conference
at Canbera (Australia)
Other Information
Secretary, Students' Union, (i) Cotton College; (ii) Post-
Graduate Students' Union; (iii) University Law College;
and (iv) National Students' Union of India, Assam, 1970-75;
Lectuer, A.V. College, Guwahati; Member, (i) Central
Silk Board, 1985-87; (ii) Employees State Insurance
Corporation, 1986-90; (iii) State Planning Board, Government
of Assam; and (iv) Tea Board, 1990-96; Vice-Chairman, Tea Board;
and (iv) National Shipping Board since 1996; Chairman, Railway
Recruitment Board, Guwahati;
Election Result of
Gauhati Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 13,52,453
Total votes polled 5,92,536
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita (I.N.C.) 2,85,482
(2) Shri Manoranjan Goswami (B.J.P.) 1,57,309
(3) Dr. Prabin Chandra Sarma (A.G.P.) 1,23,453
(4) Shri Dilip Chakravorty (S.P.) 4,452
* Resigned in November, 1998
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