Name of Member: Shri Kabindra Purkayastha
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Silchar (Assam)
Lok Sabha Experience: 10,12,15
Fifteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Silchar (Assam) |
Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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Father’s Name |
Late Shri Kalipada Purkayastha |
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Date of Birth |
15 Dec 1931 |
Place of Birth |
Kamarkhal, Distt. Sylhet (now in Bangladesh) |
Marital Status |
Widower |
Date of Marriage |
10 Sep 1964 |
Spouse’s Name |
Late Smt. Gayatri Purkayastha |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.A.,B.T.
Educated at Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam |
Profession |
Political and Social Worker |
Permanent Address |
Nutanpatty, P.O. Silchar, |
Distt. – Cachar, Assam – 788 001 |
Tel. 09435073677 (M) |
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Present Address |
18, G.R.G. Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tel. 9013180177 (M) |
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Positions Held |
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1978 |
General Secretary, Janata Party, Assam |
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1980 |
Convenor, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Assam |
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1981-1993 |
General-Secretary, B.J.P., Assam |
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1984-2004 |
Member, National Executive Committee, B.J.P. |
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1991 |
Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Estimates |
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Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution |
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Member, Committee on Official Language |
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development |
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1995-2001 |
Vice-President, B.J.P., Assam |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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19 Mar. 1998 |
Union Minister of State, Communications |
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2003-2006 |
Vice-President, B.J.P., Assam |
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2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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6 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development |
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1 May 2010 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Member, various social organizations to organize the society |
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Special Interests |
Educational reforms and development; cooperative movement; literature and language;and reading and writing |
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Countries Visited |
America, Bangladesh, China, France, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Switzerland, U.K |
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Other Information |
Worked hard to extend relief and shelter to the persecuted Hindus coming from the Earstwhile East Pakistan, 1950-51; Joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) in 1950; Served as (i) Zila Karyarah of the united Cachar District for 4 (four) years;and (ii) Zila Pracharak, Cachar,1956-1961;Divisional Secretary of R.S.S. of Cachar, Tripura and Manipur; Joined Politics on 03.01.1978; Joined B.J.P., 6th April,1980;Contested Assembly seat of Silchar as the Janata Party candidate; Chairman,Silchar Co-operative Urban Bank for 12 years and made it financially stable from liquidation point; Stamps on Dr. Hedgewar and Arun Kumar Chanda were released. |
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