Shri Keshab Mahanta | ENTRANCE INDIA

Name of Member: Shri Keshab Mahanta

Political Party: Asom Gana Parishad

Constituency & State: Kaliabor (Assam)

Lok Sabha Experience: 11

Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

MAHANTA, SHRI KESHAB A.G.P – KALIABOR (ASSAM)



Father's Name	:   Late Shri Kamal Ch. Mahanta

Date of Birth	:   6 July 1959

Place of Birth	:   Balisatra in Distt. Nagaon (Assam)

Marital Status	:   Unmarried

Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Pol. Sc.)
Educated at Kaliabor College, Kaliabor, Nagaon and Guwahati University, 
Guwahati (Assam)

Profession :
   Political and Social Worker, Sportsman and Agriculturist, Farmer

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Balisatra, P.O. Kuwarital, Distt. Nagaon-782001 (Assam)
Tel. (03672) 82611 (Kaliabor)
 

Positions Held :
   
   1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 

Social and Cultural Activities :

Involved in social work; steered All Assam Students Union in various capacities including Presidentship for the genuine cause of Assam; established a B.Ed. College in Kaliabor

Special Interests :

Upliftment of the poor and the deprived; diplomatic activities, also worked for creating conducive educational climate

Other Information :

Imprisoned thrice for advocating genuine problems of Assam including the issue of foreign nationals; Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Kaliabor College, Kaliabor; Coordinator, Manab Adhikar Parishad (MAP) (Human Rights Organisation of Assam); Central Executive, North East Students Organisation (NESO); General Secretary (i) Kaliabor Central Students Union (Regional Unit of A.A.S.U.); (ii) Kaliabor Kendriya Gana Sangram Parishad (Regional Unit, A.A.S.G.S.P.); Astt. General Secretary, Students Union Distt. Nagaon (Distt. Unit of A.A.S.U.); Vice-President, Students Union Distt. Nagaon (Distt. Unit of A.A.S.U.), 1979-85; Secretary, Cultural Affairs and Publicity, A.A.S.U., 1985-94; President, A.A.S.U., 1985-94; Advisor, A.A.S.U., 1985-94; Member, A.G.P., Executive Member, Central Executive Committee, A.G.P., 1995.

Election Result :
   
Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	9,99,960
Total Votes polled	7,78,723
Votes polled in favour of the 
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Keshab Mahanta 	(A.G.P.)	2,83,086
(2) Shri Tarun Gogoi 		(I.N.C.)	2,81,470
(3) Shri Abdul Mannan Faruque [A.I.I.C.(T)]	1,17,410
(4) Shri Purna Kanta Gohain 	(B.J.P.)	  41,336

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