Bhubaneswar Kalita

Bhubaneswar Kalita
Lok Sabha portrait
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2020 – 9 April 2026
Preceded bySelf
Succeeded byJogen Mohan
ConstituencyAssam
In office
10 April 2008 – 5 August 2019
Preceded byDwijendra Nath Sharmah
Succeeded bySelf
ConstituencyAssam
In office
10 April 1984 – 9 April 1996
Preceded byDinesh Goswami
Succeeded byPrakanta Warisa
ConstituencyAssam
President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2004–2014
National PresidentSonia Gandhi
Preceded byPaban Singh Ghatowar
Succeeded byAnjan Dutta
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
In office
7 June 2002 – 11 September 2004
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Departments
  • Industries and Commerce
  • Public Enterprises
Preceded byIsmail Hussain
Succeeded byAnjan Dutta
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byPrabin Chandra Sarma
Succeeded byBijoya Chakravarty
ConstituencyGauhati
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006
Preceded byThaneswar Boro
Succeeded byAnanta Deka
ConstituencyRangiya
Personal details
Born (1951-04-01) 1 April 1951
Rangiya, Assam, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2019)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (1984–2019)
Alma materGauhati University
ProfessionPolitician

Bhubaneswar Kalita (born 1 April 1951) is an Indian social worker, politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Indian National Congress until 2019.

A 1971 B.A. graduate from Cotton College, Guwahati, Kalita subsequently completed an M. A. in 1974 and an L.L.B. in 1978 from Gauhati University.[2]

Kalita has served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam for five terms, from 1984 to 1990, 1990 to 1996, 2008 to 2014, 2014 to 2019 and 2020 to 2026.[3][4] He has also served as a member of the 12th Lok Sabha from 1998 to 1999, and was an MLA of Assam from Rangiya from 2001 to 2006, during which he was an Assam state minister from 2002 to 2004. From 2004 to 2014, he was president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.

Elections Contested

Rajya Sabha

Position Party Constituency From To Tenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(1st Term)		 INC Assam 10 April
1984		 9 April
1990		 5 years, 364 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(2nd Term)		 10 April
1990		 9 April
1996		 5 years, 365 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(3rd Term)		 10 April
2008		 9 April
2014		 5 years, 364 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(4th Term)		 10 April
2014		 5 August
2019		 5 years, 117 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(5th Term)		 BJP 10 April
2020		 9 April
2026		 5 years, 364 days

References

  1. ↑ "Former Congress Rajya Sabha chief whip Bhubaneshwar Kalita joins BJP". The Hindu. PTI. 9 August 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rajya Sabha Affidavits". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bhubaneswar Kalita, Biswajit Daimary, Ajit Kumar Bhuyan elected to Rajya Sabha - Sentinelassam". 19 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "RS polls: 3 NDA candidates file nominations in Assam; 3 Congress MLAs join BJP". Hindustan Times. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.


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