Rangapara Assembly Constituency
Rangapara Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Rangapara forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1978: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1983: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1985: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1991: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1996: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2001: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2006: Abhjit Hazarika,Bharatiya Janata Party * 2011: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2016: Pallab Lochan Das,Bharatiya Janata Party * 2021: Krishna Kamal Tanti, Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ... References * {{Assembl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. History According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members. The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Tezpur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Assam under the Sonitpur District. Assembly segments Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results 17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections See also * Tezpur * Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency) * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ... References External linksTezpur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Tezpur (Lok Sabha Constituency) Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Election Commission Of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission. Thus, the Election Commission is an all-India body in the sense that it is common to both the Central government and the state governments. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, State Legislative Councils and the offices of the President and Vice President of the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per ''Article 324'', and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Golok Rajbanshi
Golok Chandra Rajbanshi (25 January 1925 - died) was an Indian politician from the state of Assam who served as Leader of the Opposition of Assam Legislative Assembly. He also served as deputy speaker of the assembly from 1972 to 1978 and was a member of Assam Legislative Assembly once for Balipara and four times for Rangapara. He was also a cabinet minister four times throughout his political career. Early life and education Rajbanshi was born on 25 January 1925 in Jamuguri to the late Siddhiram Rajbanshi. He had a B.A and LLB from Gauhati University. He joined Tezpur Bar in 1956. He was a member of the Congress Socialist Party until 1956 when he resigned. He was associated with Students Congress Young Socialist League, Civil Liberties Association, Bharat Sevak Samaj, Cooperative Union I.N.T.U.C and many other organisations. He married Lily Rajbanshi and they had 2 sons and 1 daughter. He enjoyed fishing and tiger catching by net and drama and social work. He visited London ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bhimananda Tanti
Bhimananda Tanti (born ) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He is a former Member of Assam Legislative Assembly and a former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Early life and education Tanti is the son of the late Othara Tanti. He has a B.A from Gauhati University, Darrang college Tezpur in 1972. Political career Tanti was the Indian National Congress candidate for the Rangapara constituency in 1996. He received 32555 votes, 47.67% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 14195 votes and became Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Rangapara, succeeding Golok Rabjanshi. In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Tanti received 40043 votes, 51.28% of the total vote and he defeated his nearest opponent by 22579 votes. In the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election Tanti was again the Indian National Congress candidate for Rangapara. He received 31065 votes, coming second and losing to BJP candidate Abhjit Hazarika. In 2009, sitting AGP ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Krishna Kamal Tanti
Krishna Kamal Tanti is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from the Indian state of Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2021 from Rangapara. He is also a member of the advisory board on Child Labour. Early life He is the son of Kamala Kanta Tanti and he lives in Nikamal in Sonitpur district. He completed his LLB from Dispur Law College Dispur Law College is a private aided law school situated at Dharmananda Das Avenue in Dispur, Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam. It offers undergraduate 3 years law courses, 5 Year Integrated B.A. LL.B and 2 years LL.M. courses affiliated to ... in 2014. Career He worked as a lawyer. In 2021 Assam state election, he contested from Rangapara Assembly seat as BJP candidate and won. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2021–2026 People from Sonitpur district Year of birth missing (living people) {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |