Arun Kumar Sarmah (born 1 November 1956) was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nationa ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. He represented the Lakhimpur constituency of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

and is a member of the

Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...

political party.

Political career

From 1978 to 1980, Sarma was General Secretary of College of Veterinary Science Students' Union,

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

and from 1980 to 1985 was Member of Central Executive committee All Assam Students Union. He represented the Lakhimpur constituency in 11th Lok Sabha and in April 1998, Sarma was elected to

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

.AGP, CPI win one RS seat each from Assam
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References

External links

Profile on the Parliament of India's website
1956 births Asom Gana Parishad politicians Living people India MPs 2004–2009 People from Lakhimpur district India MPs 1996–1997 Lok Sabha members from Assam Rajya Sabha members from Assam {{Assam-politician-stub