Diganta Barman (born 26 November 1964) is an Indian politician member of

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from

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 ...

. He is a MLA, elected from the Barkhetry constituency in the

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Early life and education

Diganta Barman was born on 26 November 1964 to

Bhumidhar Barman Bhumidhar Barman (12 October 1931 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from 22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly bei ...

and Malati Barman. His father was a former

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who also served as Member of

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 Me ...

for Barkhetry. He has 3 sisters. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Gauhati University in 1987. He married Kasturi Bharali who is an ACS officer and is currently the Director of Employment and Craftsman of Assam. He has 3 daughters namely Kamakshi Barman, Bhargaavii Barman and Rijuta Barman. He himself is a former ACS officer.

Political career

Barman was the Indian National Congress candidate for Member of

for Barkhetry in 2016. He lost to the

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’s choice

Narayan Deka Narayan Deka is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Barkhetry constituency in 2016. He defeated Diganta Barman (Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (IN ...

, Barman got 60,610 while Deka got 69,223 votes in

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. However in

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, he defeated Deka and became the Member of

for Barkhetry getting 85,826 votes while Deka got 81,772 votes.

References

Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Living people People from Nalbari district Assam MLAs 2021–2026 1964 births {{Assam-INC-politician-stub