Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, also known by his

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Saju ( bn, সাজু), is an Indian

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politician and businessman. He has been serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for

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since 2021.

Early life and family

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya was born into a

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family from

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. His father, Rahim Uddin Barbhuiya, was supposedly the descendant of a Mirashdar that was endowed the title of ''Barbhuiya'' by the erstwhile Raja of Kachar for paying a fee of 50 monetary units. In 2019, Barbhuiya graduated from the

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with a

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degree.

Career

Barbhuiya is the general secretary of the

's central committee and is also the head of the party's

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branch. During

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s he contested unsuccessfully against

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but in

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s, he defeated

by a margin of 19,654 votes and was elected into the

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