Moni Kumar Subba (16 March 1958 – 27 May 2019) was a member of the

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and

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 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 National ...

of India from 1998 to 2009. He represented the

Tezpur Tezpur () is a city in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities. History Tezpur was under the rule of the Koch dynasty ...

constituency of

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

and was a member of the

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(INC) political party. He died due to heart and brain stroke attack in Artemis Hospital New Delhi, on 27 May 2019.

Identity scandal

In 2007, the

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told the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

that Subba's nationality was in doubt, and that existing citizenship proofs were forged. However, the court rejected a petition seeking his disqualification from the Parliamentary election, stating that the court "cannot unseat legislators". Before moving to Assam, M. K. Subba stayed in Sikkim for a while, where he is alleged to have come from Nepal. In Sikkim he is alleged to have run a chit fund company, then moved to Assam. In between he partnered in a 5 star Casino hotel The Royal Plaza in Gangtok, Sikkim, which after his death has some property dispute going on.

References

External links

Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Subba, Madarchot Kumar 1958 births 2019 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Assam India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Assam People from Darjeeling Indian Gorkhas Limbu people Assam MLAs 1991–1996 Assam MLAs 1996–2001