Pranita Talukdar was an Indian teacher, social worker and politician belonging to

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 Em ...

. She was elected as a 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 ...

as an

candidate from

Sorbhog Sarbhog (also spelt as Sorbhog) is a town and a town area committee in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam. It is located on the banks of river Beki and is known for the century-old temple of lord Krishna known as "Gorokhiya Gohainr ...

twice.

Biography

Talukdar was born in 1935. Her husband Ghaneshyam Talukdar was a member of Assam Legislative Assembly who established

Barnagar College Barnagar College (Assamese: বৰনগৰ মহাবিদ্যালয়) is an educational institution in Barpeta. The college is affiliated with the University of Gauhati Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a Collegiate uni ...

. Talukdar was the headmistress of Sorali Higher Secondary School and teacher of

and Barpeta Sorali College. Talukdar was elected as a member of the

from

in 1967. She was elected again from

in 1972. Talukdar also worked for women. She was the president of the Central Women and Children Welfare Association. She received

Stree Shakti Puraskar The Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is the highest civilian hon ...

in 2013 for her contribution to women's empowerment. Talukdar died on 20 April 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talukder, Pranita 2019 deaths 1935 births Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Women members of the Assam Legislative Assembly Nari Shakti Puraskar winners Indian women academics Assam MLAs 1967–1972 Assam MLAs 1972–1978