Salien Medhi (died 2016) was an Indian lawyer and politician, belonging to the
Revolutionary Communist Party of India.
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 ...
1967-1972.
Early career
Medhi entered the Guwahati High Court in 1962.[''Assam Tribune''. ]
Leftist leader Sailen Medhi passes away
' His legal career developed rapidly thereafter. He became a prominent member of the Guwahati High Court Bar Association.[ As a RCPI leader he was closely linked to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha.][ Medhi helped Rabha during the latter's underground days.][
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Legislator
Medhi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Jalukbari constituency in the 1967 election.[ He got 14,384 votes (61.60%). Medhi lost the Jalukbari seat in the 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 5,764 votes (25.09%).
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Later years
At different occasions he represented the Bar Association at meetings overseas.[ During his trips abroad he met with personalities such as ]Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...
and Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...
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During his later years, Medhi was an active participant in the meetings of the Octogenarians' Club of Guwahati.][
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References
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2016 deaths
Assam MLAs 1967–1972
20th-century Indian lawyers
Revolutionary Communist Party of India politicians