Urkhao Gwra Brahma (born 1964) is an Indian politician and poet of
United People's Party Liberal
The United People's Party Liberal ( UPPL) is a political party founded in Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town. The party was actively participated in 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council Election under the presidency of Pramod ...
and current
Minister for Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation and Welfare of Bodoland,
Government of Assam
The Government of Assam is the subnational government of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi. The head of government is the Chief Minister, ...
since 10 May 2021. He was a former
Member
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of the
Parliament of India
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representing
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 ...
in the
Rajya Sabha
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, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He got
Sahitya Academy
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Award for his poetry ''उदांनिफ्राय'' ''गिदिंबोफिनन्नाय (Return from Freedom)'' in 2014. He was a founder president of the
United People's Party Liberal
The United People's Party Liberal ( UPPL) is a political party founded in Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town. The party was actively participated in 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council Election under the presidency of Pramod ...
.
UPP releases first list of candidates
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References
External links
Profile on Rajya Sabha website
Tribal people from Assam
Rajya Sabha members from Assam
Bodo people
Living people
People from Kokrajhar district
National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
Independent politicians in India
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bodo
United People's Party Liberal politicians
Assam MLAs 2021–2026
1964 births
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