Bijoya Chakravarty
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Bijoya Chakravarty | |
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| Member of parliament for Gauhati | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kirip Chaliha |
| In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bhubaneshwar Kalita |
| Succeeded by | Kirip Chaliha |
| Union Minister of State for Water Resources | |
| In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1986–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1939 Jorhat, Assam |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Jiten Chakravarty |
| Children | Ranajit Chakravarty and Suman Haripriya |
| Residence | Guwahati |
Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939 in Jorhat, Assam), is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Background
Bijoya began her political career in the Janata Party. She subsequently joined the regional Asom Gana Parishad and served in the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992. Following her stint in the Rajya Sabha, she joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.
She represented the Gauhati in the 13th Lok Sabha. She won this seat for the BJP for the first time ever in 1999. Under the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, she served as the Union Minister of State for Water Resources. In 2004, the BJP decided to field singer Bhupen Hazarika in her place, causing widespread protests from BJP party workers. Hazarika lost the elections. The BJP understood its mistake and re-nominated Bijoya in the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Gauhati seat. As a result, she again won the seat in 2009 and 2014 representing the BJP.
Personal life
She is married to Jiten Chakravarty and has a daughter, Suman Haripriya, who was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Hajo Vidhan Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]
Her son, Ranajit Chakravarty, died in 2017 at the age of 49.[5]
Positions held
- 1977-1979 District Secretary, Janata Party, Mangaldoi (Assam)
- 1986-1992 Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha of Asom Gana Parishad
- 1999-2004 Member of parliament, Lok Sabha representing Gauhati (Assam)
- 1999-2004 Union Minister of State for Water Resources
- 2007–present National Vice-President, Bhartiya Janata Party
References
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- People from Jorhat district
- Bengali people
- Women in Assam politics
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Assam
- 13th Lok Sabha members
- Rajya Sabha members from Assam
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- Janata Party politicians
- Asom Gana Parishad politicians
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- Women union ministers of state of India
- Union ministers of state of India