Arun Kumar Sarmah (born 1 November 1956) was a member of the

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. He represented the Lakhimpur 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 is a member of the

Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a political party in the state of Assam, India. The AGP was formed following the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13 t ...

political party.

Political career

From 1978 to 1980, Sarma was General Secretary of College of Veterinary Science Students' Union,

Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

and from 1980 to 1985 member central executive committee of

All Assam Students Union All Assam Students' Union or AASU is an Assamese nationalist student's organization in Assam, India. It is best known for leading the six-year Assam Movement against Bengalis of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The original le ...

. He represented the Lakhimpur constituency in 11th Lok Sabha and in April 1998, Sarma was elected to

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

.AGP, CPI win one RS seat each from Assam
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References

External links

Profile on the Parliament of India's website
1956 births Asom Gana Parishad politicians Living people India MPs 2004–2009 People from Lakhimpur district India MPs 1996–1997 Lok Sabha members from Assam Rajya Sabha members from Assam {{Assam-politician-stub