Diganta Barman (born 26 November 1964) is an Indian politician and member of

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from

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. He is an MLA, elected from the Barkhetry constituency in the

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Early life and education

Diganta Barman was born on 26 November 1964 to

Bhumidhar Barman Bhumidhar Barman (12 October 1931 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Assam, with a short period of twenty two days from 22 April 1996 to 14 May 1 ...

and Malati Barman. His father was a former

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who also served as Member of

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for Barkhetry. Diganta Barman was an Indian bureaucrat and former Assam Civil Services (ACS) officer. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Gauhati University in 1987. He later joined the Assam Civil Services (ACS) and held various administrative positions before resigning to enter politics . He is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Assam from Barkhetry Constituency. He is married to Kasturi Bharali, an ACS officer currently serving as the Secretary to the GoA; Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department. The couple has 3 daughters: Kamakshi Barman, Bhargaavii Barman and Rijuta Barman.

Political career

Barman was the Indian National Congress candidate for Member of

for Barkhetry in 2016. He lost to the

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’s choice

Narayan Deka Narayan Deka is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Barkhetry constituency in 2016. He defeated Diganta Barman (Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress ( ...

, Barman got 60,610 while Deka got 69,223 votes in

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. However in

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, he defeated Deka and became the Member of

for Barkhetry getting 85,826 votes while Deka got 81,772 votes.

References

Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Living people People from Nalbari district Assam MLAs 2021–2026 1964 births {{Assam-INC-politician-stub