Sarat Saikia (11 March 1948 – 1 August 2019) was an Indian politician belonging to
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
. He was thrice elected to the
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...
from
Mahmora.
Early life and education
Saikia was born on 11 March 1948.
His father's name was Durgeswar Saikia and his mother's name was Binaya Saikia. His father was a minister in the
Assam Government
The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Lakshman Prasad Acharya ...
. He graduated from
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh University is a Collegiate University, collegiate public state university in the Indian state of Assam. It is the second oldest University in Assam and in North East India. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universitie ...
in 1972.
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Political life
Saikia was elected as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...
in 2001 from Mahmora as an Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
candidate. He was elected again from Mahmora in 2006 and 2011. Later, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
.[
]
Personal life
Saikia was married to Sewali Saikia on 5 May 1974.[ The couple had two children.
]
Death
Saikia died on 1 August 2019 at the age of 71.
References
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Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam
2019 deaths
Assam MLAs 2001–2006
1948 births
Indian National Congress politicians from Assam
Dibrugarh University alumni
Assam MLAs 2006–2011
Assam MLAs 2011–2016