Party Name : Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lennist Liberation)
Constituency : Autonomous District-ST
State : Assam
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Ratneswar Rongpi
Mother's Name : Smt. Tarulata Baruah Rongpi
Date of birth : 09 Jun 1955
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1989 onwards Chief Executive Member, Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council, AssamSecretary-General, Autonomous State Demand Committee (A.S.D.C.), Assam1991 Elected to 10th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Home AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-98 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home AffairsMember, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 19961998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power1998-99 Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)1999-2000 Leader, Communist Party of India (M-L) (Liberation), Parliamentary Party, Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Committee on Home Affairs2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
More Information :
Books Published
Puwate ejak dhanesh, a novel in Assamese based on the life and struggle of the tribal people of Karbi Anglong in Assam
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Published about two dozen short stories in Assamese language in different reputed periodicals; Stories are based on struggle of common man against exploitation, human bondage, tribal life, conflict and contradictions of life, etc.
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with Karbi cultural society as its Advisor
Special Interests
To work for poor peasants and ethnic minorities; preservation and development of tribal culture and environment.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, writing short stories; preservation of tribal culture; protection of environment and sports; photography; trekking; angling in rapids and travelling
Countries Visited
Australia, Norway (as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation)
Other Information
Actively involved with all the socio-cultural and political movements of the Hill Districts of Assam; Member, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, 1991-94
