Party Name : Asom Gana Parishad
Constituency : Lakhimpur
State : Assam
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Thaneswar Sarma
Mother's Name : Smt. Khirada Devi
Date of birth : 01 Nov 1956
Profession : Teacher
Positions held :
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-1997 Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways1996-2000 Member, Committee on Commerce1997 Member, Consulative Committee, Department of Animal Husbandry1998-2004 Member, Rajya Sabha1998-99 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communication1999-2001 Member, Committee on External Affairs2000-2004 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament2001-2002 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation2002 Member, Commitee on Railways2002-2004 Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the TableMember, Committee on Railways5 Aug. 2007 onward Member, Committee on Water Resources
More Information :
Books Published
A book entitled ``Ajir Patabhumi Cachar`` -1988
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed three scientific papers to Veterinarian - An Assamese Journal during 1988-89; produced three calves by non-surgical embryo transfer technique for the first time in North-east India in 1995 and produced a documentary on Heritage of Majuli Island in 2000
Social And Cultural Activities
Organized various activites pertaining to flood relief, free treatment camps., career guidance to students, protection and development of the world`s largest fresh water river Island "Majuli" in Assam
Special Interests
Regional Development, planning, environment, decentralization and federalism in the socio-economic, spiritual and cultural field
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Meditation, yoga, music and watching television
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (17 countries); attended (i) Second Asia Pacific Regional Conference on "Solidarity with Cuba" at Hanoi, Vietnam, 12-14 June 1997 as a member the Indian Delegation; (ii) Fifty Second Session of the U.N. General Assembly, 12-27 October 1997 at New York as a member of the Indian Delegation and addressed the General Assembly on the topics (a) implementation of outcome of the World Summit on Social Development Plenary Session, 16 October 1997 and (b) Social development, including question relating to World Situtation and Youth; aging disabled persons and the family, 17 October, 1997; (iii) International Conference on Reginal Economic Cooperation among China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar organised jointly by Yunnan Academy for Social Sciences and India Centre for Policy Research at Kunming, China, 15-17 August 1999; (iv) International Conference on a framework for sustainable Development of the Ganga - Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM) region in Dhaka, 4-5 December 1999 jointly organised by International Water Resource Association, Third World Centre for Water Management and Bangladesh Unnagan Parishad; (v) 23rd Parliamentary Forum meeting of Parliamentarians for Global action at Stockholm, Sweden 25-26 January 2002; (vi) Third Regional Economic Cooperation among Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar at Dhaka, 5-6 February 2002 organised jointly by Centre for Policy Research Dialogue, Dhaka and Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Other Information
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, February 1987- April1996; Visiting Scientist, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, May - December 1990; Chairman, Majuli Island Protection Asom Environment Protection Council, Assam; Vice-President, Asom Environment Protection Council; General-Secretary, (i) College of Veterinary Science Student`s Union, Guwahati Assam; and (ii) North East MP`s Forum, March 1999 onwards;Adviser, All Assam Student`s Union, 1985-90; Life Member, (i) Assam Science Society and (ii) Indian Veterinary Association; Member, Central Executive Committee, All Assam Students` Union, 1985-86
