Heera Saraniya
Member of Parliament from Assam
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Naba Kumar Saraniya alias Heera Saraniya, also spelled as Heera Sarania and Hira Sarania, alias Naba Deka (born 1 May 1969) is an Indian politician who served as a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha representing the Kokrajhar constituency in Assam from 2014 to 2019 as an independent candidate and has served since 2019 as a member of Gana Suraksha Party.[2][3] He won by the highest margin ever recorded in polls in Assam and as an independent candidate in the history of Lok Sabha elections.[1] He is also the founder and president of Gana Suraksha Party since 2019.[4] Earlier, Saraniya was the commander of the 709 battalion of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). He was said to be one of the most dreaded militants in Assam.[5][6]
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Naba Kumar Saraniya | |
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Saraniya in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary |
| Succeeded by | Joyanta Basumatary |
| Constituency | Kokrajhar |
| Founder and President of Gana Suraksha Party | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1969 |
| Party | Independent Gana Suraksha Party |
| Spouse | Smti Barnali Baishya[1] |
| Children | Sristisikha Saraniya[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Family background
Saraniya’s father is dead and he is the eldest among four brothers and two sisters. Both sisters are in their twenties. The saraniyas own 15 bighas of land and are fairly well-off. They live in a typical Assamese house.[7]
Militancy life in ULFA
The Diary
On 17 November 2005, 10 army personnel from the Dumuni cob (Company Operating Base) were able to recover Saraniya’s diary along with some arms, ammunitions, cash and cash-demand letter at Jala Gaon in the newly formed Baska district.[11] The diary reveals Bhutan’s one-time collusion with the outfit and the ULFA’s deep-seated ire against India.[7] Journalist Teresa Rehman claimed that she got the diary of Heera Sarania.[12]