Pradan Baruah
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Pradan Baruah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Dhemaji | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 22 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sumitra Patir |
| Succeeded by | Ranoj Pegu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1965 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Arunima Baruah |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Social worker politician |
As of 12 December, 2016 Source: | |
Pradan Baruah is an Indian politician who is member of Parliament and elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur seat since November 2016. He won the by-election in November 2016, on a seat vacated by Sarbananda Sonowal, who had resigned in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam.[1] Baruah was earlier the member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Dhemaji district.
He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Previously, Baruah was member of Indian National Congress but defected from Congress before the assembly election along with Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7]