Chandan Kumar Sarkar | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam | |
In office 26 January 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
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Preceded by | Nilamani Sen Deka |
Succeeded by | Ranjit Dutta (Irrigation) Pramila Rani Brahma (Soil Conservation) |
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly for Abhayapuri South | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Preceded by | Ratneswar Sarkar |
Succeeded by | Rabin Banikya |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Rabin Banikya |
Succeeded by | Rabin Banikya |
In office 2011–2016 | |
Preceded by | Rabin Banikya |
Succeeded by | Ananta Kumar Malo |
Personal details | |
Died | 19 November 2018 (aged 65)[1] Lower Assam Hospital, Bongaigaon |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Swapna Rani Sarkar |
Children | 3, including Pradip |
Occupation | Politician and Businessman |
Chandan Kumar Sarkar (died 19 November 2018)[1] was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He served as the Minister of Irrigation and Soil Conservation in the Third Tarun Gogoi Ministry from 2015 to 2016.[2][3][4][5] He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Abhayapuri South constituency from 1991 to 1996, 2001 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. His son Pradip Sarkar was the current MLA from Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency.