Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kirip Chaliha |
Succeeded by | Queen Oja |
In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
Preceded by | Bhubaneshwar Kalita |
Succeeded by | Kirip Chaliha |
Constituency | Gauhati |
Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Government of India | |
In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1986–1992 | |
Constituency | Assam |
Personal details | |
Born | Baligaon, Jorhat, Assam Province, British India | 7 October 1939
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Asom Gana Parishad |
Spouse |
Jiten Chakravarty (m. 1965) |
Children | 2 (including Suman Haripriya) |
Residence | Guwahati |
Alma mater | Gauhati University (M.A), Banaras Hindu University |
Website | Profile |
Bijoya Chakravarty (born 7 October 1939), is an Indian politician of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] She served as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Gauhati from 2009 to 2019 and from 1999 to 2004. She was the Union Minister of State for Water Resources from 1999 to 2004. She was also the Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992 as a member of the Asom Gana Parishad. She was one of the first members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.[2][3][4]