Biswajit Daimary | |
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| Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2021 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Numal Momin |
| Preceded by | Hitendra Nath Goswami |
| Constituency | Panery |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 23 February 2021 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Constituency | Assam |
| In office 10 April 2008 – 21 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Member of Vidhan Sabha, Assam | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kamali Basumatari |
| Constituency | Panery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1971 Suagpur, Baksa district, Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bodoland People's Front (2006-2021) |
| Spouse |
Mina Brahma Daimary (m. 1999) |
| Children | Two sons and two daughters |
| Residence(s) | Suagpur, Assam, India |
| Education | M. A., Hindi Visharad |
| Alma mater | Kokrajhar College Madurai Kamaraj University |
| Profession | Social Worker and Agriculturist |
As of 15 October, 2015 Source: [1] | |
Biswajit Daimary (born 4 February 1971) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as the Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021.[2][3] He represents the Panery constituency in Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021. He was also member of Rajya Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2021 to 2021 and as a member of the Bodoland People's Front from 2008 to 2020. He was first elected as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He was elected for second term from 2014 to 2020 as a member of Bodoland People's Front and from 2021 as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] In November 2020, Daimary left BPF to join Bharatiya Janata Party before Bodoland Territorial Council elections.[5][6][7]
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- ^ "BJP legislator Biswajit Daimary becomes new Assam Speaker". Economic Times. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India - Press Release" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Assam MP Biswajit Daimary quits Bodoland People's Front ahead of Council polls". The Hindu. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "'BPF MP, MLA to join BJP month before BTC polls' | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Singh, Bikash (23 February 2021). "BJP's nominee Biswajit Daimary was elected unopposed to Rajya sabha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.