Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Constituency | Kaziranga |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 14 June 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
Succeeded by | Mission Ranjan Das |
Constituency | Assam |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bijoy Krishna Handique |
Succeeded by | Topon Kumar Gogoi |
Constituency | Jorhat |
National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Assumed office 29 July 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jorhat, Assam, India | 1 June 1975
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Kabita Tasa |
Children | 1 daughter |
Residence(s) | Hattigarh Tea Estate, Jorhat |
Alma mater | Dibrugarh University |
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa (born 1 June 1975) is an Indian politician. He is currently Member of parliament in Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 14 June 2019 and the National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2023. He was also a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Jorhat being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from 2014 to 2019 and the State Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam from 2013 to 2017.[1] Kamakhya Prasad Tasa is seen as a formidable leader with a strong and substantial following base. He is credited with BJP's growing influence in various caste groups who have settled in Assam over the state, having arrived in the quest of jobs in the state's tea gardens to mention specifically. His role as a party leader is pivotal for the success of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the whole North-Eastern Part of India along with the convener of North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who is the current Chief Minister of Assam.