Heera Saraniya

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{{short description|Member of Parliament from Assam}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
| name = Naba Kumar Sarania
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1 May 1969
| birth_place = Dighalipaar,<br /> [[Baksa district|Baksa]], [[Assam]]
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = Naba Kumar Saraniya

| predecessor1 = [[Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary]]
| successor1 =
|office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
|constituency1 = [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]]
| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
| term_end1 =
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| occupation = Politician
| spouse = Smti Barnali Baishya<ref name="toa">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofassam.com/headlines/dreaded-militant-turns-member-of-parliament-with-historical-record-win/|title=Dreaded Militant turns Member of Parliament with Historical Record win|date=18 May 2014|publisher=Times of Assam|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref>
| parents =
| children = Sristisikha Saraniya<ref name="toa"/>
| source = http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS035.htm?ac=5
}}

'''Naba Kumar Saraniya''' (alias '''Heera Saraniya''') is an [[India]]n politician who is currently a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]. He is representing the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar constituency]] in [[Assam]] from 2014 and won as an Independent Candidate in [[2014 Indian general election|Lok Sabha elections 2014]].<ref name="toa"/><ref name="th">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kokrajhar-elects-a-nonbodo-for-first-time/article6021271.ece|title=Kokrajhar elects a non-Bodo for first time|last=CORRESPONDENT|first=SPECIAL|date=18 May 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="bs">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections-2014/in-assam-a-thumping-victory-means-more-uncertainty-114051601629_1.html|title=In Assam, a thumping victory means more uncertainty|last=Sethi|first=Aman|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=16 May 2014|publisher=Business Standard|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> He won by the highest margin ever recorded in polls in Assam and as an independent candidate in the history of Lok Sabha elections.

Saraniya continues his journey in parliament by winning [[17th Lok Sabha]] election in [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar constituency]] for a second term.

Earlier Saraniya was the commander of the 709 battalion of [[ULFA]]. He was said to be one of the most dreaded militants in Assam. He hails from [[Dighalipaar]] village under Tamulpur police station in [[Baksa district]] of Assam.

==Family background==
Saraniya’s father is dead and he is the eldest among four brothers and two sisters. Both sisters are in their twenties. The saraniyas own 15 bighas of land and are fairly well-off. They live in a typical Assamese house.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main26.asp?filename=Ne012707Seek_Revenge.asp|title=Seek Revenge|last=Rehman|first=Teresa|date=27 January 2007|publisher=Tehelka|accessdate=17 December 2009 |archivedate=2010-04-18 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100418173428/http://tehelka.com/story_main26.asp?filename=Ne012707Seek_Revenge.asp}}</ref>

==The Diary==
On 17 November 2005, 10 army personnel from the Dumuni cob (Company Operating Base) were able to recover Saraniya’s diary along with some arms, ammunitions, cash and cash-demand letter at Jala Gaon in the newly formed Baska district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main26.asp?filename=Ne012707How_The_Army.asp|title=How the Army got the diary|date=17 November 2005|publisher=Tehelka|accessdate=17 December 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919055739/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main26.asp?filename=Ne012707How_The_Army.asp|archive-date=19 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The diary reveals Bhutan’s one-time collusion with the outfit and the ULFA’s deep-seated ire against India.<ref name="ab" />

==Arrest==
On 20 August 2012, Guwahati city police arrested Heera Saraniya along with 3 other person in charge of Robbery, Kidnap and Murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofassam.com/headlines/pro-talk-ulfa-leader-heera-saraniya-arrested-for-kidnap-murder-robbery/|title=Pro-Talk ULFA Leader Heera Saraniya arrested for Kidnap, murder & robbery |date=21 August 2012|publisher=Times of Assam|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref>
Similarly a case has been registered against him on 9 Oct, 2020 at [[Kokrajhar]] police station
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidene.com/assam-mp-naba-kumar-sarania-detained-on-tuesday-ahead-of-btc-phase-ii-elections-released-on-bail-today/|title= MP Naba Kumar Sarania detained ahead of BTC Phase-II election |date=9 December 2020|publisher=Inside NE|accessdate=9 December 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of top leaders of ULFA]]
*[[Sanjukta Mukti Fouj]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{16th LS members from Northeast states |state=expanded}}

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[[Category:ULFA members]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Assam]]
[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:People from Baksa district]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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