Ajoy Kumar Dutta

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Ajoy Kumar Dutta
Born
Assam, India
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSocial service
AwardsPadma Shri

Ajoy Kumar Dutta is an Indian social worker from the northeast Indian state of Assam.[1] He is a Guwahati-based activist who is associated with several non governmental organizations working in the state.[2] A former municipal councillor at the Guwahati Municipal Corporation, he successfully contested the Assam Assembly Elections of 1978 as a Janata Party candidate[3] defeating Nandeshwar Talukdar of the Communist Party of India by polling close to 34 percent of the total votes polled,[4] and represented the Guwahati East constituency in the Assembly.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to society.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Prahlad Chandra Tasa and Ajoy Kumar Dutta from Assam wins the Padma Shri awards". Go Assam. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
    - "This Is How Assam Shines Bright on the 67th Republic Day Today". Bordoisila. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "4 from State get Padma Shree". The Assam Tribune. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Affidavit Details of Ajoy Kumar Dutta". Empowering India. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Assam Assembly Election 1978". Empowering India. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gauhati East (Assam) Election Results 2016". Elections.in. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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