Diganta Barman

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Diganta Barman
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 May 2021
Preceded byNarayan Deka
ConstituencyBarkhetry
Personal details
Born (1964-11-26) 26 November 1964 (age 59)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent(s)Bhumidhar Barman (Father) Malati Barman (Mother)
ResidenceNalbari, Assam
Alma materGauhati University
ProfessionPolitician

Diganta Barman (born 26 November 1964)is an Indian politician member of Indian National Congress from Assam.[1] He is an MLA,[2] elected from the Barkhetry constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Diganta Barman was born on 26 November 1964 to Bhumidhar Barman and Malati Barman.[5] His father was a former Chief Minister who also served as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry. He has 3 sisters. He is a Bachelor of Arts from Gauhati University in the year 1987.

Politicial career[edit]

Barman was the Indian National Congress candidate for Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry in 2016. He lost to the Bharatiya Janata party’s choice Narayan Deka, Barman got 60,610 while Deka got 69,223 votes in 2016. However in 2021, he defeated Deka and became the Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry getting 85,826 votes while Deka got 81,772 votes.[6]

References[edit]

  1. "Diganta Barman Election Affidavit". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. "Assam Assembly Election Candidate Diganta Barman". NDTV. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. "Diganta Barman Assam Assembly election result 2021". India Today. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. "Diganta Barman is a Indian National Congress candidate Barkhetri". News18. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. TimesNow. "Barkhetry Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Barkhetry Vidhan Sabha Election Results". TimesNow. Retrieved 19 August 2021.