Salien Medhi (d. 2016) was an Indian lawyer and politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Party of India.[1][2] He was a state legislator in Assam 1967-1972.
Early career[edit | edit source]
Medhi entered the Guwahati High Court in 1962.[1] His legal career developed rapidly thereafter. He became a prominent member of the Guwahati High Court Bar Association.[1] As a RCPI leader he was closely linked to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha.[1] Medhi helped Rabha during the latter's underground days.[1]
Legislator[edit | edit source]
Medhi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Jalukbari constituency in the 1967 election.[1] He got 14,384 votes (61.60%).[3] Medhi lost the Jalukbari seat in the 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 5,764 votes (25.09%).[4]
Later years[edit | edit source]
At different occasions he represented the Bar Association at meetings overseas.[1] During his trips abroad he met with personalities such as Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela.[1]
During his later years, Medhi was an active participant in the meetings of the Octogenarians' Club of Guwahati.[5] Salien Medhi died on 10 July 2016 at the age of 87.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Assam Tribune. Leftist leader Sailen Medhi passes away
- ↑ Arupjyoti Saikia (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Taylor & Francis. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-317-32559-8.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM
- ↑ "Elders mourn Sailen Medhi's death". The Assam Tribune. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2019.