Bijoya Chakravarty

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Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939 in Jorhat, Assam), is an Indian politician from the Bhartiya Janata Party.^[1]

Background

Bijoya began her political career in the Janata Party. She subsequently joined the regional Asom Gana Parishad and served in the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992. Following her stint in the Rajya Sabha, she joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.

She represented the Gauhati in the 13th Lok Sabha. She won this seat for the BJP for the first time ever in 1999. Under the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, she served as the Union Minister of State for Water Resources. In 2004, the BJP decided to field singer Bhupen Hazarika in her place, causing widespread protests from BJP party workers. Hazarika lost the elections. The BJP understood its mistake and re-nominated Bijoya in the 2009 Loksabha election from the Gauhati seat. As a result, she again won the seat in 2009 representing the BJP.

Positions held

1977-1979 District Secretary, Janata Party, Mangaldoi (Assam)
1986-1992 Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha of Asom Gana Parishad
1999-2004 Member of Parliament Lok Sabha representing Gauhati (Assam)
1999-2004 Union Minister of State for Water Resources
2007–present National Vice-President, Bhartiya Janata Party

References

↑ "CHAKRAVARTY, SMT. BIJOYA". Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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Name	Chakravarty, Bijoya
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Short description	Indian politician
Date of birth	1938
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