Ranjit Kumar Das

Ranjit Kumar Das is a politician from the Indian state of Assam. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2016, when Sarbananda Sonowal became Chief Minister.[1][2][3][4]

Ranjit Kumar Das
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2011
Preceded byUddhab Barman
ConstituencySorbhog
Speaker at Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
2 June 2016 – 30 January 2017
Preceded byPranab Gogoi
Succeeded byHitendra Nath Goswami
Personal details
Born (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965
Barpeta, Assam, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (1992-present)
Spouse(s)Anju Rani Baishya
ChildrenOne Son and Two Daughters
ParentsArabinda Das (Father)
Hira Das
ResidenceBarpeta, Assam
Alma materM.Sc.(Botany), Gauhati University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist
WebsiteAssam Legislative Assembly

He became a member of the BJP in 1992 and was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Sorbhog in Barpeta district in 2011. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy leader of the BJP in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He was elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in June 2016. He was elected as BJP Assam President on 30 January 2017.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Assam Legislative Assembly
  2. My neta
  3. infoelection
  4. First session of newly elected Assam Assembly to begin today
  5. MLA moves CM for skill-honing setup
  6. New MLAs and ministers from Sonitpur felicitated
  7. Congress shows strength in Barpeta
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