Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kirip Chaliha |
| Succeeded by | Queen Oja |
| In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bhubaneshwar Kalita |
| Succeeded by | Kirip Chaliha |
| Constituency | Gauhati |
| Union Minister of State forWater Resources,Government of India | |
| In office 13 May 1999 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1986–1992 | |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-10-07)7 October 1939 (age 86) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Asom Gana Parishad |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 (includingSuman Haripriya) |
| Residence | Guwahati |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University (M.A),Banaras Hindu University |
| Website | Profile |
Bijoya Chakravarty (born 7 October 1939), is an Indian politician ofBharatiya Janata Party.[1] She served as the Member of theLok Sabha fromGauhati from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2019. She was the Union Minister of State for Water Resources from 1999 to 2004. She was also the Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992 as a member of theAsom Gana Parishad. She was one of the first members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award thePadma Shri in 2021.[2][3][4]
Bijoya began her political career in theJanata Party. She subsequently joined the regionalAsom Gana Parishad and served in theRajya Sabha from 1986 to 1992. Following her stint in the Rajya Sabha, she joined theBhartiya Janata Party.
She represented theGauhati in the13th Lok Sabha. She won this seat for the BJP for the first time ever in 1999. Under the premiership ofAtal Bihari Vajpayee, she served as the Union Minister of State for Water Resources. In 2004, the BJP decided to field singerBhupen 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 Lok Sabha election from the Gauhati seat. As a result, she again won the seat in 2009 and 2014 representing the BJP.
Chakravarty was born to B.K. Thakur and Mukhyada Thakur on 7 October 1939 in Baligaon village ofJorhat district inAssam.[1] A post graduate withMasters of Arts inEnglish language, she received her education fromGuwahati University andBanaras Hindu University.[1] She married Jiten Chakravarty on 1 June 1965, with whom she has a son and a daughter.[1] Her daughterSuman Haripriya was elected to theAssam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 fromHajo Vidhan Sabha constituency.[5][6]
Her son, Ranajit Chakravarty, died in May 2017 at the age of 49.[7]
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