Biswajit Daimary

{{Short description|Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Biswajit Daimary

| image = Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) led by the Member of Parliament, Shri Biswajit Daimary, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|2|4}}

| birth_place = Suagpur, Baksa district, Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start1 = 23 February 2021

| term_end1 = 2 May 2021

| predecessor1 = himself

| successor1 = Sarbananda Sonowal

| constituency1 = Assam

| constituency2 = Assam

| term_start2 = 10 April 2008

| term_end2 = 21 November 2020

| predecessor2 = n/a

| successor2 = himself

| office = Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Panery

| term_start = 21 May 2021

| term_end =

| 1blankname = Leader of the House

| 1namedata = Himanta Biswa Sarma| predecessor = Hitendra Nath Goswami
Phani Bhusan Choudhury protem

| successor =

| office8 = Member of Vidhan Sabha, Assam

| constituency8 = Panery

| term_start8 = 2 May 2021

| term_end8 =

| predecessor8 = Kamali Basumatari

| successor8 = Incumbent

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present)

| otherparty = Bodoland People's Front (2006-2021)

| spouse = {{marriage|Mina Brahma Daimary|1999}}

| children = Two sons and two daughters

| footnotes =

| residence = Suagpur, Assam, India

| alma_mater = Kokrajhar College
Madurai Kamaraj University

| profession = Social Worker and Agriculturist

| education = M. A., Hindi Visharad

| date = 15 October

| year = 2015

| source = https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx

| deputy = Numal Momin

}}

Biswajit Daimary (born 4 February 1971) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as the Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/biswajit-daimarys-journey-from-tea-stall-to-rajya-sabha-to-being-speaker-of-assam-assembly-speaker/articleshow/82836680.cms|title=Biswajit Daimary's journey from tea stall to Rajya Sabha to Assam Assembly speaker|website=Times of India|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-legislator-biswajit-daimary-becomes-new-assam-speaker/articleshow/82831955.cms|title=BJP legislator Biswajit Daimary becomes new Assam Speaker|website=Economic Times|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-23}}

He represents the Panery constituency in Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021. He was also member of Rajya Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2021 to 2021 and as a member of the Bodoland People's Front from 2008 to 2020. He was first elected as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He was elected for second term from 2014 to 2020 as a member of Bodoland People's Front and from 2021 as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf |title= Election Commission of India - Press Release |accessdate=5 September 2020}} In November 2020, Daimary left BPF to join Bharatiya Janata Party before Bodoland Territorial Council elections.{{cite news |title=Assam MP Biswajit Daimary quits Bodoland People's Front ahead of Council polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam-mp-biswajit-daimary-quits-bodoland-peoples-front-ahead-of-council-polls/article33075769.ece |accessdate=12 November 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=11 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title='BPF MP, MLA to join BJP month before BTC polls' {{!}} Guwahati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/bpf-mp-mla-to-join-bjp-month-before-btc-polls/articleshow/79146382.cms |accessdate=11 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=10 November 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Bikash |title=BJP's nominee Biswajit Daimary was elected unopposed to Rajya sabha |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-nominee-biswajit-daimary-was-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/81164158.cms |access-date=25 February 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=23 February 2021}}