Diganta Barman
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Diganta Barman
| image =
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| office = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 21 May 2021
| term_end =
| constituency = Barkhetry
| predecessor = Narayan Deka
| successor =
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|11|26}}
| spouse = Kasturi Bharali (m.1994)
| party = Indian National Congress
| alma_mater = Gauhati University
| profession = Politician
| website =
| footnotes =
| parents = Bhumidhar Barman (Father)
Malati Barman (Mother)
}}
Diganta Barman (born 26 November 1964) is an Indian politician member of Indian National Congress from Assam.{{Cite web|title= Diganta Barman Election Affidavit|work=Election Commission of India|url= https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/NjA4OQ==/MTY=/MTA=/Mw==/QUM= |access-date=18 July 2021}} He is an MLA,{{Cite web|title=Assam Assembly Election Candidate Diganta Barman |work=NDTV|url= https://www.ndtv.com/elections/assam-assembly-election-candidates-list-2021/diganta-barman-03060-2 |access-date=18 July 2021}} elected from the Barkhetry constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web|title= Diganta Barman Assam Assembly election result 2021|work=India Today|url= https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/barkhetry-assam-assembly-election-result-2021-live-updates-1797808-2021-05-02 |access-date= 18 July 2021}}{{Cite web|title= Diganta Barman is an Indian National Congress candidate Barkhetri |work=News18|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/diganta-barman-barkhetry-candidate-s03a060c002/ |access-date=17 July 2021}}
Early life and education
Diganta Barman was born on 26 November 1964 to Bhumidhar Barman and Malati Barman.{{Cite web|title=Who's Who|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/bhumidhar-barman-2011.html|access-date=2021-08-19|website=assamassembly.gov.in}} His father was a former Chief Minister who also served as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry. Diganta Barman was an Indian bureaucrat and former Assam Civil Services (ACS) officer.
He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Gauhati University in 1987. He later joined the Assam Civil Services (ACS) and held various administrative positions before resigning to enter politics .
He is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Assam from Barkhetry Constituency.
He is married to Kasturi Bharali, an ACS officer currently serving as the Secretary to the GoA; Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department. The couple has 3 daughters: Kamakshi Barman, Bhargaavii Barman and Rijuta Barman.
Political career
Barman was the Indian National Congress candidate for Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry in 2016. He lost to the Bharatiya Janata party’s choice Narayan Deka, Barman got 60,610 while Deka got 69,223 votes in 2016. However in 2021, he defeated Deka and became the Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry getting 85,826 votes while Deka got 81,772 votes.{{Cite web|last=TimesNow|title=Barkhetry Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Barkhetry Vidhan Sabha Election Results|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/barkhetry-assam-election-result-2021|access-date=2021-08-19|website=TimesNow|language=en}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam
Category:People from Nalbari district
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