Madan Kalita

{{Short description|Member of Assam Legislative Assembly (1952–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

:

{{infobox officeholder

| name = Madan Kalita

| office1 = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 2001

| term_end1 = 2006

| constituency1 = Nalbari

| predecessor1 = Alaka Sarma

| successor1 = Alaka Sarma

| party = Indian National Congress

}}

Madan Kalita (1952 - 2022) was an Indian politician hailing from Nalbari, Assam. Kalita was elected as a legislator of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Nalbari Assembly constituency in 2001.{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Jyoti |date=23 January 2022 |title=असम: कांग्रेस के पूर्व विधायक मदन कलिता का निधन, 69 वर्ष की आयु में ली अंतिम सांस; सीएम हिमंता व्यक्त किया शोक |language=hi |work=Daily News 360 |publisher=Rajasthan Patrika |url=https://dailynews360.patrika.com/assam/assam-former-congress-mla-madan-kalita-passed-away-breathed-his-last-at-the-age-of-69-99481.html |access-date=10 June 2022}}{{Cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Abu Nasar Saied |title=Election Politics in Assam : Issues, Trends, and People's Mandate |last2=Baruah |first2=Joydeep |last3=Bhuyan |first3=Ratna |publisher=Akansha Pub. House |year=2006 |isbn=9788183700573 |location=New Delhi |pages=89 |language=en}}

Kalita was denied as a candidate by the Indian National Congress in 2006, and contested in Assam assembly elections in 2006 and 2011 but lost to opponent candidate.{{cite news |last1=News |first1=Ne Now |title=Assam: Former Congress MLA Madan Kalita dies of cardiac arrest |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/former-congress-mla-dies-of-cardiac-arrest.html |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=NORTHEAST NOW |date=22 January 2022}}

Kalita died on 21 January 2022 following a cardiac arrest.{{cite news |last1=Tribune |first1=The Assam |title=Former Congress MLA Madan Kalita passes away; CM condoles demise |url=https://assamtribune.com/assam/former-congress-mla-madan-kalita-passes-away-cm-condoles-demise-1350300 |access-date=10 June 2022 |work=The Assam Tribune |publisher=The Assam Tribune |date=22 January 2022 |language=en}}