Iswar Prasanna Hazarika
Iswar Prasanna Hazarika | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Swarup Upadhyay |
| Succeeded by | Moni Kumar Subba |
| Constituency | Tezpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1937 North Lakhimpur, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 87) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Chhaya Hazarika |
| Parent |
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| Source: [1] | |
Iswar Prasanna Hazarika (22 January 1937 – 13 May 2024) was an Indian politician and civil servant. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Tezpur constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Iswar Prasanna Hazarika was born on 22 January 1937 to lawyer and independence activist Tirtheswar Hazarika from North Lakhimpur and Mokshada Devi, both active in the Indian independence movement.[4] Hazarika studied at Banaras Hindu University and the Delhi School of Economics,[5] and went on to become a civil servant, serving in key positions related to public-sector undertakings, including as the Director of the Board of NTPC and the chairman and managing director of MMTC.[5][6][7]
In 1996, Hazarika was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency, Assam.
Dilip Kumar Neog's 204 book A Voice for Assam in Parliament presents a collection of speeches and questions raised by Hazarika during his tenure as an MP.[8]
Hazarika died as a result of "prolonged heart ailment and associated complications" on 13 May 2024, at the age of 87.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1997). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 85. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 186. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Election Commission of India; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1996). Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha: Detailed results. Election Commission of India. p. 45. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Kalra, Siddhant (18 August 2017). ""Assam Still Remains Isolated," Rues 80-Year-Old Freedom Fighter". The Quint. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha, Hazarika Shri Ishwar Prasanna". Official Website of the Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Ishwar Prasanna". Assamese at Delhi/ NCR.
- ^ Neog, Dilip Kumar (2014). A Voice for Assam in Parliament. Guwahati: Rainbow Publications. pp. iii–iv. ISBN 978-93-82624-94-3.
- ^ Hazarika, Ishan Kashyap (1 October 2021). "A Voice for Assam in Parliament". Goodreads. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Former Tezpur MP Iswar Prasanna Hazarika Passes Away at 88