Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






BAISHYA, SHRI BIRENDRA PRASAD
A.G.P. - MANGALDOI (ASSAM)



Father's Name   :Late Shri Kaliram Baishya

Date of Birth:   28 October 1954

Place of Birth:   Tezpur in Distt. Sonitpur (Assam)

Marital Status:   Married on 30 January 1990

Spouse's Name   :Smt. Bandita Barua Baishya

Educational Qualifications :
B.A. (Hons.) Eco., M.A. (Eco.)
Educated at Darrang College, Tezpur and Guwahati University, Guwahati 
       (Assam)

Profession :
   College Teacher and Journalist

Permanent Address :
   Rajgarh Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781 001 (Assam)
 
Positions Held :
   
    1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
    June 1996 onwardsUnion Minister, Steel

Social and Cultural Activities :
Connected with many social and cultural organisations

Special Interests :
   Sports

Sports and Clubs :
Ex-President, Assam Table Tennis Association; Ex-Chairman, Table Tennis Federation of India; Manager, Indian Table Tennis team in U.S.A. Open Table Tennis 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Sports, music and reading

Countries Visited :
Australia, Cameroon, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Singapore, U.K. and U.S.A. 
Other Information :
Secretary, Finance, A.G.P.; Member, Steering Committee, A.G.P.; One of the Organisers in World Junior Table Tennis tournament held at New Delhi, 1990; and Asian Table Tennis Championship held at New Delhi 
Election Result :
   
Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,49,353
Total votes polled 8,35,009
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya (A.G.P.)2,61,838
(2) Shri Prabin Deka (I.N.C.)1,62,706
(3) Shri Nagendra Nath Sarmah (B.J.P.)1,22,773
(4) Shri Nowaz Basumatary (Ind.)  77,675