BWISWMUTHIARY, SHRI SANSUMA KHUNGGUR
[INDEPENDENT - KOKRAJHAR-ST (ASSAM)]
Father's Name Late Shri Bwrai Bwiswmuthiary Date of Birth 1 January 1960 Place of Birth Bijni, Distt. Bongaigaon earlier in undivided Goalpara (Assam) Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Smt. Uttara Bwiswmuthiary Children Four sons Educational Qualifications B.A.(Hons.), Prabin (Hindi) Educated at Kokrajhar College, Guwahati University and the Assam Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti, Guwahati (Assam) Profession Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Vill. Kathalguri, P.O. Haloadal, Via. Kokrajhar, Distt. Kokrajhar, Bodoland- 783374 (Assam) Tel. (03661) 70760 Present Addess 7, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3782979 Positions Held May-Nov. 1993 Chief, Bodoland Autonomous Council, Assam (having Cabinet Minister status) 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs Member, Committee on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Member, Central Working Committee, Bodo Sahitya Sabha, 1981-83; actively involved in persuading the Government headed by Late Shri Hiteswar Saikia to accord Associate Official Language Status to Bodo language in Assam in 1984-85 during tenure as the General-Secretary of the All Bodo Students' Union; active in publication of Bodo Journals and Bodo Newspapers Social and Cultural Activities Worked for socio-economic upliftment of the down-trodden Bodos and other tribes; worked actively to enforce prohibition and took up other social causes of oppressed employees, labourers, farmers, women, children and landless since student days; worked for betterment of the Bodo society and creating social awareness among the indigenous Bodos of Assam; Founder, (i) All Assam Tribal Women's Welfare Federation (AATWWF); (ii) All Bodo Samaj Durbar, 1990, which took social causes of Bodos; and (iii) All Bodo Employees Federation (ABEF) Special Interests Bodo Culture (in particular, music and dance etc.) and deeply interested in preservation of Bodo cultural heritage, custom and tradition and Bodo costumes and dresses Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and horticulture Other Information President, General Secretary and Advisor, All Bodo Students Union; launched the movement for attaining statehood for Bodoland within the Indian Union through peaceful and democratic means and struggled consistently to ensure the survival and existence of indigenous Bodo people with their distinct ethnic identity; led the Bodoland movement as President of All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) from 1990-93 and signed the Bodo Accord on 20 February 1993; committed to the cause of assertion of rights of aboriginal Bodos and Tribals as a whole
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 11,69,792 Total votes polled 7,86,072 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary (Ind.) 1,92,975 (2) Shri Theodor Kisku Rapaz (U.R.M.C.A.) 1,51,543 (3) Shri Binod Gayary (Ind.) 1,40,457 (4) Shri Charan Narzary (B.J.P.) 1,15,875
Election Result of Kokrajhar-ST Lok Sabha Constituency