Ganesh Kutum

Ganesh Kutum
15th Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
12 June 1996 – 24 May 2001
Preceded byDebesh Chandra Chakravorty
Succeeded byPrithibi Majhi
Member Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
9 January 1986 – 27 July 1991
Preceded byRam Chandra Sarmah
Succeeded byKosheswar Barua
ConstituencyGohpur
MajorityAsom Gana Parishad
Member Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
12 June 1996 – 24 May 2001
Preceded byKosheswar Barua
Succeeded byRipun Bora
ConstituencyGohpur
MajorityIndian National Congress
Personal details
Born(1948-04-01)1 April 1948
Died17 September 2008(2008-09-17) (aged 60)
Guwahati, Assam
NationalityIndian
PartyAsom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive)
ChildrenGeeta Kutum , Jonali kutum, Shankar Jyoti Kutum, Menaka Kutum, Tulika Kutum, Alaka Kutum
Parent(s)Late Numalia Gam Kutum
Late Magoni Gam[1]
ResidenceGohpur
Alma materM.A. (Political Science) Gauhati University
BA (Honours) North Lakhimpur College
Higher Secondary Cotton College
Kalahari High School
Kutumgaon Primary School
OccupationPolitician

Ganesh Kutum (1 April 1948 - 17 September 2008) was an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam, India.

He was the twelfth Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly from June 1996 to May 2001.[2]He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 1985 and 1996 from Gohpur constituency.[3][4][5]

Early life and Education

Ganesh Kutum was born on 1 April 1948 to Numalia Gam Kutum and Magoni Gam. He earned an Bachelor of Arts (Hons ) from North Lakhimpur College and an Master of Arts in Political Science from Guwahati University.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Socio-political background" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Assam Legislative Assembly
  3. ^ "Ganesh Kutum dies at Guwahati International Hospital". Assam Times. 19 September 2008.
  4. ^ "GANESH KUTUM (Asom Gana Parishad Pragtisheel):Constituency- Gohpur (Sonitpur ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  5. ^ "Uproar over HC ruling on Speaker".
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