Diganta Barman

Diganta Barman (born 26 November 1964) is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress from Assam.^[1] He is an MLA,^[2] elected from the Barkhetry constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.^[3][4]

Diganta Barman
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2021
Preceded by	Narayan Deka
Constituency	Barkhetry
Personal details
Born	(1964-11-26) 26 November 1964 (age 60)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kasturi Bharali (m.1994)
Parent	Bhumidhar Barman (Father) Malati Barman (Mother)
Residence(s)	Nalbari, Assam
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Diganta Barman was born on 26 November 1964 to Bhumidhar Barman and Malati Barman.^[5] His father was a former Chief Minister who also served as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry. Diganta Barman was an Indian bureaucrat and former Assam Civil Services (ACS) officer. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Gauhati University in 1987. He later joined the Assam Civil Services (ACS) and held various administrative positions before resigning to enter politics . He is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Assam from Barkhetry Constituency. He is married to Kasturi Bharali, an ACS officer currently serving as the Secretary to the GoA; Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department. The couple has 3 daughters: Kamakshi Barman, Bhargaavii Barman and Rijuta Barman.

Political career

Barman was the Indian National Congress candidate for Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry in 2016. He lost to the Bharatiya Janata party’s choice Narayan Deka, Barman got 60,610 while Deka got 69,223 votes in 2016. However in 2021, he defeated Deka and became the Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Barkhetry getting 85,826 votes while Deka got 81,772 votes.^[6]