Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

ISLARY, SHRI LOUIS
INDEPENDENT - KOKRAJHAR (ST) (ASSAM)


Father's Name   : Shri Andreas Islary

Date of Birth:   25 August 1948

Place of Birth:   Bengtal in Distt. Kokrajhar (Assam)

Marital Status:   Married on 19 January 1978

Spouse's Name   :Smt. Rabati Islary

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (English)
Educated at Guwahati University, Guwahati (Assam)

Profession :
   Social and Political Worker, College Teacher

Permanent Address :
   Vill. and P.O. Bengtal, Distt. Kokrajhar-786370 (Assam)
Tel. (03668) 4104
 

Positions Held :
   
1975 onwardsMember, I.N.C.
1983-85Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
1983-84Deputy Minister, P.W.D., Assam
1984-85State Minister for Education and Additional Charge of Forests, Assam
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Special Interests :
   Working for the downtrodden people and for their education

Countries Visited :
   Visited Phillipines to attend the Asian Congress on 
Evengelization as one of the Indian delegate in November 1992

Other Information :
   Lecturer in English in Bijni College, Assam, 1974-83; received 
"Dr. Ambedkar Award" for social work from the Bharat Dalit Sahitiya Sadan-1993; 
Executive Member, Incharge of Education in the Interim Bodoland Autonomy 
Council, 1994-May 1996


Election Result :
   
Kokrajhar-ST Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,77,897
Total votes polled8,07,919
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Louis Islary (Ind.)1,85,688
(2) Shri Rabi Ram Brahma (Ind.)1,54,134
(3) Shri Pani Ram Rava (A.G.P.)1,53,540
(4) Shri Lahendra Basumatary  (I.N.C.)1,29,037