Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI LOK SABHA
HAZARIKA, SHRI ISHWAR PRASANNA CONGRESS (I)- TEZPUR (ASSAM)
Father's Name: Shri Tirtheswar Hazarika Date of Birth: 22 January 1937 Place of Birth: North Lakhimpur in Distt. Lakhimpur (Assam) Marital Status: Married on 11 December 1962 Spouse's Name: Smt. Chhaya Hazarika Children: Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Incomplete), B.L. Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Delhi School of Economics, Delhi and Lincoln's Inn, London (U.K.) Profession :
Civil Service, Management Consultant and Lawyer Permanent Address :
Ward No. 7, North Lakhimpur Town-787001 (Assam) Tel. (03752) 22572 Positions Held :
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Special Interests :
To facilitate accelerated development of Assam and North East India as a solution to the insurgency problem; foreign trade and development of Indian exports; economic relations with former Communist countries and development of India's Power Sector
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading and travelling Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; Member, Indian Delegation to (i) I.L.O. Conference, Geneva, 1982; (ii) World Diamond Congress, Antwerp, 1984; (iii) Association of State Trading Organisation, Belgrade, 1986; (iv) International Fertiliser Conference, Budapest, 1989 and New York 1990; and (v) Trade Delegations to DPRK, Brazil, Romania, Thailand, USSR, Zimbabwe, etc.
Other Information :
Executive Vice-Chairman, Standing Conference on Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and Member, Executive Board of SCOPE, 1981-89; Director, Boards of NTPC, STC and MMTC of India, 1981-88; Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, 1987-94; President, Bharat Diamond House Bourse, Bombay, 1988-89; Chairman and Managing Director, M.M.T.C. of India, 1988-90; Member, State Planning Board, Assam, 1994-96; Chairman, Assam State Electricity Board, 1995-96
Election Result :
Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate8,53,710 Total votes polled6,77,449 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Iswar Prasanna Hazarika (I.N.C.)2,07,071 (2) Shri Harsha Bahadur Biswakarma (A.G.P.)2,00,352 (3) Shri Dhruba Prasad Baishya (B.J.P.) 82,893 (4) Shri Rana Deuri (Ind.) 40,908