Kabindra Purkayastha
Kabindra Purkayastha | |
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Kabindra Purkayastha in 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Communications Government of India | |
| In office 20 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Succeeded by | Tapan Sikdar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009 — 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Santosh Mohan Dev |
| Succeeded by | Sushmita Dev |
| Constituency | Silchar |
| In office 1998 — 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Santosh Mohan Dev |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Mohan Dev |
| Constituency | Silchar |
| In office 1991 — 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Santosh Mohan Dev |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Mohan Dev |
| Constituency | Silchar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1931 Kamarkhal, Sylhet district, India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | Kanad Purkayastha |
Kabindra Purkayastha (born 15 December 1931) is a former union minister of state of India. He served as minister of state for communication in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1998 to 1999. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam, India.
His son Kanad Purkayastha is a current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Assam.