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Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati

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Bijoy Chandra Bhagwati
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957–1971
Succeeded byKamala Prasad Tripathi
ConstituencyTezpur
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseBimal Bhagwati
ChildrenDr. Ashok Bhagwati, Patanjali Bhagwati, Jaimini Bhagwati, Satyakam Bhagwati.
Residence(s)Tezpur,Sonitpur district, Assam.
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Bijoy Chandra Bhagwati (20 January 1904 – 8 May 1997) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Tezpur Assam in 1957, 1962 and 1967.[1][2][3] He was national president of INTUC. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1992.[4][5]

He served as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development First Indira Gandhi ministry from 24 January 1966 to 13 March 1967.

References

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  1. ^ 4th Lok Sabha Assam (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-08-13. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 3rd Lok Sabha Assam (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-08-13. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 2nd Lok Sabha Assam (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-08-13. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Birth centenary of Bijoy Chandra Bhagwati". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1973). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 330. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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