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Inclusion of six Assamese communities in Scheduled Tribe list
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LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
Birendra Prasad Baishya
Birendra Prasad Baishya is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Assam.
Party in the cited recordAsom Gana Parishad
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- 195629 January 1956
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 19961996 - 97
public service Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 1996June 1996 - March 1998
public service Union Cabinet Minister, Steel and Mines
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Read the source ↗ - 2008April 2008
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008 - 2014
public service Leader, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008 - Sept. 2009
public service Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008 - May 2009 and Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010
public service Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008 - May 2009, Sept. 2009 - 2014, Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Read the source ↗ - 2008July 2008 - May 2009 and Jan. 2010 - 2014
public service Member, Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - Sept. 2011
public service Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Sept. 2009 - 2014
public service Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Oct. 2009 - 2014 and Nov. 2019 - June 2025
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2010Aug. 2010 - Sept. 2012
public service Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2012May 2012 - 2014
public service Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Oct. 2012 - 2014
public service Member, Committee on Commerce
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2012Dec. 2012 - 2014
public service Member, Court of the Assam University
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019June 2019
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2022
public service Member, Court of Manipur University
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021 and Sept. 2022 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Industry
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Oct. 2019 - June 2025 and July 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020May 2020 - April 2022
public service Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Read the source ↗ - 2021Sept. 2021 - Sept. 2022
public service Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 -June 2025
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Read the source ↗ - 2023March - July 2023
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Sept. 2024 - June 2025 and July 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Energy
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Read the source ↗ - 2025April 2025
public service Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons
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Read the source ↗ - 2025June 2025
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2025March - June 2025, Aug. 2025 - March 2026 and May 2026 onwards
public service Chairperson, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Read the source ↗ - 2025July 2025 - Aug. 2025
public service Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Aug. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Tea Board
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Nov. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025; andThe Government of UnionTerritories (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India- Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Aug. 2026 onwards
public service Member, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-07
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Parliamentary question: Railway station modernization works in Assam This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Birendra Prasad Baishya’s date of birth as 29 January 1956. The birthplace is recorded as Tezpur, Assam.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam. The professional background is listed as College Teacher, Business, Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1996 - 97: Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha. A later recorded entry is Aug. 2026 onwards: Member, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam Source ↗
- Profession / professional background in biography
- College Teacher, Business, Political and Social Worker Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Travel reported in biography
- U.S.A., U.K., Russia, Finland, Austria, Australia, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Japan, China, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Samoa, Myanmar and Azerbaijan Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- General Secretary, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP); led the Government delegation to African Summit, held at Cameroon and canvassing for Indian permanent membership for Security Council at UNO, 1996; President, Weightlifting Federation of India; Vice-President, Indian Olympic Association (IOA); Chairman, Ethics Commission;Vice-President, Indian Olympic Association (IOA);Vice-Chairman, Games Village, Commonwealth Games, New Delhi, 2010; Chef de Mission, (i) Indian Team, Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam, 2009 and (ii) Indian Contingent, Tokyo Olympics, 2020; Member, Executive Board, International Weightlifting Federation Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 1996 - 97
Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - June 1996 - March 1998
Union Cabinet Minister, Steel and Mines
Source ↗ - April 2008
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - May 2008 - 2014
Leader, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - May 2008 - Sept. 2009
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Source ↗ - May 2008 - May 2009 and Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Source ↗ - May 2008 - May 2009, Sept. 2009 - 2014, Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗ - July 2008 - May 2009 and Jan. 2010 - 2014
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009 - Sept. 2011
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Source ↗ - Sept. 2009 - 2014
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Source ↗ - Oct. 2009 - 2014 and Nov. 2019 - June 2025
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Aug. 2010 - Sept. 2012
Member, Committee on External Affairs
Source ↗ - May 2012 - 2014
Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
Source ↗ - Oct. 2012 - 2014
Member, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - Dec. 2012 - 2014
Member, Court of the Assam University
Source ↗ - June 2019
Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2022
Member, Court of Manipur University
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021 and Sept. 2022 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Industry
Source ↗ - Oct. 2019 - June 2025 and July 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Source ↗ - May 2020 - April 2022
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Source ↗ - Sept. 2021 - Sept. 2022
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 -June 2025
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗ - March - July 2023
Member, Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
Source ↗ - Sept. 2024 - June 2025 and July 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Energy
Source ↗ - April 2025
Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons
Source ↗ - June 2025
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - March - June 2025, Aug. 2025 - March 2026 and May 2026 onwards
Chairperson, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Source ↗ - July 2025 - Aug. 2025
Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Source ↗ - Aug. 2025 onwards
Member, Tea Board
Source ↗ - Nov. 2025 onwards
Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025; andThe Government of UnionTerritories (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India- Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - Aug. 2026 onwards
Member, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2008 | 46 | 0 |
| 2009 | 78 | 0 |
| 2010 | 157 | 0 |
| 2011 | 67 | 0 |
| 2012 | 98 | 0 |
| 2013 | 61 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5 |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
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The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms
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The “ Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill, 2025
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THE UNION BUDGET, 2025-26– Contd.
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MOTION OF THANKS ON PRESIDENT"S ADDRESS–Contd.
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Proposed mega power project by China on the Brahmaputra River
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Railway station modernization works in Assam
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Improving air quality of northern States
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North Eastern States in NCERT curriculum
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Flooding problem in the North Eastern Region
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Welfare of tea garden workers in Assam
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Inclusion of six Assamese communities in Scheduled Tribe list
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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BJP’s Kanad Purkayastha, AGP’s Birendra Prasad Baishya Win 2 Assam Rajya Sabha Seats Unopposed
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Kanad Purkayastha, Birendra Prasad Baishya from Assam file their nominations for Rajya Sabha seat
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AGP Renominates Former Union Minister Birendra Prasad Baishya For Rajya Sabha Poll In Assam
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AGP renominates ex-Union minister Birendra Prasad Baishya for RS poll in Assam
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AGP Announces Former Sitting RS MP Birendra Prasad Baishya As Party Candidate For Upcoming RS Polls
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AGP renominates Birendra Prasad Baishya for Assam Rajya Sabha seat
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- LKRB Road, Bye-Lane-3, House No. 5, Nabin Nagar, Guwahati, P.S. Geetanagar, Distt. - Kamrup (M), Assam. 781024 Source ↗
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When was Birendra Prasad Baishya born?
The cited biography records 29 January 1956.
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for Birendra Prasad Baishya?
B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.
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College Teacher, Business, Political and Social Worker.
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1996 - 97: Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Birendra Prasad Baishya is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Assam. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Birendra Prasad Baishya?
Birendra Prasad Baishya is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Assam.
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Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
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