Purnananda Chetia

Purnananda Chetia
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1964 – 2 April 1970
ConstituencyAssam
Ministerial offices
Deputy Minister for Local self-governance and Education
In office
22 April 1957 – 27 December 1957
Chief MinisterBishnuram Medhi
Preceded byMohikanta Das (local self-governance)
Succeeded byGirindra Nath Gogoi
Deputy Minister for Labour, Labour welfare and Education
In office
9 August 1950 – 21 April 1957
Chief MinisterBishnuram Medhi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byhimself (education)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister
In office
11 February 1946 – 15 August 1947
Chief MinisterGopinath Bordoloi
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1951 – 1962
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBimala Prasad Chaliha
ConstituencySonari
In office
1946 – 1947
Personal details
Born22 February 1907
DiedUnknown
PartyIndian National Congress
SpouseAnnadabala Devi
Children4
ParentRamakanta Chetia (father)
EducationCotton College
ProfessionPolitician

Purnananda Chetia (22 February 1907 – unknown) was an Indian politician from Assam who served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1964 to 1970.

Life and family

Purnananda Chetia was born on 22 February 1907, the son of Ramakanta Chetia. He was educated at Sibsagar Government English High School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Cotton College.

He was married to Annadabala Chetia and they had three sons and one daughter together.

Career

Chetia became a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly in 1946. In 1951, he was elected to the assembly for the constituency of Sonari. He served as a minister in the Government of Assam in 1951, and from 1952 to 1957.

Chetia was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1964, and served until 1970.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources note his year of birth as 1905.

References

  1. ↑ The Indian and Pakistan Year Book. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1951.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rajya Sabha Biographical sketch" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "1951 election result".