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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Biswajit Daimary
| image = Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) led by the Member of Parliament, Shri Biswajit Daimary, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|2|4}}
| birth_place = [[Suagpur]], [[Baksa district]], [[Bodoland Territorial Region]], [[Assam]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = [[Rajya Sabha members from Assam]]
| term_start1 = 23 February 2021
| term_end1 = 2 May 2021
| predecessor1 = ''himself''
| successor1 = TBA
| constituency1 = [[Assam]]
| constituency2 = [[Assam]]
| term_start2 = 10 April 2008
| term_end2 = 21 November 2020
| predecessor2 = n/a
| successor2 = ''himself''
| office = Speaker of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Panery (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Panery]]
| term_start = 21 May 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Hitendra Nath Goswami]]
| successor =
| office8 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency8 = [[Panery (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Panery]]
| term_start8 = 2 May 2021
| term_end8 =
| predecessor8 = [[Kamali Basumatari]]
| successor8 = Incumbent
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-present)
| otherparty = [[Bodoland People's Front]] (2006-2021)
| spouse = {{marriage|Mina Brahma Daimary|1999}}<ref name=india-gov/>
| children = Two sons and two daughters
| footnotes =
| residence = [[Suagpur]], [[Baksa district]], [[Bodoland Territorial Region]], [[Assam]]
| alma_mater = [[Kokrajhar College]] <br> [[Madurai Kamaraj University]]
| profession = Social Worker and Agriculturist
| education = M. A., Hindi Visharad
| date = 15 October
| year = 2015
| source = https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx
| 1namedata = [[Numal Momin]]
| 1blankname = Deputy Speaker
}}

'''Biswajit Daimary''' (born 4 February 1971) is an Indian politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is current speaker of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/biswajit-daimarys-journey-from-tea-stall-to-rajya-sabha-to-being-speaker-of-assam-assembly-speaker/articleshow/82836680.cms|title=Biswajit Daimary's journey from tea stall to Rajya Sabha to Assam Assembly speaker|website=Times of India|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-legislator-biswajit-daimary-becomes-new-assam-speaker/articleshow/82831955.cms|title=BJP legislator Biswajit Daimary becomes new Assam Speaker|website=Economic Times|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-23}}</ref>
He represented Assam in [[Rajya Sabha]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and as a member of the [[Bodoland People's Front]]. He was first elected as Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] from 2001 to 2006. Later elected as [[Member of Parliament]] to [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2008 to 2014. He was elected for second term from 2014 to 2020 as a member of [[Bodoland People's Front]] and from 2021 as a member of the BJP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf |title= Election Commission of India - Press Release |accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> In November 2020, Daimary left BPF to join [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] before election [[Bodoland Territorial Council]] elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam MP Biswajit Daimary quits Bodoland People’s Front ahead of Council polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam-mp-biswajit-daimary-quits-bodoland-peoples-front-ahead-of-council-polls/article33075769.ece |accessdate=12 November 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=11 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=‘BPF MP, MLA to join BJP month before BTC polls’ {{!}} Guwahati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/bpf-mp-mla-to-join-bjp-month-before-btc-polls/articleshow/79146382.cms |accessdate=11 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=10 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> On 21 November 2020, Daimary resigned from the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Choudhury |first1=Ratnadip |title=Bodoland People's Front Lone MP Resigns From Rajya Sabha, To Join BJP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bodoland-peoples-front-lone-mp-biswajit-daimary-resigns-from-rajya-sabha-to-join-bjp-2328489 |accessdate=22 November 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=22 November 2020}}</ref> He was re-elected on 23 February 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Choudhury |first1=Ratnadip |title=BJP's Biswajit Daimary Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha From Assam |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-biswajit-daimary-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-assam-2376924 |access-date=25 February 2021 |work=NDTV |date=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Bikash |title=BJP's nominee Biswajit Daimary was elected unopposed to Rajya sabha |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-nominee-biswajit-daimary-was-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/81164158.cms |access-date=25 February 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Daimary was born to Surendra Daimary and Fedab Daimary in [[Suagpur]], [[Baksa district]] in Assam. He completed [[Higher Secondary]] education from [[Kokrajhar College]]. He married Mina Brahma Daimary on 4 December 1999.<ref name=india-gov>{{cite web|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Biswajit Daimary|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2065|publisher=Government of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034810/https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2065 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref>

==Positions held==
Political positions held by Daimary:<ref name=india-gov/>
* 2001–2006 – Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
* 2006–2008 – Chairman, Assam Apex Weavers and Artisans Co-operative Federation Limited, [[Government of Assam]]
* Apr 2008 to Nov 2021 – Elected to Rajya Sabha
* Sep 2010 – Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
* May 2008 to May 2009 – Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture
* May 2008 to May 2009 – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways
* Aug 2009 to present – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways
* Aug 2009 to present – Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
* 2021–present – Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
* 2021–present – Speaker of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Assam]]
[[Category:People from Baksa district]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bodoland People's Front politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2001–2006]]

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