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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Diganta Kalita<br />
| office = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly<br />
| constituency = [[Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency]]<br />
| term_start = 4 May 2026<br />
| term_end = <br />
| constituency1 = [[Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency]]<br />
| term_start1 = 4 May 2021<br />
| term_end1 = 9 April 2026<br />
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| spouse = Juli Kalita<br />
| children = Son: Rahul & Daughter: Chandrima<br />
| alma_mater = Gauhati University<br />
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'''Diganta Kalita''' (born 2 January 1969) is an Indian politician. He is serving as 2nd Term member of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Assam legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Kamalpur Assembly constituency]].<ref>https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S0332.htm</ref><br />
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Legislative Assembly |url=https://assambidhansabha.org/members?id=90 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=assambidhansabha |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
He was born on 2 January 1969 to Haladhar Kalita. He completed his schooling from MGM School, Noonmati and later completed Bachelor of Science from [[Gauhati University]] in 1989.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Political career==<br />
He joined [[Indian National Congress]] during his college days in 1985 and later became a state secretary of [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He resigned from the post of APCC secretary on 14 August 2014 and joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 10 September 2015. In the 2021 [[Assam]] assembly election he contested from the [[Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Kamalpur Assembly constituency]] and won against Indian National Congress candidate Kishor Kumar Bhattacharya with a margin of 18,114 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2022-09-12 |title=Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra is Gandhi Family Bachao Yatra, says Assam BJP MLA Kalita |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/congresss-bharat-jodo-yatra-is-gandhi-family-bachao-yatra-says-assam-bjp-mla-kalita/na20220912063728764764100 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Diganta Kalita(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAMALPUR(RANGIYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Assam2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=374 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He married Juli Kalita on 7 December 1996. They have a son named Rahul Kalita and a daughter named Chandrima Kalita.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-03-31 |title=Diganta Kalita from Kamalpur: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/assam-election-2021/candidates/phase2/diganta-kalita-from-kamalpur-early-life-controversy-political-career-531386 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Sentinel Assam |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Assam MLAs 2021–2026]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:1969 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Assam MLAs 2026–2031]]</div>Davidwez