| Office | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 4 May 2026
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| Constituency | Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency |
| Constituency | Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Juli Kalita |
| Children | Son: Rahul & Daughter: Chandrima |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University
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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 representing the Kamalpur Assembly constituency.[1] [2] He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life and education
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.[3]
Political career
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 Assembly constituency and won against Indian National Congress candidate Kishor Kumar Bhattacharya with a margin of 18,114 votes.[4][3]
Personal life
He married Juli Kalita on 7 December 1996. They have a son named Rahul Kalita and a daughter named Chandrima Kalita.[5]
References
- ↑ https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S0332.htm
- ↑ Assam Legislative Assembly. assambidhansabha. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Diganta Kalita(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAMALPUR(RANGIYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ↑ Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra is Gandhi Family Bachao Yatra, says Assam BJP MLA Kalita, Bharat, E. T. V.. ETV Bharat News(2022-09-12). Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ↑ Diganta Kalita from Kamalpur: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career. Sentinel Assam(2021-03-31). Retrieved 2025-01-26.