The former Chief Minister of Assam, Bhumidhar Barman passed away at a hospital in Guwahati on Sunday. According to the reports, Mr Barman died at 91 on Sunday evening after a prolonged illness, his family said.
He was a leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the veteran leader was a two-time chief minister of the state.
Former Chief Minister of Assam, Bhumidhar Barman passed away at a hospital in Guwahati today.
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Late politician, Bhumidhar Barman was elected as the Chief Minister of Assam from 22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996 when his predecessor Hiteswar Saikia died.
He was again appointed the chief minister in 2010 when then CM Tarun Gogoi had gone to Mumbai for his heart surgery.
The former Assam CM was a minister in both Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi governments, holding important portfolios like Health, Education and Revenue, among others.
The seven-term MLA was first elected to the AssamAssembly in 1967, as per the official records, reported NDTV.
Mr Barman also represented Borkhetry in the Nalbari district for four terms.
On the other hand, his son Diganta Barman contested from the seat in 2016 and lost. He was also the Congress candidate from the seat this time.
Interestingly, Mr Barman was also the two-time MLA of Nalbari West, and once won the election from Dharmapur.
The Indian politician was born in 1931 and passed his matriculation from Tihu High School in 1951. He is repotedted to be a doctor by profession, Barman had graduated from Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh in 1958.
He is survived by a son and a daughter. His wife predeceased him.