Chandan Kumar Sarkar

Chandan Kumar Sarkar (died 19 November 2018)

Sarkar was the Indian National Congress candidate for Abhayapuri South in the 1991 state election, he received 22311 votes, 32.58% of the total vote.^[3]

In the 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Sarkar received 16977 votes, 22.24% of the total vote. He lost to AGP candidate Rabin Banikya by 26572 votes.^[3]

In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he received 45318 votes, 50.02% of the total vote and he again became MLA of Abhayapuri South. He defeated Banikya by 3633 votes.^[3]

In the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he received 26638 votes and again lost to Banikya by 4034 votes.^[3]

In the

In the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he lost to Ananta Kumar Malo by 191 votes. He was one of 10 cabinet ministers who lost in the election.^[6]

Personal life and death

Sarkar and his wife had 2 sons and 1 daughter. His son Pradip, also became

On 19 November 2018, Sarkar suffered a cardiac arrest in Bongaigaon. He was immediately rushed to a local hospital where he later died.^[1][7]

Several politicians paid tribute to Sarkar such as Ripun Bora, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Sonowal said “As a minister of the previous Congress government, Sarkar had rendered valuable services, which would always be remembered by the people and his death is an irreparable loss to society.”^[7]

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