Atuwa Munda

Atuwa Munda (born c.1961)[1] is an Indian Politician from the state of Assam. He has been the Indian National Congress Candidate for Tingkhong consecutively since 1996, winning three times. He has been a minister in the first Tarun Gogoi cabinet and the third Tarun Gogoi Cabinet.[2][3][4]

Atuwa Munda
Minister for the Environment, Forest and Tea Tribe Welfare
In office
22 January 2015  24 May 2016
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Minister of state, Public Works Department
In office
7 June 2002  21 May 2006
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 - 19 May 2016
Preceded byAnup Phukan
Succeeded byBimal Bora
ConstituencyTingkhong
In office
12 June 1996 - 19 May 2006
Preceded byPrithibi Majhi
Succeeded byAnup Phukan
ConstituencyTingkhong
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyIndian National Congress (1996-present)
ParentBhayaram Munda (Father)
Alma materDibrugarh University
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Atuwa Munda is the son of Late Bhayaram Munda. He is an Arts graduate from Dibrugarh University, 1987 batch.[1][2]

Political career

Munda was the Indian National Congress candidate for the constituency of Tingkhong in 1996. He received 28910 votes, 44.86% of the vote and became MLA of the constituency. He defeated his nearest opponent, AGP candidate Anup Phukan, by 1957 votes.[4]

Munda was reelected as the Indian National Congress candidate in Tingkhong in 2001. He received 31743 votes, 45.37% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 404 votes. On 7 June 2002, in an expansion of the Gogoi ministry, he became a minister of state for PWD.[5] He remained a minister of state until the formation of the Second Tarun Gogoi Ministry.[4][3]

In the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Munda received 41852 votes. He lost to AGP candidate, Anup Phukan, by 5342 votes.[4]

In the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly Election, Munda again became the Congress candidate for Tingkhong. He received 41839 votes, 48.96% of the total vote. He defeated Phukan by 15524 votes. On 22 January 2015, after a cabinet reshuffle, Munda again became a minister in the third Tarun Gogoi cabinet. He was made minister for environment, forest and Tea Tribe Welfare. He served until the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[4][2]

In the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Munda sought reelection. He received 38734 votes, 37.07% of the total vote. He lost to BJP candidate, Bimal Bora, by 18338 votes.[4]

In the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly Election, Munda was again the congress candidate for Tingkhong. He received 34281 votes, 28.8% of the total vote. He again lost to Bora by 28394 votes.[4]

Munda also served as the President of Congress committee of the Dibrugarh district.[2]

Personal life

He resides in Halmira Tea state, Khowang in Dibrugarh district. His wife is a member of Zila Parishad.[2]

References

  1. "Atuwa Munda(Indian National Congress (INC)): Constituency - Tingkhong (Dibrugarh) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Etuwa Munda from Tingkhong: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. "Munda ministership" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "Tingkhong Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. TNN (2 October 2003). "Normality a distant reality at estate". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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