Salien Medhi

Salien Medhi (died 2016) was an Indian lawyer and politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Party of India.[1][2] He was a state legislator in Assam 1967-1972.

Early career

Medhi entered the Guwahati High Court in 1962.[1] His legal career developed rapidly thereafter. He became a prominent member of the Guwahati High Court Bar Association.[1] As a RCPI leader he was closely linked to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha.[1] Medhi helped Rabha during the latter's underground days.[1]

Legislator

Medhi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Jalukbari constituency in the 1967 election.[1] He got 14,384 votes (61.60%).[3] Medhi lost the Jalukbari seat in the 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 5,764 votes (25.09%).[4]

Later years

At different occasions he represented the Bar Association at meetings overseas.[1] During his trips abroad he met with personalities such as Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela.[1]

During his later years, Medhi was an active participant in the meetings of the Octogenarians' Club of Guwahati.[5] Salien Medhi died on 10 July 2016 at the age of 87.[1]

References
  1. Assam Tribune. Leftist leader Sailen Medhi passes away
  2. Arupjyoti Saikia (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Taylor & Francis. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-317-32559-8.
  3. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM
  4. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ASSAM
  5. "Elders mourn Sailen Medhi's death". The Assam Tribune. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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