BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

BORGOHAIN, SHRI DRUPAD

B.A. (Hons); C.P.I. (Assam); s. of late Shri Manik Borgohain and Shrimati Rupeswari Borgohain; b. at Maduri Gohain Gaon, November 7, 1941; ed. at (i) Nazira High School and (ii) Sibsagar College; m. Shrimati Amiya Borgohain, December 7, 1984.

Political Worker; taught at,(i) Maduri Middle Vernacular School, 1960-61, (ii) Chakimukh Middle English School, October 1961 - January 1963 and (iii) Nazira, Higher Secondary Multi Purpose (H.S.M.P) School, February 1, 1963 - December 31, 1982; resigned this job to become full time party worker; joined C.P.I. in April 1963; worked in All India Youth Federation (A.I.Y.F.), 1965-78; elected to the National Council of A.I.Y.F.,1968; President, Assam State Council of A.I.Y.F.,1972; Joint Secretary, Assam State Council of A.I.Y.F.,1965; Secretary, (i) Sibsagar District unit of C.P.I,1978-87 and (ii) Assam State Council of C.P.I. since 1987; Member, Committee on Home Affairs;elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1998.

Travels abroad: Visited U.S.S.R. (in 1970 and 1979),East Germany (in 1983) and China (in 1987).

Favourite pastime and recreation: Travelling.

Permanent address : Maduri Gohain Gaon, Post Office Maduri, Via Nazira, District Sibsagar, Assam.