Bhubaneswar Kalita

Bhubaneswar Kalita
Bhubaneswar Kalita
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 April 2020
Constituency	Assam
	In office; 10 April 2014 - 5 August 2019
Constituency	Assam
	In office; 2008–2014
Preceded by	Dwijendra Nath Sharmah
Constituency	Assam
	In office; 1990–1996
Succeeded by	Prakanta Warissa
Constituency	Assam
	In office; 1984–1990
Constituency	Assam
Member of Parliament In Lok Sabha
	In office; 1998–1999
Preceded by	Prabin Chandra Sharma
Succeeded by	Bijoya Chakravarty
Constituency	Gauhati
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2001–2006
Constituency	Rangiya
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Information Technology, Government of Assam
	In office; 2002–2004
President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 2004–2014
Preceded by	Paban Singh Ghatowar
Succeeded by	Anjan Dutta
Member of Panel of Vice Chairpersons (Rajya Sabha)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; from Serving with Dinesh Sharma (politician), Tiruchi Siva, S. Phangnon Konyak, Rajani Ashokrao Patil, Sasmit Patra, M. Thambidurai, Sasmit Patra
Personal details
Born	1 April 1951; Rangiya, Assam, India
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party; (2019-Present)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Profession	Politician

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Bhubaneswar Kalita (born 1 April 1951) is an Indian social worker, politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Indian National Congress until 2019.

A 1971 B.A. graduate from Cotton College, Guwahati, Kalita subsequently completed an M. A. in 1974 and an L.L.B. in 1978 from Gauhati University.

Kalita has served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam for five terms, from 1984 to 1990, 1990 to 1996, 2008 to 2014, 2014 to 2019 and since 2020. He will be retiring from the Rajya Sabha with effect from 9 April 2026. He has also served as a member of the 12th Lok Sabha from 1998 to 1999, and was an MLA of Assam from Rangiya from 2001 to 2006, during which he was an Assam state minister from 2002 to 2004. From 2004 to 2014, he was president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.