Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | |
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Tasa in 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Kaziranga |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 14 June 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mission Ranjan Das |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bijoy Krishna Handique |
| Succeeded by | Topon Kumar Gogoi |
| Constituency | Jorhat |
| National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1975 Jorhat, Assam, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Kabita Tasa |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Dibrugarh University |
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa (born 1 June 1975) is an Indian politician. He is currently member of parliament in Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 14 June 2019 and the National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2023. He was also a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Jorhat being a BJP candidate from 2014 to 2019 and the State Vice President of the BJP in Assam from 2013 to 2017. Kamakhya Prasad Tasa is seen as a formidable leader with a strong and substantial following base. He is credited with BJP's growing influence in various caste groups who have settled all over Assam, specially those having arrived in the quest of jobs in the state's tea gardens. His role as a party leader is pivotal for the success of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the whole North-Eastern Part of India along with the convener of North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who is the current Chief Minister of Assam.