Kabindra Purkayastha

Kabindra Purkayastha (born 15 December 1931[1]) is a former union minister of state of India.

He served as minister of state for communication in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1998 to 1999.

He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam, India.

In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, defeating heavyweight candidates Santosh Mohan Dev of INC and Badruddin Ajmal of AUDF from Silchar.

He has been awarded with honorary doctorate degree in September, 2024 for his contribution to social life.