He was a Member of Parliament, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress.

[1][2][3] He was a Deputy Speaker and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.

from Dispur Law College at Gauhati University.

After her death, he later married Dr. Tarulata Kakoti Majhi on 10 December 1997.

His wife is the vice Principal of Dibrugarh Nursing College.