Santiuse Kujur

Santiuse Kujur (born October 26, 1973 Village Khokhabasti, Distt. Udalguri (Assam)) is an Indian social worker, politician and a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) elected from Assam, India being an Indian National Congress candidate.^[1]

He has completed BA From Gauhati University in the year 1995.^[2] Father's Name  : Shri Loren Kujur Mother's Name  : Shrimati Christina Kujur Date of Birth  : 26 October 1973 Place of Birth  : Village Khokhabasti, Distt. Udalguri (Assam) Marital Status  : Married on 18/04/2007 Spouse's Name  : Shrimati Mary Aroti Kerketta Children  : One son & Daughter

Profession : Agiculturist, Trade Unionist, Teacher, Political and Social Worker

Positions Held: 2008-2010 Member, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), 2010-2013 Executive Member, Bodoland Territorial Council, June 2013 Elected to Rajya Sabha, Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2014 Member, Committee on Home Affairs Consultative Committee on Petroliam & Natural Gas, Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Information Technology, Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :

Devoted to social work since student days; deeply interested in the welfare activities and upliftment of Adivasis who worked in the tea-garden and elsewhere in Assam, through the organisation, namely AASAA (All Adivasi Student Association of Assam) and made efforts to bring them into the mainstream; interested in political discussion and visiting places of interest; deeply interested in promoting agriculture and farmer’s welfare; keen interest in trade union.

Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :

Interested in football, cricket, volleyball, cycling during student life, and promotion of different games and sports activities in rural areas; travel and tourism; nature lover, gardening, listening to folk music, watching movies, interacting with people and various other socio-cultural activities.

Other Information :

Associated with several mass movements, government bodies, institutes, etc; joined student politics in 1996 and led many mass movements and worked as a Vice-President of AASAA (All Adivasi Student Association of Assam) of undivided Darrang district of Assam from 1996 to 2000; President, AASAA, 2000-2005; Adviser, AASAA, 2005-2010; associated with ACMS (Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha) and appointed its Organising Secretary; was teacher, Don Bosco School, Tangla, 2000-2005; was Leader, BTC Congress Legislature Party in the year 2010-2013 and worked harder to gear up the party organisation from grass root level and formed various constituency committees, block and mandal committees; worked for the strengthening of the Panchayati Raj System in BTAD (Bodoland Territorial District) areas and formed T.C.L.C.C. (Territorial Constituency Level Co-ordination Committee) and V.C.D.C. (Village Council Development Committee); Member, APCC (Assam Pradesh Congress Committee); General-Secretary, District Congress Committee, Udalguri disctrict since 2010.

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