Alaka Sarma | |
Office1: | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly |
Term Start1: | 2000 |
Term End1: | 2001 |
Constituency1: | Nalbari |
Predecessor1: | Nagen Sarma |
Successor1: | Madan Kalita |
Term Start2: | 2006 |
Term End2: | 2011 |
Constituency2: | Nalbari |
Predecessor2: | Madan Kalita |
Successor2: | Jayanta Malla Baruah |
Party: | Asom Gana Parishad |
Spouse: | Nagen Sarma |
Dr. Alaka Desai Sarma (mostly known as Alaka Sarma) is a two-time MLA from the Nalbari constituency of Assam Legislative assembly, and a woman activist, who joined Asom Gana Parishad after her husband's death.[1] [2] Sarma first won the by-poll following the death of then MLA Nagen Sarma of the Nalbari constituency in 2000 for a period of 1 year.[3] In 2001, Sarma lost to Indian National Congress candidate Madan Kalita. [4] In 2006, Sarma won the Assam Legislative assembly election from the Nalbari constituency.[5] [6]
In 2019, Sarma was appointed Commissioner of 'Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Commission' by the Assam government.[7]
Dr. Alaka Sarma was the wife of the former Assam PWD minister Nagen Sarma, who was assassinated by ULFA on 27 February 2000.[8] [9] [10]