Lalit Kumar Doley Explained

Lalit Kumar Doley
Office3:President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
Term Start3:N/A
Term End3:N/A
Birth Date:25 May 1927
Alma Mater:Cotton College
Occupation:Politician
Nationality:Indian
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Smt. Amili Doley
Children:4 daughters and 3 sons
Office1:Member of Parliament
Constituency1:Lakhimpur
Term Start1:1977
Term End1:1980
Office2:Member of Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:1962
Term End2:1967
Constituency2:Dhakuakhana

Lalit Kumar Doley (25 May 1927 – 16 March 1986) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress political party in Assam.

The first to be elected as the president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee among the Mishings in 1972 and again in 1980. He is generally regarded as the most prominent leader of the Mishing community. During his life, his selfless devotion to the people of Assam made him widely popular.

Personal life

His daughter Shakuntala Gamlin is a 1984-batch Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre IAS officer. She retired as Secretary, Dept. of Empowerment of Person With Disabilities, Govt. of India. She also served as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh. She is the first lady IAS from North East to reach a Secretary level post in central ministry. She is the first female IAS officer from Mishing tribe of Assam. Shakuntala Gamlin was wife of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jarbom Gamlin who is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. [1] [2]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022628/http://www.assampcc.org/pastprez.asp

Notes and References

  1. News: Gamlin held in ‘high esteem’. 19 May 2015. The Indian Express. 30 May 2015.
  2. News: Shakuntala Gamlin at the heart of Kejriwal-Jung turf war: All you need to know about Delhi's chief secy. 2015-05-18. Firstpost. 2017-10-28. en-US.