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He is listed as political and Social Worker by profession. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Kanad Purkayastha?\n\nKanad Purkayastha represents Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the Council of States in India's Parliament, as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rajya Sabha members are elected by the elected members of the state's Legislative Assembly. His current term runs from 15 June 2025 to 14 June 2031.\n\nAccording to his Rajya Sabha biodata, he was born on 21 February 1968 in Silchar(Assam). His father's name is recorded as Shri Kabindra Purkayastha.\n\n## Rate Kanad Purkayastha: Neta Trust Score\n\n Kanad Purkayastha has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this Rajya Sabha MP.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Parliamentary career\n\n- Current term: member from Assam, Rajya Sabha, 15 June 2025 – 14 June 2031 (Rajya Sabha Secretariat).\n- Rajya Sabha terms listed in his biodata: 1.\n- June 2025: Elected to Rajya Sabha\n- This section uses official Rajya Sabha records only; other career events are not included.\n\n## Kanad Purkayastha's education and profession\n\nEducation: B.Sc. (Life Science); Educated at Gurucharan College, Gauhati University; Silchar, Assam (Rajya Sabha biodata).\nProfession: Political and Social Worker.\n\n## Kanad Purkayastha's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2025 Rajya Sabha election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 34,71,588 (about Rs 34.7 lakh)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 7,00,000 (about Rs 7.0 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Positions held (official record)\n\n- June 2025: Elected to Rajya Sabha\n- July 2025 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways\n- Aug. - Sept.. 2025: Member, Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution\n- Sept. 2025 onwards: Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology\n- Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India- Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Group\n\n## Neta Updates from Kanad Purkayastha\n\nKanad Purkayastha has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Kanad Purkayastha or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nRajya Sabha Secretariat member records (rsdoc.nic.in \u002F sansad.in), ADR\u002FMyNeta Rajya Sabha affidavit data (2025). 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