Atuwa Munda

Atuwa Munda (born ) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He has been the Indian National Congress candidate for Tingkhong consecutively since 1996, winning three times. He has been a minister in the first and third Tarun Gogoi Ministry.

Early life and education Atuwa Munda is the son of Late Bhayaram Munda. He is an Arts graduate from Dibrugarh University, 1987 batch. He remained a minister of state until the formation of the Second Tarun Gogoi Ministry.

Munda lost the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, receiving 41852 votes and losing to AGP candidate, Anup Phukan, by 5342 votes.

In the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly Election, Munda again became the Congress candidate for Tingkhong. He received 41839 votes, 48.96% of the total vote. He defeated Phukan by 15524 votes. On 22 January 2015, after a cabinet reshuffle, Munda again became a minister in the third Tarun Gogoi cabinet. He was made minister for environment, forest and Tea Tribe Welfare. He served until the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election.

In the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Munda sought reelection. He received 38734 votes, 37.07% of the total vote. He lost to BJP candidate, Bimal Bora, by 18338 votes.

In the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly Election, Munda was again the congress candidate for Tingkhong. He received 34281 votes, 28.8% of the total vote. He again lost to Bora by 28394 votes.

Munda also served as the President of Congress committee of the Dibrugarh district.

Personal life He resides in Halmira Tea state, Khowang in Dibrugarh district. His wife is a member of Zila Parishad.