Urkhao Gwra Brahma (born 1964) is an Indian politician and poet of United People's Party Liberal and current Minister for Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation and Welfare of Bodoland, Government of Assam since 10 May 2021. He was a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He got Sahitya Academy Award for his poetry उदांनिफ्राय गिदिंबोफिनन्नाय (Return from Freedom) in 2014. He was a founder president of the United People's Party Liberal. References External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website Tribal people from Assam Rajya Sabha members from Assam Bodo people Living people People from Kokrajhar district National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Independent politicians in India Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bodo United People's Party Liberal politicians Assam MLAs 2021–2026 1964 births