Bishnu Prasad is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Kaliabor Constituency of Assam as a member of the Indian National Congress He was elected to, Assam Legislative Assembly from Samaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1972 & was the Minister for Industry, Power, Irrigation, Flood Control, Trade and Commerce and Cooperative, Assam (1972–76); Chairman, Assam Financial Corporation, 1981–83 ;Chairman, Estimates Committee, Assam, Legislative Assembly, 1976–78.He was also the Chairman Government of India, a Constitutional Office under Article 350-B of the Constitution, 1988–90. He was a Member, Governing Body, Indian Council of World Affairs; Member, Governing Council, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. Further he was the Nationa