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Tarun Gogoi
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- Born 01 April 1936
- Birth Place Rangajan Tea Estate, Assam Province, British India, Assam, India
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Indian National Congress
- In Office 13th Chief Minister Of Assam 18 May 20011 - 24 May 2016, Minister Of State (Independent Charge) For Food Processing Industries, Government Of India 1993-1995, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1998-2001, Member Of Assam Legislative Assembly 20 September 2001 - 23 November 2020
- Awards Padma Bhushan (2021; Posthumous)
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Tarun Gogoi BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 19 Dec 2024
Tarun Gogoi (April 1 1936 – November 23 2020): A Legacy in Assam Politics
Tarun Gogoi, a prominent figure in Indian politics, served as Assam’s Chief Minister for an unprecedented 15 years (2001-2016), the longest tenure in the state’s history. A lawyer by profession and a member of the Indi...
Tarun Gogoi PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Dolly Gogoi (1972) |
| Children | Chandrima, Gaurav |
| Education | Gauhati University (LLB) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Tarun Gogoi
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of Assam | 18 May 2001 - 24 May 2016 |
| Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Member of the 12th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 13th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 7th Lok Sabha | N/A |
TARUN GOGOI NEWS
Assam Congress has paid Rs 30 lakh each to 13 Lok Sabha candidates: Gogoi
April 18, 2014 3:43 pm
Gogoi warned that if his Gujarat counterpart became the Prime Minister, India would virtually be ruled by big corporate houses.
Festival makes performers of Assam’s politicians
April 15, 2014 2:31 am
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, now in his eighties, dances with a Bihu troupe in Guwahati.
‘Modi’s wife deserves Bharat Ratna, Nobel’
April 14, 2014 1:25 am
Gogoi remarked that “she should actually receive Nobel Prize for her silent suffering and that nobody in the country seems to have realised her pain.”
Tarun Gogoi attacks Narendra Modi over 'married' status
April 13, 2014 5:14 pm
Filing nomination papers for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Modi had for the first time mentioned his spouse's name as Jashodaben under that column.
BJP manifesto a carbon copy of Congress document: Tarun Gogoi
April 08, 2014 7:27 pm
Talking about polling for five seats on Monday in Assam, Gogoi said it was peaceful and people came out in large numbers despite it being the 'raising day' of banned ULFA.
Gogoi, the only Congressman smiling... and a weeping police officer in a masjid
April 23, 2014 10:26 am
There is a reason why even as the AGP is declining, and the BJP is moving into its space, it isn’t credibly challenging the Congress.
When Mary Kom stares down at Narendra Modi
April 23, 2014 10:27 am
A new willingness to go out into India and compete rather than stay back and sulk is the most significant writing on the Assamese wall today.
CJM court orders case be filed against Gogoi
March 12, 2014 3:53 am
Purnima Boro in her FIR had alleged CM and revenue minister Prithibi Majhi were directly responsible for her husband Pranab Boro’s death.
Tarun Gogoi son, Dev daughter in Assam race
March 10, 2014 2:14 am
While the opposition AGP and BJP are yet to finalise their candidates for the constituency, Gogoi junior is likely to sail smoothly.
Amid murmurs of rebellion, Gogoi talks of quitting
March 07, 2014 1:48 am
Three other Congress legislators, including Abdul Muhib Mazumdar also met Sonia in the Capital.
