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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)

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

Bandhs end in Assam,CM holds talks

August 08, 2013 2:40 am

A curfew declared in Diphu and Donkamokam in Karbi Anglong district was also relaxed for 12 hours on Wednesday

Cong ally ups Bodoland agitation

August 05, 2013 12:02 am

BPF president said demand for a separate Bodoland is fully justified in the wake of Telangana

Assam hills continue to burn

August 04, 2013 12:54 am

Protesters in Karbi Anglong burn 12 offices,snap railway inks

Tarun Gogoi rules out division of Assam,warns against violence

August 03, 2013 8:08 pm

In Assam,we want to live like a joint family: Tarun Gogoi

Assam blames ULFA for grenade blast

July 30, 2013 2:21 am

The Assam government had till a few months ago considered ULFA’s anti-talk faction leader Paresh Barua as a leader who had very few cadres left with him

Minister walks into Rs 5,Rs 12 meal row,out to prove Rs 20 can feed 8 people

July 29, 2013 8:25 pm

Despite the all-India outrage,minister stays defiant,refuses to apologise.

Four blasts in two days: Gogoi cancels Africa trip

July 26, 2013 5:39 am

With militants triggering four blasts in two days in two different towns of Assam,Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

Gogoi vs Himanta,‘who wants to be chief minister’

June 21, 2013 4:38 am

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has had a challenge thrown at him by Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

HIV infection: Victims to get Rs 5 lakh

June 18, 2013 3:42 am

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh to four people

Gogoi admits dissidence in party,blames minister

June 17, 2013 2:49 am

Denying dissidence in his party for several weeks now,Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi finally admitted to it and blamed Health and Education Minister

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