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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

Assam CM’s bag goes missing,taxi driver held

March 11, 2013 1:40 am

A bag belonging to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi,who was here to take a holy dip in the Sangam,went missing from a taxi,following which its driver was arrested

Chief Minister's bag goes missing,taxi driver arrested

March 10, 2013 3:18 pm

Taxi driver claimed that he was not aware of any bag being kept on back seat.

Why Ajmal is no longer anathema to Tarun Gogoi

March 07, 2013 3:02 am

Seven years ago,an annoyed Tarun Gogoi had made a remark that is still discussed in Assam’s politics.

Poll defeat fallout: Gogoi,Falerio face Cong workers' ire in Tripura

March 03, 2013 12:47 am

Nobody was assaulted or hurt as Gogoi’s Z-category security cordoned area and escorted them out.

Congress does not play vote bank politics: Tarun Gogoi

October 26, 2012 5:31 pm

For AGP,BJP issues like economic development,unemployment do not figure in list of priorities: CM

Gogoi: Jobs,education,health bigger problems than Bangladeshi influx

October 21, 2012 1:10 am

The foreigners issue is not alarming as some want to project for their political benefit.

100 more guards,200 rifles to protect Kaziranga park

October 17, 2012 12:51 am

Faced with a spate of poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park in the past few weeks and mounting criticism,the Assam government

Rural development can eradicate poverty: Tarun Gogoi

October 16, 2012 11:56 am

Measures are initiated for strengthening panchayati raj system in Assam for development: Gogoi

2 rhinos killed,security beefed up in Kaziranga

October 16, 2012 3:50 am

With poachers hunting down two more rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park,Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday decided to deploy extra contingent of Forest

Rhino poaching row exposes rivalry in Gogoi ministry

October 02, 2012 12:33 am

The sudden increase in the number of rhino deaths — both due to poaching and floods — has not only raked up a major issue in Assam with NGOs

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