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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 CM Tarun Gogoi has stopped smiling after first phase: PM Narendra Modi
April 08, 2016 2:47 pm
He added that the Congress leadership cannot save the party from defeat in the polls, the second and final phase of which will be conducted on Monday, he told an election rally in Nagaon district.
Opinion poll shows neck-to-neck battle between BJP, Congress in Assam
April 02, 2016 2:03 pm
Predicted vote share of BJP in Assam is 35.3% while that of Congress is 36.9%.
Assam CM Gogoi alleges BJP used moneybags in attempt to topple his govt
March 29, 2016 1:25 pm
Talking about the Uttarakhand crisis, the Chief Minister said the entire development is "just a murder of democracy".
Modi wants to become dictator: Tarun Gogoi on Uttarakhand crisis
March 28, 2016 2:45 pm
Tarun Gogoi also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party tried to topple his government through former Congress leader Himanta Biswa.
I am real Hindu, they are fake, says Assam CM Tarun Gogoi
March 26, 2016 2:00 am
Gogoi has claimed that he was a “real” Hindu and that those in the BJP were “fake” and were only contractors out to protect Hinduism.
I am only playing secular politics, not the Hindu card: Assam CM Tarun Gogoi
March 21, 2016 1:00 pm
Assam CM says he is confident of winning a fourth term, rules out any tie-up with AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal, talks of the “vast difference” between Narendra Modi and “broad-minded” Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and says dubbing people anti-national “will only alienate them further”.
Assam’s ‘secret killings’: Tarun Gogoi plays 15-yr-old hand again
April 01, 2016 7:57 pm
The victim, an ASTC yard master, turned out to be Dimbeswar Rajkonwar, elder brother of ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa.
Assam elections: BJP-AGP alliance a 'marriage of convenience' says CM Tarun Gogoi
March 21, 2016 5:11 pm
"Both the BJP-AGP have ganged up in a haste to capture power by any means throwing all their principles and ideologies to the wind," Gogoi said.
Strong anti-incumbency against CM Tarun Gogoi, says AGP chief Atul Bora
March 10, 2016 9:16 pm
"Look where their misrule has led Assam to. Whiles life and property of the common man is not secure, the Congress government cannot even ensure safety of High School finals answer scripts,” Bora said.
Decision 2016 Assam: Upset over AGP tie-up, 2 BJP leaders join Congress
March 18, 2016 11:37 am
The two senior BJP leaders who joined the Congress are Sankar Prasad Ray, the previous president of All-Assam Students’ Union (AASU), and noted lawyer Sabda Ram Rabha, both ‘victims’ of the saffron party’s new alliances.
