Bismita Gogoi

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Bismita Gogoi
Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textiles, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare
In office
23 January 2015 – 19 May 2016
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded by
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 – 19 May 2016
Preceded byProbin Gogoi
Succeeded byMrinal Saikia
ConstituencyKhumtai
Personal details
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 50)
Moran
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Rupak Gogoi
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(m. 1997; d. 2005)​
Parent(s)Tokheswar Saikia (Father) Ahalya Saikia (Mother)
RelativesJiba Kanta Gogoi (father in law)
Alma materDibrugarh University
OccupationPolitician

Bismita Gogoi (née Saikia; born 1 January 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. She was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Khumtai. She was made Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare during a cabinet reshuffle[1]

Early life and education[]

Bismita Gogoi was born on 1 January 1972 to the late Tokheswar Saikia and Ahalya Saikia. She was born in Moran.[2] She is M.A in Sociology (1996) from Dibrugarh University. She has also completed LLB from RKB Law College under Dibrugarh University in the year 1999.[3]

Personal life[]

She married Rupak Kr Gogoi on 12 December 1997. Her husband was the son of Jiba Kanta Gogoi, a former speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.[4] They had no children. Her husband was killed after he was attacked by a mob of labourers.[5]

Political career[]

She was elected to the assembly in 2011 for Khumtai, succeeding Probin Gogoi. She secured 41123 votes, defeated her nearest opponent by 18389 votes.[6]

Minister of state of Cultural Affairs , Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare[]

She became Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare succeeding Pranati Phukan, under Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.[7] As a minister, she helped introduce Mumai Tamuly Barbarua Karna Sanskriti Abhijan, an entrepreneurial scheme which she ran for 3 years. In 2015 she oversaw the completion of the Bhupen Hazarika Memorial. She also helped to bring in Sustainable Urbanism International to try to make Majuli a UNESCO world heritage site.[8]

Post Ministerial career[]

She was one of 10 cabinet ministers who lost in the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly Election.[9] She lost to the current Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Khumtai, Mrinal Saikia. She again contested in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly Election and again lost to Saikia.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Kalita, Prabin (23 January 2015). "Ministry rejig: Assam ministers to be sworn in today". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Bismita Gogoi from Khumtai: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career". www.sentinelassam.com. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Senior Cong leader Jiba Kanta Gogoi dead | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "13 given life imprisonment for Rupak Gogoi murder case". Assam Times. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Khumtai Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ Talukdar, Sushanta (19 January 2015). "14 Congress Ministers resign ahead of Cabinet reshuffle in Assam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Bismita hopes to replicate success - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "10 Gogoi cabinet ministers bite the dust". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


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