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Rajen Borthakur
Rajen Borthakur (5 November 1964 – 10 December 2019) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2011 from Tezpur Assembly constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket.He was again elected from Rangapara Assembly constituency in the 2019 by election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. By-elections happened due to Pallab Lochan Das being elected to Parliament. Formerly, he was with Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em .... References 1965 births 2019 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam People from Sonitpur district Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Indian National Congress politicians {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. History According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members. The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Tezpur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Tezpur is also part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1957: Kamala Prasad Agarwalla, Indian National Congress * 1962: Kamala Prasad Agarwalla, Indian National Congress * 1967: B. P. Rabbha, Independent * 1970: B. C. Bhagawati, NCJ * 1973: Robindra Kumar Goswami, Indian National Congress * 1978: Jiban Bora, Janata Party * 1983: Nabin Chandra Kath Hazarika, Indian National Congress * 1985: Brindaban Goswami, Independent * 1991: Bijit Saikia, Indian National Congress * 1996: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2001: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2006: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2011: Rajen Borthakur, Indian National Congress * 2016: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2021: Prithiraj Rava, Asom Gana Parishad Election results 2016 results See also * Tezpur * List of constituencies of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brindaban Goswami
Brindaban Goswami was a leader of Asom Gana Parishad and former Education Minister in Government of Assam. He was one of the student leaders who came into limelight during Assam Agitation. He was member of split group of Asom Gana Parishad known as Natun Asom Gana Parishad when it was formed due to Prafulla Kumar Mahanta. He was also President of Asom Gana Parishad for brief period of time. During Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2006, Goswami was named as chief ministerial candidate of Asom Gana Parishad. He is also five times Member of Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ... from Tezpur constituency. References 1957 births Living people Assam MLAs 1985–1991 Assam MLAs 1996–2001 Assam MLAs 2001–2006 Assam MLAs 2016–2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezpur
Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100,000 as per Metropolitan Census 2011. Tourism Tezpur has several places to visit: * Agnigarh: This hillock on bank of river Brahmaputra is the site of legendary romance of princess Usha (the only daughter of King Banasura) and Aniruddha , the grandson of Lord Krishna . According to legend, Usha was kept on this hillock which was surrounded by fire, hence the name of Agnigarh. * Mahabhairav Temple: The ancient temple of Mahabhairab stands to the north of Tezpur town. According to legend, the temple is believed to have been established by king Bana with a Siva lingam. Formerly, this temple was built of stone but the present one is built of concrete. During the later years, the Ahom kings donated devottar land for the Temple and Pujaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezpur Assembly Constituency
Tezpur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Tezpur is also part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1957: Kamala Prasad Agarwalla, Indian National Congress * 1962: Kamala Prasad Agarwalla, Indian National Congress * 1967: B. P. Rabbha, Independent * 1970: B. C. Bhagawati, NCJ * 1973: Robindra Kumar Goswami, Indian National Congress * 1978: Jiban Bora, Janata Party * 1983: Nabin Chandra Kath Hazarika, Indian National Congress * 1985: Brindaban Goswami, Independent * 1991: Bijit Saikia, Indian National Congress * 1996: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2001: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2006: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2011: Rajen Borthakur, Indian National Congress * 2016: Brindaban Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad * 2021: Prithiraj Rava, Asom Gana Parishad Election results 2016 results See also * Tezpur * List of constituencies of As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangapara Assembly Constituency
Rangapara Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Rangapara forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1978: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1983: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1985: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1991: Golok Rajbanshi, Indian National Congress * 1996: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2001: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2006: Abhjit Hazarika,Bharatiya Janata Party * 2011: Bhimananda Tanti, Indian National Congress * 2016: Pallab Lochan Das,Bharatiya Janata Party * 2021: Krishna Kamal Tanti, Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ... References * {{Assembl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Assam Legislative Assembly Election
The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam. The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%. The counting of votes and results declaration was completed on 19 May 2016. The election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, lit "Indian People's Party") led by Sarbananda Sonowal. Background The prior Assam assembly ended on 5 June 2016. The full bench of the Election Commission headed by Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi visited Assam on 21 December 2015. Voter-verified paper audit trails were introduced in 10 constituencies (approximately 2400 polling booths) in Assam assembly polls. These included the four assembly con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallab Lochan Das
Pallab Lochan Das (born December 31, 1978 in Biswanath Chariali, Assam) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 (from Behali Vidhan Sabha constituency) and 2016 from Rangapara constituency. He is the current Member of Parliament from Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency). He became a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal Sarbananda Sonowal ( Assamese: সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল / IPA: xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Assam who is the current Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and ...-led government in 2016. References Living people Indian National Congress politicians Lok Sabha members from Assam Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam India MPs 2019–present People from Lakhimpur district State cabinet ministers of Assam Assam MLAs 2011–2016 Assam MLAs 2016–2021 1978 births {{Assam-BJP-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
