Rajen Gohain (26 November 1950) born in

Nagaon Nagaon (previously Nowgong; Assamese নগাঁও), is a town and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. History This division was organised on the both banks of Kalang river by ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

is an Indian politician who served as

Member of parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct Elections in I ...

. He has represented the Nowgong constituency in

since 1999 to 2019 and is a member of the

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 ...

Background

Gohain was educated at the University of Guwahati and graduated with BA and

LLB Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the China, People's Republic ...

degrees.R.C. Rajamani; Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Books. 2000. . pg 110. He married Rita Gohain in 1981 and is father to five children. Gohain is a tea-estate owner by profession.

Political career

Gohain has served four terms as a

. He has represented the Nowgong constituency since 1999 – having been re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2014. Gohain has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1991. On 5 July 2016; Gohain was inducted to the Union Cabinet as a Minister of State in the Railway Ministry.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gohain, Rajen Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam 1950 births Living people India MPs 2004–2009 People from Nagaon district India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Assam India MPs 2014–2019