Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Kaliabor
State : Assam
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Dr. Kamaleshwar Gogoi
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 01 Apr 1936
Profession : Advocate
Positions held :
1968 Member, Municipal Board, Jorhat1971 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha1976 Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1983 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee1985 General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee [A.I.C.C. (I)]1986-90 President, Pradesh Congress Committee [P.C.C. (I)], Assam1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)Vice President, P.C.C. (I), Assam1991-93 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food1993-95 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Food Processing Industry1996-98 Member, Assam Legislative Assembly1996 onwards President, P.C.C., Assam1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Railways
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Treasurer, All Assam Moina Parijat (a children’s organisation); and Chairman, Bharat Yuvak Samaj
Special Interests
Sports
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and gardening
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, football and tennis
Countries Visited
Widely travelle
Other Information
Director, Vayudoot; Member, Bar Council, Assam; Chairman, Assam Small Scale Industries Development Corporation; Vice-President, (i) J.B. College Students` Union; and (ii) Assam Inter College Students` Union; Joint Secretary, Jorhat Law College; and Commander, Students` Volunteer Corps
