Tarun Gogoi

By Keshav Karna | Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 12:38:43 AM [IST]

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Tarun Gogoi Biography
Tarun Gogoi Personal Life
Political Timeline of Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi Achievements
Interesting Facts about Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi Net Worth

Tarun Gogoi Biography

Born on 11 October 1934, Tarun Gogoi remained the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. The Indian National Congress leader guided the party to a three consecutive electoral victories in the state. He did his primary schooling from No.26 Rangajan Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya. He completed his LLB from Gauhati University, Assam in 1963. On 30 July 1972, Gogoi got married to Dolly Gogoi. He has one son Gaurav Gogoi and one daughter Chandrima Gogoi. Gogoi 's political career started in 1968 when he was appointed as a member of the Jorhat Municipal Board. In 1971, Gogoi was elected to the fifth Lok Sabha during the tenure of Indira Gandhi. Tarun Gogoi won the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly elections from Titabar assembly and became the chief minister of Assam. In 2016, his tenure came to an end after the INC suffered a defeat against the BJP. Gogoi completed six terms as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha. From 1971–85, Gogoi represented Jorhat constituency. He was later elected from Kaliabor (1991–96/1998–2002).

Tarun Gogoi Personal Life

Full Name	Tarun Gogoi
Date of Birth	11 Oct 1934
Date of Death	23 Nov 2020 (Age 86)
Place of Birth	Rangamati, Jorhat
Party Name	Indian National Congress
Education	Graduate Professional
Profession	Politician
Father's Name	Dr. Kamaleswar Gogoi
Mother's Name	Usha Gogoi
Spouse's Name	Dolly Gogoi
Children	1 Son(s) 1 Daughter(s)

Tarun Gogoi Net Worth

Net Worth

₹5.35 CRORE

ASSETS

₹5.55 CRORE

Liabilities

₹19.4 LAKHS

Interesting Facts about Tarun Gogoi

Other than political interest, Tarun Gogoi used to love reading and gardening. His interest was also vested in sports like cricket, football and tennis. He also plays golf. He was the former Treasurer of the All Assam Moina Parijat & Children's Organisations and ex-Chairman of Bharat Yuvak Samaj. He was the longest serving chief minister of the state. He led the Congress Party to victory in three consecutive legislative assembly elections.

Political Timeline of Tarun Gogoi

2016 : Tarun Gogoi's Indian National Congress lost against the BJP and his tenure came to an end.
2011 : He won the assembly elections and became the chief minister of the state for the third consecutive year.
2006 : He repeated his success in the 2006 assembly elections and served as the chief minister for the second term.
2001 : Tarun Gogoi won the Assam Legislative Assembly elections from Titabar assembly to become the chief minister of the state.
1999 : Gogoi was again re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term).
1998 : He got re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term).
1997 : Gogoi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Margherita Assembly Constituency.
1993-1995 : He became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industry.
1991-1993 : He was appointed as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Food.
1985 : He became the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.
1976 : Tarun Gogoi was elected as the Joint Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC).
1971 : Gogoi got elected to the fifth Lok Sabha during the tenure of Indira Gandhi.
1968 : Tarun Gogoi's career as a politician started in 1968. He was appointed as a member of the Jorhat Municipal Board.

Tarun Gogoi Achievements

During his tenure as chief minister of Assam, he was able to curb insurgency in the state. Over 85 lakh people of Assam got employment during his term. Assam also bagged the best infrastructure state award under the leadership of Gogoi. He also introduced the scheme under which free laptops were distributed to students who passed Class 10 exams with 60% marks. He also launched a special scheme for providing free bicycles to BPL girl students studying from Class VIII to X. Under his leadership, the 33rd National Games were held in Assam in 2007.

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