The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China),Northeastern India,and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese,Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan,the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali,and Jamuna River in Bengali. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge,and the 15th longest.
Dispur is the capital of the Indian state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati.
Tarun Gogoi was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was the longest serving Chief Minister of Assam. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. During his tenure as the chief minister,he is credited with ending militant insurgency and mitigating violence in addition to improving the state's fiscal condition.
Dhekiajuli is a town and a municipal board in Sonitpur district in the state of Assam,India.
Debabrata Saikia is an Indian politician serving as the Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016. He represents the Nazira constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2011. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Assam,Hiteswar Saikia and former minister in the Government of Assam,Hemoprova Saikia.
Ranjit Dutta is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He is presently a member of Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 for the Behali constituency. He served as MLA of Behali from 2001 to 2011. He was a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government from 2016 to 2021.
Pijush Hazarika is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been a member of Assam legislative assembly since 2011. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 from Raha constituency and in 2016 and 2021 from Jagiroad constituency.
Bhuragaon is the name of a town in the Indian state of Assam. Bhuragaon is located in Morigaon district. The town is situated on the south bank of the river Brahmaputra.
Pranab Kumar Gogoi was an Indian lawyer and politician from Assam belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected four times as a legislator of the Assam Legislative Assembly. He also served as the speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly and minister of the Government of Assam.
Gautam Roy is a politician of the Hailakandi District of Assam. He was six times MLA from Katlicherra constituency. He was also minister in Hiteswar Saikia and the Tarun Gogoi led Congress ministry several times. Gautam Roy was the vice president of BCCI and also the president of Assam Cricket Association. Currently he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Siddeque Ahmed is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam. He is the MLA of Karimganj South constituency.
Ashraful Hussain is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly representing the All India United Democratic Front from the Chenga Assembly constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
Ranoj Pegu is an Indian Politician and the current Member of Legislative Assembly of Assam from Dhemaji and current Minister of Education,Welfare of Plain Tribe &Backward Classes (non-BTC). On May 10,2021,Ranoj took oath as the Minister of Education,Welfare of Plain Tribe &Backward Classes (non-BTC).
Bengali Hindus are the second-largest Hindu community just after Assamese Hindus in Assam. As per as estimation research,around 6–7.5 million Bengali Hindus live in Assam as of 2011,majority of whom live in Barak Valley and a significant population also resides in Brahmaputra Valley. The Bengali Hindus are mostly native to the Barak Valley region. Assam host the second-largest Bengali Hindu population in India after West Bengal.
Bismita Gogoi is an Indian politician from the state of Assam who is currently general secretary of All India Mahila Congress in Assam. Gogoi was the member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Khumtai from 2011 to 2016 and culture minister of Assam from 2015 to 2016. She is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Rameswar Dhanowar was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Digboi. He was made a minister in Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi’s cabinet.
Tanka Bahadur Rai is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Barchalla. He was Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly. He was also a minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet.
Bhimananda Tanti is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He is a former Member of Assam Legislative Assembly and a former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
Kalyan Kumar Gogoi was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a former member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Dibrugarh. He was a member of the Indian National Congress from 1996. He was a dentist before his entry to politics.
Ajit Singh is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He served as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Udharbond from 1998 to 2016. He also served as a minister of state from 2011 to 2015 and as a cabinet minister from 2015 to 2016. He has contested the Udharbond constituency every election since 1998.
