Asom Gana Parishad is a political party in the state of Assam,India. The AGP was formed following the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13 to 14 October 1985 in Golaghat,which also allowed Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who was the youngest chief minister of the state to be elected. The AGP has formed government twice once in 1985 then again in 1996. The popularity of AGP surged in the late 1980s but declined in the 2000s. After a 20-year gap,AGP,in alliance with NDA,won a Lok Sabha seat in 2024.
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is an Indian politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement,and the 11th Chief Minister of Assam from 1985 to 1990 and again from 1996 to 2001 and the co-founder and former President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP),a major political party in the Indian state of Assam. He was representing the Barhampur constituency in Assam Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2021 and Nowgong constituency from 1985 to 1991. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2014 and again from 1991 to 1996.He became the chief minister in the state when the AGP came to power in 1985,becoming the youngest Chief Minister of an Indian state. He is also a former president of the All Assam Students Union,an organization that spearheaded the Assam Movement from 1979 to 1985.In August 2005,his membership in the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was terminated. So,he floated a new political party,Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) on 15 September 2005.
Sarbananda Sonowal is an Indian politician who has served as Minister of Ports,Shipping and Waterways since 2021. He also has been the Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021 and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs since 2021. He previously served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam from 2016 to 2021 and as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Majuli from 2016 to 2021 and for Moran from 2001 to 2004. Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state unit President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs,Government of India,from 2014 to 2016 and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development from 2014 to 2014 and the member of the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur from 2014 to 2016 and from Dibrugarh from 2004 to 2009. He was also the member of the Asom Gana Parishad from 2001 to 2011.
Arun Kumar Sarmah was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Lakhimpur constituency of Assam and is a member of the Asom Gana Parishad political party.
Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam who is currently serving as the Minister of Environment and Forests,Act East Policy Affairs,Welfare of Minorities in the cabinet of Himanta Biswa Sarma since 2021. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly six times from the Dharmapur constituency. He had also served as a cabinet minister between 1996 and 2001 and from 2016 and 2021 and as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. He was the health minister of Assam from 1985 to 1990 and agriculture minister from 1996 to 2001. He was the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) during 2008–2011. He resigned owning responsibility for the party's poor performance in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly elections. In 2014,he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of then BJP National President Rajnath Singh and State President of BJP Assam Pradesh Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.
Bhrigu Phukan was an Indian politician who was leader of Asom Gana Parishad and a cabinet minister in Government of Assam in the First Mahanta Ministry. He was one of the three signatories to the Assam Accord. Phukan was born on 25 April 1956. He was elected for three consecutive terms from the prestigious Jalukbari constituency to the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1985.
Keshab Mahanta is an Indian politician of Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from the Kaliabor Constituency of Assam from 1996 to 1998 as a member of the Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Kaliabor constituency since 2006. He is also serving as the minister of Health and Family Welfare and Science and Technology,Information and Technology Departments,Government of Assam in the Sarma Ministry since 2021 and the former minister of Water Resources and Science and Technology,Information and Technology Departments,Government of Assam from 2016 to 2021 in the Sonowal ministry. He was also working president of Asom Gana Parishad since 2014.
Gauhati East Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a northeast state of India. Gauhati East is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. The Gauhati East constituency is the only fully urban Legislative Assembly constituency of Assam. Located in the heart of the city of Guwahati,the capital city of Assam,the constituency includes areas such as Pan Bazar,Uzan Bazar,Fancy Bazar,Paltan Bazar,etc. which makes it the most prestigious of all the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam.
Phani Bhusan Choudhury is an Indian politician from Assam,India. He is currently serving as Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha representing Barpeta Lok Sabha constituancy as a member of Asom Gana Parishad. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs,Pension and Public Grievance,Government of Assam from 2018 to 2021 in the Sarbananda Sonowal ministry. Phani was the member of the Housing Committee of Assam Legislative Assembly,Member,Public Undertakings committee of Assam Legislative Assembly Minister from 1996 to 2001. He was also Chairman of Public Accounts Committee from 2009 to 2011 and leader of AGP legislature Party from 2011 to 2016. Choudhury is a leader of the regional outfit Asom Gana Parishad. He is also elected as Protem Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly in 2021.
The Sonowal ministry was the state ministry of Assam headed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 till 2021. The ministry was formed on 24 May 2016 on the aftermath of the 2016 legislative assembly election which resulted in the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the majority party.
Bokakhat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Bokakhat forms part of the Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency.
Golaghat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Golaghat forms part of the Kaziranga Lok Sabha constituency. Ajanta Neog has been the most successful candidate in this constituency,winning it consecutively five times since 2001.
Birendra Prasad Baishya is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He was elected in Lok Sabha election in 1996 from Mangaldoi constituency and union minister of Steel and Mines. He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2008 to 2014 and again in June 2019.
Pulakesh Barua is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He had formed the Natun Asom Gana Parishad (NAGP),a regional political party in 1991 along with Dinesh Goswami and Bhrigu Kumar Phukan but merged the party with the AGP in 1994. He was the speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly from 9 January 1986 –27 July 1991.
Biraj Kumar Sarma was an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He was born 1948. He was popularly referred to as " the people's leader".[6]
Ramendra Narayan Kalita is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 1985 to 1996,2006,2016 and 2021 from Gauhati West constituency.
The Golaghat Convention was a historic national convention of the people of Assam,organised in Golaghat for 2 days from 13–14 October 1985.
The 8th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1985 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam,India.
The Sarma ministry is the current council of ministers of the Government of Assam which has been in office since 10 May 2021. The ministry is headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and consists of 16 cabinet ministers. The chief minister and 14 other ministers were sworn-in into office by Governor Jagdish Mukhi on 10 May 2021.
Ardhendu Kumar Dey was an Indian politician and Minister of Irrigation and Soil Conservation in the Government of Assam. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Hojai constituency from 1991 till 2006 as a member of INC. He was re-elected as an MLA from Hojai from 2011 to 2016. In April 2021,he left the Indian National Congress.
