Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta

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Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta
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Mahanta during a film shooting
Born (1963-01-24) 24 January 1963 (age 62)
Sivasagar, Assam
Alma mater Ramjas College
Delhi University
Police career
Department Assam Police
Rank Director general of police

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (born 24 January 1963) is a retired IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya. He was the Director General of Assam Police from 2019 till 2023, and had previously served as the special Director General of Border & sdrf Assam. He retired on 31 January 2023. [1] [2] Post retirement, he served as Chief Information Commissioner of Assam Information Commission from August 2023 onwards till November 2025.

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Early life

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta was born on 24 January 1963 in Konwerpur Gohain Gaon, Sivasagar, Assam to Lilakanta Mahanta(1931-2023) and Nirupama Mahanta. [3]

Education

Mahanta did his matriculation from Govt. Higher Secondary School, Sivasagar in the year 1977 and achieved all Assam second rank in the higher secondary examination with highest mark in Economics from Vivekanda Vidyalaya, Digboi. He pursued Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ramjas College, Delhi and then Master of Arts in Social Works from Delhi School of Social Work. He was selected for Indian Information Service in the 1986 and for Indian Police Service in 1987. [4]

Police career

Mahanta, a 1988 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS, has worked in various departments in different capacity. Mahanta has served in below key positions for both Union and Assam Governments (Police)

Film career

Mahanta directed Yugadrashta, an Assamese language short film based on the life of Sentineler and freedom fighter Pitambar Deva Goswami. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta named as new Assam DGP incharge". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "List of rank holders" (PDF). Assam Police official website. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Xatradhikar Lilakanta Mahanta passes away in Sivasagar district". 1 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sivasagar rejoices with IPS BJ Mahanta's achievement". The Sentinel. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Das, Partha Jyoti. "Spirit of reform". The Assam Tribune . Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
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