Gaurav Gogoi

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Elizabeth Colebourn Gogoi
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Gaurav Gogoi
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Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 July 2024
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Parent
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Alma mater Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New York University (MPA)
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Gaurav Gogoi (born 4 September 1982) is an Indian politician from Assam who, since 2024, has served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha from the Indian National Congress, and, as the Member of Parliament for Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency. [2] He was elected President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee in 2025. [3] He was the deputy leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party from 2020 to 2024. He represented Kaliabor in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2024. Gogoi is the son of Tarun Gogoi, who was the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.

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Early life and personal life

Gaurav Gogoi was born in Delhi on 4 September 1982. His father, Tarun Gogoi, served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016, and was the longest-serving chief minister of the state.

Gogoi studied at St. Columba's School, Delhi. He then completed a B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2004 from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, and then joined the marketing team of Airtel. He left his job at Airtel to join a Delhi-based NGO called Pravah in 2005. [4] He later went to the United States of America to study public administration. [4] He holds a Master of Public Administration from New York University. [5] He also enjoys dancing and choreography. [6]

In 2013, Gogoi married UK-born Elizabeth Colebourn. In 2014, he joined the Congress Party and served as the Member of the Indian Parliament from Kaliabor (Assumed office 1 September 2014). [7] [8] [9] He and his wife have 2 children—one son and one daughter (born 2016 and 2020). [10]

Notable public figures related to Gogoi are poet Ganesh Gogoi (granduncle), film producer Paran Barbarooah (uncle), film director Prerana Barbarooah (cousin), and politician Dip Gogoi (uncle).

Political career

Gaurav Gogoi at the India Clean Air Summit ( ICAS) in Bengaluru in the year 2024 Gaurav Gogoi 2024.jpg
Gaurav Gogoi at the India Clean Air Summit ( ICAS) in Bengaluru in the year 2024

After returning to India, Gogoi entered politics and expressed that he would be willing to perform in any role for the Indian National Congress. [11] In March 2014, the Congress announced Gogoi as its candidate from Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency. After the announcement, Gogoi filed his nomination for Kaliabor on 19 March 2014. [1] He won the election against the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Mrinal Kumar Saikia, polling 443,315 votes and recording a winning margin of 93,000 votes. [12] [13]

Gogoi was re-elected from Kaliabor in 2019, defeating Asom Gana Parishad candidate, Moni Madhab Mahanta, polling 786,092 votes and recording a winning margin of 209,994 votes. In 2024, Gogoi contested from Jorhat, where he defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and incumbent, Topon Kumar Gogoi, polling 751,771 votes and recording a winning margin of 144,393 votes.

On 8 August 2023, Gogoi tabled the no-confidence motion for the I.N.D.I.A alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [14] [15] Gogoi justified the no-confidence motion on the inaction and silence of the NDA government on the Manipur violence. The no-confidence motion failed to succeed, as it did not garner enough support from members in the Parliament. [14]

On 26 May 2025, Gogoi was elected President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls". Jagran.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gaurav Gogoi appointed Congress's Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha; Kodikunnil Suresh to be Chief Whip". The Hindu. 14 July 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Press Release - Appointments in Assam Pradesh Congress Committee". Indian National Congress. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Kaushik Deka. "Sonrise in the East". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Search | NYU Wagner".
  6. ↑ "I will make my own identity: Gaurav Gogoi". India Today. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Meet the bride".
  8. ↑ "LS polls 2014: UK-born wife learning Assamese to campaign for Gaurav Gogoi". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Who's who in the Congress's infamous 25" . Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Sentinel Digital Desk (24 August 2020). "Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi and wife blessed with baby girl - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Simantic Dowerah (12 March 2013). "Open to any role in Congress, says tarun gogoi's son gaurav". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "NDTV.com - Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News, Live News" . Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. ↑ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Lok Sabha takes up no-confidence motion; Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi initiates debate". The Times of India. 8 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Livemint (8 August 2023). "Gaurav Gogoi throws three questions to PM Modi, says 'Manipur wants justice...'". mint. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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