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 13–14 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 from 1985 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2001.
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.
All Assam Students' Union or AASU is an Assamese nationalist student's organisation in Assam, India. It is best known for leading the six-year Assam Movement against Bengalis of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The original leadership of the organisation, after the historic Assam Accord of 1985, became part of the newly formed Asom Gana Parishad which formed a state government in Assam.
Abhayapuri North Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Assam state in northeastern India.
Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam. As an MLA, he represented the Dharmapur constituency from 1985-1990,1991-1996,1996-2001,2006-2011,2016-till date and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006-2011. He was the Health Minister of Assam from 1985-1990 and Agriculture Minister from 1996-2001. 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 presence of then BJP National President Rajnath Singh and State President of BJP Assam Pradesh Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.
Atul Bora is an Indian politician from Assam of Asom Gana Parishad. He represents the Bokakhat constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 and the Golaghat constituency from 1996 to 2001. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Since 2016 in the Sonowal ministry and the Sarma ministry. He also served as the 2nd president of the Asom Gana Parishad since 2014 and working president of the party from 2011 to 2014.
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.
The Nalbari Assembly constituency is number 59 out of 126 in the Assam Legislative Assembly. This seat is a mix of urban and rural voters as well. The assembly constituency comes under the Mangoldoi Lok Sabha constituency. The Convenor, Sh. Manash Deka Bharatiya Janata Party for North East, Delhi Pradesh did school education in this assembly constituency.
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.
Lakhimpur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Lakhimpur is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.
54 Gauhati West LAC Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Guwahati West is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Kaliabor Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Kaliabor is also part of Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency.
Tezpur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Tezpur is also part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.The longest serving representative of the constituency was Brindaban Goswami who represented the constituency for almost 25 long years.
Barhampur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Barhampur is also part of Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency.
Amguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies in Sivasagar District of Assam a north east state of India. Amguri is also part of Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.
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]
Probin Gogoi is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam, India. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 1985, 1996, 2002 and 2006, specifically to the Khumtai constituency. He was the minister of sports and civil supply in the Prafulla Kumar Mahanta cabinet during its first term in 1995.
The Golaghat Convention was a historic national convention of the people of Assam, organised in Golaghat for 2 days from 13–14 October 1985.
Dr Zoii Nath Sarmah is an Indian politician who has served as MLA from the Sipajhar constituency in Assam from 1991 to 2001 from Asom Gana Parishad ticket and he had joined Indian National Congress on 2016 and contested from Sipajhar constituency.
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the popular vote, but the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won the most seats and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India, but elections were held in only 122 constituencies. The constituencies of Dispur, Dergaon, Nazira and Margherita did not go to polls immediately, but they had polls in November 1996.
