Padmalochan Doley

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Padmalochan Doley (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Assam. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the president of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang from 2014 to 2019. While a member of the Indian National Congress, Doley was a general secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. [1] [2]

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Early life

Padmalochan Doley was born in 1977. He is a resident of Lakhimpur district, Assam. He graduated from Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, in 2003. [3]

Political careeer

Doley was president of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) from 2014 to 2019. The TMPK is a "frontline Mising students organisation". [4] In 2021, Doley joined the Indian National Congress and contested from Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency, placing second behind Bharatiya January Party candidate, Naba Kumar Doley. [1] He served as a general secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. He resigned from the Congress to join the Bharatiya January in 2024. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sentinel Digital Desk (9 April 2024). "Assam: APCC General Secretary Quits Congress, Joins BJP". The Sentinel (Guwahati) . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 Borah, Nandita (9 April 2024). "Assam: APCC general secretary Padmalochan Doley quits Congress, to join BJP". India Today NE. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Sentinel Digital Desk (22 March 2021). "Padma Lochan Doley from Dhakuakhana: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career". The Sentinel (Guwahati). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Staff Reporter (8 March 2021). "Cong fields tea planter for prestigious Titabor seat". The Shillong Times . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
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