Pijush Hazarika

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Aimee Baruah
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Pijush Hazarika
Pijush Hazarika visiting a photo exhibition on the themes of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" and "Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas", organised by the Regional Outreach Bureau, Guwahati under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (cropped).JPG
Pijush Hazarika in 2017
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
Assumed office
24 May 2016
Children2
Residence(s) Raha, Nagaon, Assam [3]
EducationBachelor of Arts
ProfessionPolitician , pisciculturist
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Pijush Hazarika is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. [4] He has been a member of Assam legislative assembly since 2011. [5] He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 from Raha constituency and in 2016 and 2021 from Jagiroad constituency. [6] [7]

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Personal life

Pijush Hazarika was born at Ahutguri, Morigaon located in the Nagaon district of Assam to Late Shisuram Hazarika and Pramila Hazarika. Hazarika did Bachelor of Arts from Arya Vidyapeeth College in Guwahati. [8]

On 1 October 2011, Hazarika married actress Aimee Baruah. [9] He is the father of two children. [10]

Controversy

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  3. ↑ "PIJUSH HAZARIKA (Winner) JAGIROAD (SC) (MARIGAON)".
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  6. ↑ "Pijush Hazarika | Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jagiroad Election Result 2021 LIVE: Jagiroad MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Aimee Baruah shares adorable picture with son, daughter". janambhumi.in. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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