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 to 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 once in 1985 then again in 1996. The popularity of AGP surged in the late 1980s but declined in the 2000s. After a 20-year gap,AGP,in alliance with NDA,won a Lok Sabha seat in 2024.
Sarbananda Sonowal is an Indian politician who has served as Minister of Ports,Shipping and Waterways since 2021. He also has been the Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021 and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs since 2021. He previously served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam from 2016 to 2021 and as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Majuli from 2016 to 2021 and for Moran from 2001 to 2004. Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state unit President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs,Government of India,from 2014 to 2016 and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development from 2014 to 2014 and the member of the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur from 2014 to 2016 and from Dibrugarh from 2004 to 2009. He was also the member of the Asom Gana Parishad from 2001 to 2011.
Khwairakpam Loken Singh is a politician from Manipur,India. He is an ex-MLA and ex-Minpur (GoM). He was also president of the All Manipur Students' Union AMSU in 1984.
Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam who is currently serving as the Minister of Environment and Forests,Act East Policy Affairs,Welfare of Minorities in the cabinet of Himanta Biswa Sarma since 2021. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly six times from the Dharmapur constituency. He had also served as a cabinet minister between 1996 and 2001 and from 2016 and 2021 and as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. He was the health minister of Assam from 1985 to 1990 and agriculture minister from 1996 to 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 the presence of then BJP National President Rajnath Singh and State President of BJP Assam Pradesh Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.
The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases,on 4 and 11 April 2016,to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam,a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%,which set a new record for Assam. The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.
Gauhati East Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a northeast state of India. Gauhati East is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. The Gauhati East constituency is the only fully urban Legislative Assembly constituency of Assam. Located in the heart of the city of Guwahati,the capital city of Assam,the constituency includes areas such as Pan Bazar,Uzan Bazar,Fancy Bazar,Paltan Bazar,etc. which makes it the most prestigious of all the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam.
Parimal Suklabaidya is an Indian Politician from the state of Assam. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He became a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government in 2016. He has been elected for the fourth time from the Dholai constituency.
The North-East Democratic Alliance is a political coalition that was formed on May 24,2016,by Bharatiya Janata Party. The motive of the new political front was to unite non-Congress parties in Northeast India. Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.
The Sonowal ministry was the state ministry of Assam headed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 till 2021. The ministry was formed on 24 May 2016 on the aftermath of the 2016 legislative assembly election which resulted in the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the majority party.
Pradan Baruah is an Indian politician who is member of Parliament and elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur seat since November 2016. He won the by-election in November 2016,after the sitting member Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the seat in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam. He was earlier the member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Dhemaji district.
Ranjit Dutta is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He is presently a member of Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 for the Behali constituency. He served as MLA of Behali from 2001 to 2011. He was a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government from 2016 to 2021.
Dr. Numal Momin is an Indian politician serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2021. He represents the Bokajan constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016. Dr. Numal Momin,is a doctor by profession. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and serving as a spokesperson of the BJP Assam State unit. Momin is also the chairperson of Assam Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board. He belongs to the Garo community.
Kripanath Mallah is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Karimganj constituency of Assam. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 and 2016 from Ratabari constituency.
Pallab Lochan Das is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 and 2016 from Rangapara constituency. He was the Member of Parliament from Tezpur. He became a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government in 2016.
Rajen Borthakur was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2011 from Tezpur Assembly constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket.He was again elected from Rangapara Assembly constituency in the 2019 by election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. By-elections happened due to Pallab Lochan Das being elected to Parliament. Formerly,he was with Indian National Congress.
Nabanita Handique is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Sonari in the 2019 by election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. By-elections happen due to Topon Kumar Gogoi elected to Parliament.
The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases,to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Sunday,2 May. The term of the previous Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Assam ended on 31 May 2021.
Mithius Tudu was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was an 8 time Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Gossaigaon. He was also a Minister in the Hiteswar Saikia cabinet and Tarun Gogoi Cabinet.
Gaurishankar Bhattacharyya was an Assamese freedom fighter,social activist,litterateur and politician,who served as the Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Ajoy Kumar Ray is an Indian politician from Assam. He is an MLA from Bijni Assembly constituency in Chirang District. He won the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election,representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
