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Father's Name
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Late Shri Shambhunath Gohain
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Sunmai Gabharu
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Date of Birth
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26 Nov 1950
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Place of Birth
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Nagaon, Assam
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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02 Oct 1981
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Rita Gohain
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Anandaram Dhekial Phukan College, Nagaon and Guwahati University, Jalukbari, Guwahati
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Profession
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Businessperson
Social Worker, Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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Tilak Deka Road, Itachali,
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Distt. Nagaon - 782001, Assam
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Mob : 09435060010, 09868180654
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Present Address
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20, Mother Teresa Crescent,
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New Delhi - 110021
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Tels : (011) 23012169, 23792554
9868180654 (M)
Fax : (011) 23011893
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Positions Held
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Founder-Member, B.J.P., Distt. Nagaon, Assam
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President, B.J.P., Distt. Nagaon, Assam
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Member, Nagaon Municipal Board
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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5 Aug.2004 - 4 Aug. 2006
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Member, Standing Committee on Water Resources
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16 Aug. 2004
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computers for MPs, Office of Parties, Office of Lok Sabha Sectt.
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5 Aug. 2006 - May 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Water Resources
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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31 Aug. 2009 May 2014
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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23 Sep. 2009 May 2014
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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12 June 2014 - 5 July 2016
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Member, House Committee
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1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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12 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016
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Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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5 July 2016 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Participated in Assam Movement; Major donor for Shiv Mandir being constructed at Amolapatty, Nagaon, Assam; Working hard to preserve and publish different cultural activities of different tribes in Assam including their food habits, living and social activities.
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Special Interests
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Fishing, hiking, gardening, cooking and watching sports, Discovery Channel, Hindi film songs and thriller movies on Television
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening to Hindi Songs, discussing history, Visiting agricultural fields
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Sports and Clubs
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Football, cricket, hockey, table tennis and badminton; represented Assam in school level hockey team and was also a Long-distance runner in school days; Ex-President, Assam Gymnastic Association; and Ex-Vice President, Gymnastic Federation of India
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Countries Visited
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Laos, Thailand and U.K.
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Other Information
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Founder, (i) Elite Club, Nagaon, Assam; and (ii) Miles Bronson Residential School near Last Gate, Guwahati, Assam
Associated also with Tea plantation; Rubber; Pisciculture and Dairy farming
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