Pradyut Bordoloi
Pradyut Bordoloi is an Indian Politician from the state of Assam, currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Nowgong constituency. Indian National Congress candidate and former Minister of State Pradyut Bordoloi, breached the BJP bastion of Nowgong, by defeating party MLA Rupak Sharma by 16,752 votes in the Lok Sabha Elections held in 2019.[1]
Pradyut Bordoloi | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament Nowgong | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rajen Gohain |
| Constituency | Nowgong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1958 Margherita, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Two Sons |
| Alma mater | Cotton College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.pradyutbordoloi.com |
He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Indian National Congress. He became a minister in the Tarun Gogoi led government. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from Margherita He was also spokesperson of the state government in Tarun Gogoi government[2] until 2016. He had been elected four consecutive times for Margherita.[3]
Previously, he was elected spokesperson of National Students’ Union of India in Assam. He was minister of state for home affairs and later promoted as minister of state with independent charge for environment and forest, Bordoloi also was minister for power, industries and commerce.[4].