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	'''Ajanta Neog''' ( born 1964)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who's Who\|url=http://www.assamassembly.gov.in/ajanta-neog.html\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=www.assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician who is currently the Finance and Social Welfare Minister in the [[Government of Assam]]. She is the first woman Finance Minister of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-05-11\|title=Assam CM allots portfolios to ministers; keeps home, PWD, personnel with self\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-cm-allots-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-pwd-personnel-with-self-101620735446583.html\|access-date=2021-05-11\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> She has been representing the [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Golaghat]] Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001. She also holds the record for being the longest serving female legislator from Assam .<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-05-11\|title=Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister as CM Himanta Gives Portfolio to 5-time MLA Ajanta Neog\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ajanta-neog-assam-first-woman-finance-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma-3728477.html\|access-date=2021-05-13\|website=www.news18.com\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Ajanta Neog''' ( born 1964)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Who's Who\|url=http://www.assamassembly.gov.in/ajanta-neog.html\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=www.assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> is an Indian politician who is currently the Finance and Social Welfare Minister in the [[Government of Assam]]. She is the first woman Finance Minister of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-05-11\|title=Assam CM allots portfolios to ministers; keeps home, PWD, personnel with self\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-cm-allots-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-pwd-personnel-with-self-101620735446583.html\|access-date=2021-05-11\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> She has been representing the [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Golaghat]] Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001. She also holds the record for being the longest serving female legislator from Assam .<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-05-11\|title=Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister as CM Himanta Gives Portfolio to 5-time MLA Ajanta Neog\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ajanta-neog-assam-first-woman-finance-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma-3728477.html\|access-date=2021-05-13\|website=www.news18.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	Currently, she is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] which she joined in December 2020. After she resigned her post as a MLA .		Currently, she is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] which she joined in December 2020. After she resigned her post as a MLA .
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	Ajanta Neog was born in [[Guwahati]] to the late Sasadhar Das and the late Rebati Das. Her mother Rebati Das, was a former Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Jalukbari]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jalukbari Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs\|url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/jalukbari.html\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=Elections in India}}</ref> She has secured her MA, LLB and LLM from Guwahati University. After completing her degrees she practiced law as an advocate in Gauhati High Court for a few years .		Ajanta Neog was born in [[Guwahati]] to the late Sasadhar Das and the late Rebati Das. Her mother Rebati Das, was a former Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Jalukbari]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jalukbari Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs\|url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/jalukbari.html\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=Elections in India}}</ref> She has secured her MA, LLB and LLM from Guwahati University. After completing her degrees she practiced law as an advocate in Gauhati High Court for a few years .

	She was married to Karmashree Nagen Neog before he was killed in 1996. Her husband was a former minister. She has 2 sons.		She was married to Karmashree Nagen Neog before he was killed in 1996. Her husband was a former minister and belonged to the [[Chutia people\|Chutia]] ethnic group. She has two sons.

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Assam Legislative Assembly]]
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| term_end = 2006
| constituency = [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]]
| predecessor = [[Atul Bora]]
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| term_end1 = 2011
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| term_start2 = 2011
| term_end2 = 2016
| constituency2 = [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]]
| term_start3 = 19 May 2016
| term_end3 = 25 December 2020
| constituency3 = [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]]
| office4 = Minister for the Public Works Department (Roads & Building, NH), Urban Development & Housing
| term_start4 = 2006
| term_end4 = May 2016
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Nagen Neog
| parents = Sasadhar Das (Father) <br /> Rebati Das
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
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| residence = [[Dispur]]
| alma_mater = M.A. from [[Gauhati University]] in LLB,LLM
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'''Ajanta Neog''' is an [[India]]n politician who has served as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Assam]], India from the [[Golaghat]] constituency. Currently, she is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] which she joined in December 2020. After she resigned her post as a MLA ,she was expelled from [[Indian National Congress]] for her alleged "anti-party" activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ajanta-neog-rajdeep-gowala-join-bjp-ex-congress-mlas-join-bjp-in-assam-call-former-party-directionless-2345164|title=Ex-Congress MLAs Join BJP In Assam, Call Former Party "Directionless"|website=NDTV|access-date=2021-03-24}}</ref>

== Indian National Congress ==

She first entered the assembly in the 2001 elections by defeating her nearest rival by over 10000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/golaghat.html|title = Golaghat Elections and Results 2016, Candidate list, Current and Previous MLAs|website = www.elections.in|access-date = 2016-04-26}}</ref> She was again victorious in the subsequent election held in 2006. In the 2011 assembly elections she won by a huge margin of 46171 votes. Consecutively she won 2016 assembly elections. She held the position of Minister for the Public Works Department (Roads & Building, NH), Urban Development & Housing,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Smti. Ajanta Neog - Who's Who|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/ajanta-neog-2011.html}}</ref><ref>http://www.assamtimes.org/node/12891</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/14member-new-tarun-gogoi-ministry-sworn-in-by-assam-governor-acharya/article6815092.ece</ref> and had been in the last three Cabinets.<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/politics/gogoi-allocates-portfolios-to-new-assam-ministers-2065151.html</ref> She was conferred with the Golaghat ratna award by the united chamber of commerce, golaghat.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://eastern-today.com/entries/assam/minister-ajanta-neog-conferred-with-golaghat-ratna-award-|title = Minister Ajanta Neog Conferred with |website = eastern-today.com|access-date = 2016-04-26}}</ref>

During her tenure as a PWD minister, Assam had achieved huge success in infrastructure development. Assam has adjudged the Best Infrastructure Development State in the big state category in the 13th States Conclave by India Today group held on 6 November 2015. Assam has adjudged the best State in Infrastructure Development because it had registered a 17 percent increase in the length of pucca road from 2011 to 2013–14, whereas the National average for the same period was four percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/assam-bags-best-infrastructure-development-state-award/1/518503.html|title=Assam bags best Infrastructure Development State Award|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>

== Bharatiya Janata Party ==
In December 2020, Mrs. Neog along with [[Rajdeep Gowala]] (both incumbent legislators ) joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] after both were expelled from [[Indian National Congress]] for their alleged "anti-party" activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/former-congress-leaders-ajanta-neog-rajdeep-gowala-join-bjp/articleshow/80023900.cms|title=Former Congress leaders Ajanta Neog & Rajdeep Gowala joined BJP|website=Times of India|access-date=2021-03-24}}</ref> She called her former party ‘vision less’ and disconnected from people while speaking to reporters. She also said that she is joining the BJP to protect the interest of the indigenous people of Assam from the ‘unholy’ alliance of the Congress Party and AIUDF. She is contesting the 2021 Assam assembly election from Golaghat seat on a BJP ticket .[https://newslivetv.com/atul-bora-ajanta-neog-file-nominations-for-assam-assembly-polls/]

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