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{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Gajen Tanti
| image = Gajen Tanti1.png
| caption = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] [[Mariani_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Mariani Vidhan Sabha Constituency]] (1967 to 1983)
| birth_date = 12th March, 1937
| birth_place = Mezenga Tea Estate, [[Titabor|Titabor, Jorhat, Assam]]
| death_date = {{dda|1999|7|9|1937|3|12|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bokakhat|Bokakhat, Golaghat, Assam]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]<br />[[Indian National Congress]]<br />[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)]]<br />[[Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha]]
| occupation = [[Mariani_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Politician,Assam]]
| spouse = Lt. Lakhimi Tanti (1963-1979), Lt. Anima Tanti (1980-2013)
| parents = Father: Lt. Arpan Tanti,
Mother: Lt. Dalimi Tanti
| children = 3
}}

'''Gajen Tanti''' (12 March 1937 – 9 July 1999) was an Indian politician and cabinet minister of Assam (1972) from the Tea Labour Community. He was a member of [[Indian National Congress]], [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]].

==Early life and education==
Gajen Tanti also known as '''Gomaya Telenga''' S/O: Arpan Tanti was born in a Telenga family on 12 March 1937 in Mezenga tea estate, [[Titabor]], [[Jorhat]] District. He completed his undergraduate education from [[Titabor]] and completed his higher education from [https://www.jbcollege.org.in/ J.B College, Jorhat], [[Assam]].

==Political career==
In 1960 Tanti became the secretary of [http://www.assamchahmazdoorsangha.org/ ACMS (Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha)], Jorhat branch anonymously.<ref>ACMS Central Office Secretaries http://assamchahmazdoorsangha.org/acms_central_office.html</ref> He is the first secretary in the Jorhat branch from the [[Tea-garden_community_of_Assam|Tea garden labor community]].

[[Mariani_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Mariani assembly constituency]] was formed in 1967, Gajen Tanti was elected to the member legislative assembly for the first time from [[Mariani, Jorhat|Mariani]] in 1967 from [[Indian national congress party]].<ref>Members of Legislative Assembly, Mariani Vidhan Sabha Constituency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariani_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency) https://english.lokmat.com/elections/assembly-election/assam/mariani/previous-result/amp</ref> In 1971 he was elected as General Secretary [[Assam_Chah_Mazdoor_Sangha|ACMS]] central Committee at [[Dibrugarh]]. In the same year, he formed the ATEICOL (Assam Tea Employees Industrial Co-Operation) and became the first President. In 1972 he was elected to the [[Mariani,_Jorhat|Mariani]] assembly constituency for the second time. He became the first cabinet minister of Assam from the [[Tea-garden_community_of_Assam|tea garden labor community]] in the [[Sarat_Chandra_Singha|Sarat Chandra Sinha]] ministry. He was entrusted with departments like Food and Civil Supply, Labour, Co-operative, Transport, Trade and Commerce, Municipality, Housing, etc. during his political tenure.<ref>The portfolio of supply, trade and commerce, labour, social welfare, town and country planning and panchayats, community development and municipal affairs https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SXtDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA318&lpg=PA318&dq=gajen+tanti+cabinet+minister&source=bl&ots=JIT8GCeTjz&sig=ACfU3U25YflcZ-FUEvv4wH4Tm9wC_3XNOQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiatZ34leLwAhUSq0sFHQHSBU8Q6AEwB3oECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=gajen%20tanti%20cabinet%20minister&f=false</ref> Gajen Tanti was elected to the [[Mariani,_Jorhat|Mariyani]] assembly for the third time in 1978 from [[Indian_Congress_(Socialist)|Indian National Congress (Socialist)]] since the [[Indian National Congress]] was divided in the same year.

After becoming the General Secretary of [http://www.assamchahmazdoorsangha.org/ ACMS]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assamchahmazdoorsangha.org/acms_central_office.html|title = Welcome to Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha}}</ref> he signed the first-ever MOU with the planters Association for the increase of labor wages. He was also instrumental in pension and gratuity implementation for the tea garden laborers. There was no student organization for tea garden workers at that time in [[Assam]]. Gajen Tanti took initiative in the form of " All Assam Tea Community Student Union " now ATTSA at [https://rungajaun-tea-plantations-inds-ltd.business.site/ Rangajan Tea estate] in 1965. He became the Vice President of [[Indian_National_Trade_Union_Congress|INTUC]] and a member of [[International_Labour_Organization|ILO]] during his lifetime.

== Personal life and death ==
On 9 July 1999 while returning from [[Jorhat]] to [[Guwahati]] in [[Assam_State_Transport_Corporation|ASTC]] bus for a crucial meeting at Guwahati for the merger of [[Indian_Congress_(Socialist)|Indian National Congress (Socialist)]] with [[Nationalist Congress Party]], he died in an accident at Siljuri, 16 km away from [[Bokakhat]].<ref>Gajen Tanti died https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/25-injured-in-northeast-mishap/cid/918909</ref> He had 3 children.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/assam/2001/mariani/party-inc/ Indian National Congress Mariani Assembly Election]
* [http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1978-83.html Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83]
* [https://english.lokmat.com/elections/assembly-election/assam/mariani/previous-result/amp/ Assembly election result Mariani, Assam]

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[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Jorhat district]]
[[Category:Indian Congress (Socialist) politicians]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Assam]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]]

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