Ajanta Neog
Ajanta Neog is an Indian politician who has served as 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.[1]
Ajanta Neog | |
|---|---|
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Atul Bora |
| Constituency | Golaghat |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Constituency | Golaghat |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Constituency | Golaghat |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 25 December 2020 | |
| Constituency | Golaghat |
| Minister for the Public Works Department (Roads & Building, NH), Urban Development & Housing | |
| In office 2006 – May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Nagen Neog |
| Children | Two Sons |
| Parent(s) | Sasadhar Das (Father) Rebati Das |
| Residence | Dispur |
| Alma mater | M.A. from Gauhati University in LLB,LLM |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Social Worker |
Indian National Congress
She first entered the assembly in the 2001 elections by defeating her nearest rival by over 10000 votes.[2] 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,[3][4][5] and had been in the last three Cabinets.[6] She was conferred with the Golaghat ratna award by the united chamber of commerce, golaghat.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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 .[1]
References
- ↑ "Ex-Congress MLAs Join BJP In Assam, Call Former Party "Directionless"". NDTV. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Golaghat Elections and Results 2016, Candidate list, Current and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "Smti. Ajanta Neog - Who's Who".
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- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/14member-new-tarun-gogoi-ministry-sworn-in-by-assam-governor-acharya/article6815092.ece
- ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/politics/gogoi-allocates-portfolios-to-new-assam-ministers-2065151.html
- ↑ "Minister Ajanta Neog Conferred with". eastern-today.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "Assam bags best Infrastructure Development State Award". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Former Congress leaders Ajanta Neog & Rajdeep Gowala joined BJP". Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.