Rameswar Teli

Rameswar Teli
Rameswar Teli
Minister of State Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister of State Ministry of Labour and Employment
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 July 2021
Preceded by	Santosh Gangwar as Minister of State I/C
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
	In office; 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2020
Preceded by	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
Succeeded by	Prahlad Patel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Paban Singh Ghatowar
Constituency	Dibrugarh
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2001–2011
Preceded by	Amiya Gogoi
Succeeded by	Amiya Gogoi
Constituency	Duliajan
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Duliajan

Rameshwar Teli is member of Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency). He was also Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021. Now he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment and The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas since 7th July 2021.

Early life[edit]

He was born on 14 August 1970 in Duliajan in Assam. His father name is Budhu Teli and Mother Dulka Teli. He belongs to member of Tea-garden community of Assam.^[1] His father was a driver. During Teenage, he used to sell yam and fern to buy bread for snacks.^[2]

Career[edit]

He was local leader of All Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (AATTSA).^[2] He was elected to Assam legislative Assembly during 2001-2006 and 2006-2011 for from Duliajan in district of Dibrugarh.^[3] He lost 2011 assembly elections by around 3000 votes to Amiya Gogoi.^[4] In 2014, he was elected to as member of parliament from Dibrugarh as BJP candidate.^[2] In the 2019 Indian general election he was elected as a member of parliament from Dibrugarh constituency.

In May 2019, Teli became Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and worked till 7 July 2021. In July 2021, Teli became Minister of State for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Ministry of Labour and Employment in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Lone Sitting MP from Assam Re-nominated by BJP, Rameshwar Teli is MoS in Ministry of Food Processing Industries". news18. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Rameshwar Teli: From yam seller to food processing minister". newindianexpress. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 2006-2011".
↑ "Assam Assembly Election 2011 Constituency:Duliajan (118) District : Dibrugarh".
↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019

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[1] "Lone Sitting MP from Assam Re-nominated by BJP, Rameshwar Teli is MoS in Ministry of Food Processing Industries". news18. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

[newindianexpress-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Rameshwar Teli: From yam seller to food processing minister". newindianexpress. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

[3] "Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 2006-2011".

[4] "Assam Assembly Election 2011 Constituency:Duliajan (118) District : Dibrugarh".

[5] "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019

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