Ajanta Neog was born on 1964 and is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance and Women and Child Development in the Government of Assam since May 2021.
16 Facts About Ajanta Neog
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Ajanta Neog is the first woman Finance Minister of Assam.
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Ajanta Neog has been representing the Golaghat Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001.
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Ajanta Neog holds the record for being the longest-serving female legislator of Assam.
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Ajanta Neog was born in Guwahati to late Sasadhar Das and late Rebati Das.
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Ajanta Neog's mother Rebati Das, was a former Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Jalukbari constituency.
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Ajanta Neog completed MA, LLB and LLM from Gauhati University and is an alumna of Handique Girls College.
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Ajanta Neog was first elected to the Assembly in 2001 after defeating her nearest rival by over 10000 votes.
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Ajanta Neog was again victorious in the subsequent election held in 2006.
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Ajanta Neog held the position of Minister for Public Works Department, Urban Development and Housing, and had been in the last three Cabinets.
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Ajanta Neog was conferred with the Golaghat ratna award by the united chamber of commerce, Golaghat.
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Ajanta Neog called her former party 'vision less' and disconnected from people while speaking to reporters.
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Ajanta Neog 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.
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Ajanta Neog subsequently won the 2021 Assembly election from the Golaghat constituency on a BJP ticket defeating her nearest rival from the Congress party.
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Ajanta Neog was married to Karmashree Nagen Neog who was killed along with eight others by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam in 1996.
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Ajanta Neog's husband was a former minister and belonged to the Chutia ethnic group.