Drupad Borgohain was a veteran leader of the left-wing in the Assam state.
18 Facts About Drupad Borgohain
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Drupad Borgohain was the son of Manik Chandra Borgohain and Rupeswari Borgohain.
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Drupad Borgohain studied at Nazira High School and Sivasagar College.
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Drupad Borgohain went on to teach at the Chakimukh Middle English School between October 1961 and January 1963, and then at Nazira Higher Secondary Multi Purpose School from 1 February 1963 until 31 December 1982.
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Drupad Borgohain became a CPI party member in April 1963.
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Drupad Borgohain was active in the All India Youth Federation between 1965 and 1978, being elected to its National Council.
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Drupad Borgohain served as Joint Secretary of the Assam State Council of AIYF between 1965 and 1968, then becoming the president of the Assam State Council.
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Drupad Borgohain stood as the CPI candidate in the Nazira seat in the 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
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Drupad Borgohain finished in second place with 2,460 votes, being defeated by Hiteswar Saikia of the Indian National Congress.
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Drupad Borgohain was a member of the Rajya Sabha between April 1998 and April 2004.
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Drupad Borgohain stood as a candidate in the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat in the 2004 general election.
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Drupad Borgohain finished in second place with 172,332 votes.
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Drupad Borgohain won the Nazira seat, defeating the Congress Party candidate Hemoprova Saikia a Handloom and Textiles Minister of the state government.
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Drupad Borgohain again contested the Jorhat seat in the 2009 general election.
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Drupad Borgohain finished in third place with 74,185 votes.
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Drupad Borgohain lost the Nazira assembly seat in the 2011 election.
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Drupad Borgohain finished in second place with 18,700 votes, being defeated by Debabrata Saikia of the Congress Party.
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Drupad Borgohain's candidature received support from the Communist Party of India.