Sarbananda Sonowal
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Sarbananda Sonowal | |
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President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Assam state unit | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Preceded by | Ranjit Dutta |
Succeeded by | Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
In office 2015–2016 | |
Preceded by | Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
Succeeded by | Ranjeet Kumar Dass |
Personal details | |
Born | Mulukgaon, Dibrugarh, Assam, India | 31 October 1962
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present) |
Other political affiliations | Asom Gana Parishad (2001-11) |
Parent(s) | Jibeswar Sonowal (Father) Dineswari Sonowal (Mother) |
Residence(s) | 29, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, New Delhi |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Politician |
Sarbananda Sonowal (
Early life and education
Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 to an Assamese Hindu Sonowal family in Muluk Gaon located in the Dibrugarh district of Assam to Jibeswar Sonowal (father) and Dineswari Sonowal (mother).
Sonowal did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Dibrugarh.[11] He completed his B.A.(Hons) in English from Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College under Dibrugarh University and his LLB form Dibrugarh University and B.C.J from Gauhati University.[3]
Political career
Sarbananda Sonowal was the President of Assam's oldest student body, the
He was appointed president of BJP's Assam Unit in 2012 and is also a member of the party's National Executive. In the 2014 general election for Lok Sabha he was appointed to head Assam State's Lok Sabha Elections by BJP, and in the same year he was also elected as
He was selected as the CM candidate of BJP for the
Joining BJP
Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from all executive posts within AGP and left the party, due to dissatisfaction with and amongst the senior leadership of the party who were trying to forge an alliance with a party that was against the scrapping of the controversial IMDT Act.
Personal life
He is not married.[16]
Positions held
- 2001-2004: Elected as MLA, Assam Legislative Assembly from Moran Constituency
- 2004: Elected as Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha from Dibrugarh Constituency
- 2005: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 2006: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- 2011: Appointed National Executive Member of Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2011: Appointed State Spokesperson and General Secretary for Assam Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2012: Appointed State President for Assam Bharatiya Janata Party[12]
- 2014: Appointed to head State's 16th Lok Sabha Elections Assam Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Elected as Member of Parliament, Lakhimpur Constituency
- 2014: Appointed Union Minister of State-Independent Charge, Republic of India[17]
- 2016: Declared as BJP Chief minister candidate for 2016 Assam assembly elections.[18]
- 2016-2021: Majuli Constituency
- 2016–2021: 14th Chief Minister of Assam
- 2021–present: Minister of AYUSH in the Government of India
- 2021–present: Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs in the Government of India
- 2021–present: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Social and cultural activities
- President - All Assam Students Union, 1992–1999
- Chairman - North East Students Organisation, 1996–2000
Arts & culture
The annual
Role removing the IMDT Act
Faced with the problem of massive migration from
The
Sonowal took the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration to the
See also
- Sonowal Kacharis
- All Assam Students Union
- Asom Gana Parishad
- Sarbananda Sonowal ministry (2016–2021)
References
- ^ Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today.
- ^ PTI (22 May 2016). "Sarbananda Sonowal resigns as Union Minister". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Chief Minister of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly.
- ^ "'Jatir Nayak' Sarbananda Sonowal: Ex-Assam CM Begins New Innings in Modi Cabinet as Shipping Minister". News18. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan Take Oath As Rajya Sabha Members". NDTV. 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig". Business Standard. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal: A profile". The Hindu. 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers". PM India. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Ballotin: Eye on Dispur". 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Union minister in PM Modi's Cabinet | India News-Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Archived 3 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Sarbananda Sonowal". The Indian Express. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Moushumi Saikia (24 February 2018). "Assam influx: Scrapping of IMDT Act brought AIUDF's Badruddin Ajmal into politics as saviour of minorities". Firstpost.
- ^ "BJP departs from practice, names Sarbananda Sonowal as Assam CM candidate". The Economic Times. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Yogi Adityanath is new entrant to India's bachelor chief ministers' club". India Today. 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Minister of State (Independent Charge): Sarbananda Sonowal". NDTV. 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Ahead of Assam elections, BJP names Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate - Firstpost". 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Promising Assam Leader Sarbananda Sonowal in Cabinet". Retrieved 6 June 2014.
External links
- Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- Sarbananda Sonowal on Twitter
- Sarbananda Sonowal on Facebook