Ajanta Neog

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
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Late Nagen Neog
Children	Two Sons
Parent(s)	Late Sasadhar Das (Father) Late Rebati Das, Ex-MLA (Mother)
Residence	Dispur
Alma mater	M.A. from Gauhati University in LLB,LLM
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Social Worker

Ajanta Neog is an Indian politician who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Assam, India from the Golaghat constituency. She is a member of the Indian National Congress. She first entered the assembly in the 2001 elections by defeating her nearest rival by over 10000 votes. 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, and had been in the last three Cabinets. She was conferred with the Golaghat ratna award by the united chamber of commerce, golaghat.

During her tenure as a PWD minister Assam had achieved huge success in infrastructure development. Assam was 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 was adjudged the best State in Infrastructure Development because it had registered 17 per cent increase in the length of pucca road from 2011 to 2013–14, whereas the National average for the same period was four per cent.