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Gaurav Gogoi
Gaurav Gogoi
Born1982
CitizenshipIndian
EducationGraduate
Occupation(s)Social Worker
Politician
Years active2011 to present
OfficeMember of the India Parliament
for Kaliabor
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseElizabeth Colburn Gogoi[1]
Parent(s)Tarun Gogoi
Dolly Gogoi

Gaurav Gogoi is an active politician of Indian National Congress in Assam state of India from Tai-Ahom community. He contested for the Indian general elections, 2014 from Kaliabor seat and won. Gaurav left his job at Airtel to join a Delhi-based NGO called Pravah in the year 2005.[2]

Early life

Gaurav Gogoi was born in the year 1982. His father Tarun Gogoi is a present chief minister of Assam, who was actively involved in Politics.He graduated from St.Columba's School in Delhi.He then completed B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering in 2004 from Indraprastha University, Delhi & then joined marketing team of Airtel. He later went to United States of America to study Public Administration.[3] He also enjoys Dancing and Choreography.

Political career

Upon his return he joined politics and said that he would do whatever the party wanted him to do.[4] In March 2014 Congress Party announced Gogoi it's candidate from Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).After the announcement Gogoi filed his nomination on 19 March 2014.[5] He won his first election polling a total of 443,315 votes beating his nearest rival, Mrinal Kumar Saikia of BJP by over 93,000 votes. Election_Result_2014

References

  1. ^ "Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls". Jagran.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ Kaushik Deka. "Sonrise in the East". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ^ Kaushik Deka. "Sonrise in the East". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ Simantic Dowerah (12 March 2013). "Open to any role in Congress, says tarun gogoi's son gaurav". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls". Jagran.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

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