Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Dibrugarh(Assam )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Kanai Ghatowar
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Date of Birth
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06.12.1950
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Place of Birth
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Domor Dollong T.E., Distt. Sibsagar (Assam)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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28 Feb 1979
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Jibontara Ghatowar
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam
Industrial Relations Training (U.K.),1975
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Profession
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Trade Unionist
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Ushapur Moran Town, P.O. Moranhat,
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Distt. Sibsagar, Assam
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Tels. (03754) 226230
09435036642 (M)
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Present Address |
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2, South Avenue Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23794693 (R)
(011)23022400, 23022401
9013180057 (M)
Fax.(011) 23795384 (R), 23062754 (O)
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Position Held |
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1985-91
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General-Secretary, Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.),
Assam
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1986 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]
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1989-91
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General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Assam
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-93
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Union Deputy Minister, Labour
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1993-95
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Union Deputy Minister, Health and Family Welfare
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1995-96
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1996-2004
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Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)
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1996
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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1996-98
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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1996-2004
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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1996-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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1997 onwards
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Vice-President, I.N.T.U.C.
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1998-2002
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Secretary, C.P.P. (two terms)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes; and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Monitoring and Implementation
of reservation orders in respect of SCs and STs
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order
(Amendment) Bill, 1996
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1999-2004
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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2002-04
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President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
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2005-10
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Chairman (PRO), Congress Organisation Election, U.P. (two terms)
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2008-09
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Co-ordinater, AICC, Orissa and Jharkhand
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Jun. 2009 onwards
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Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Energy
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Oct. 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals
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July 2011 onwards
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region
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July 2011 – Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Organised and participated in educational, cultural and social welfare activities of tribes/communities
engaged in tea plantation and rural population
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Special Interests
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Welfare of tea garden workers, rural development and removal of illiteracy
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, travelling and music
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket and football; associated with activities of Sports Association
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Committee on Plantation, Geneva, 1982;
(ii) Youth Delegation, U.S.S.R., 1983; and (iii) Trade Union Delegation, China, 1990; Advisor
Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Conference, Geneva, 1984; and Leader, Indian Delegation, 79th and
81st Sessions of I.L.O., Geneva, 1992 and 1994 & attended International AIDS Conference at South Africa and Spain,2004, Indian Delegation, International Trade Union Congress, Argentina 2005 & also visited USA as Member of Committee of Civil Aviation; Parliamentarian Delegation to China 1998, Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarian to Greece, Turkey & Egypt, 2010
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Other Information
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General-Secretary, (i) Assam Tea Tribes’s Students Association, 1968-71; (ii) Assam Chah
Mazdoor Sangh, 1978-91; and President, Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh, 1996 onwards; and (iii) Coordinator, A.I.C.C., 2008-2009.
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Reference: Loksabha