Atul Bora(born 7 April 1960) is an Indian politician fromAssamofAsom Gana Parishad.He represents the Bokakhat constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 and the Golaghat constituency from 1996 to 2001. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Since 2016 in theSonowal ministryand theSarma ministry.He also served as the 2nd president of theAsom Gana Parishadsince 2014 and working president of the party from 2011 to 2014.[1]
Atul Bora | |
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 Official Portrait, 2016 | |
| Cabinet Minister,Government of Assam | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2016 | |
| Ministries | Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Phukan |
| Constituency | Bokakhat constituency |
| 2nd President ofAsom Gana Parishad | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Golaghat constituency | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Nagen Neog |
| Succeeded by | Ajanta Neog |
| Working President ofAsom Gana Parishad | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Keshab Mahanta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1960 Borahi Gaon,Golaghat,Assam,India |
| Political party | Asom Gana Parishad |
| Spouse | Bulbuli Baruah |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | atulbora |
Early career
editBora started his career of leadership from his student days. He was born in a family ofChutiaethnicity at Borahi Gaon, Athgaon Mouza ofGolaghat District.He is the eldest son of Sri Mehuram Bora and Smti. Punya Probha Bora. He completed his primary education at Saraimoria LP School and Torfat ME school.
Thereafter he got himself admitted to Kacharihat High School from where he passed the HSLC Examination. Subsequently, he took admission inDebraj Roy College,Golaghat and after graduation, he joinedGauhati Universityand obtained his master's degree in Political Science and also obtained LLB Degree from Gauhati University Law College.
Political career
editBora participated actively in theAssam Movementwhile he was a student. He was elected Organizing Secretary and thereafter the General Secretary of theAll Assam Students Union.He was also President of theAll Assam Students Unionand during his tenure in theAll Assam Students Unionleft no stone unturned to make theAll Assam Students Unionas powerful as it was by fighting for the genuine causes of Assam.
Bora also became the Founder Chairman of the North-East Students' Co-ordination Committee, composed of student organisations of the north-eastern states. As the Founder Chairman, Bora became instrumental in organising educational, cultural, socio-political, sports and awareness programmes in entireNorth-East India.
The organisation under his leadership could draw the special attention of the Central Government to various common problems faced by the North-Eastern states. Bora joined active politics by enrolling himself as anAsom Gana Parishadworker in 1995.
On 9 June 1996, he was elected as MLA from his home constituencyGolaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency).Bora also practised law for a few years till assuming charge of various responsible posts of the party such as District President, Joint Secretary, General Secretary of the Central Committee and in the year 2011 he was elected as the Working President of the party and on 15 July 2014, Bora has assumed the charge of President of the party.
Bora after taking charge of his new responsibility as the President of the party has been trying his level best to improve the position of the party by visiting various districts of Assam and has been interacting with the party workers, intellectuals, and influential persons of the state and also people representing various sections of the society.[2][3][4]
In May 2016, Bora won the Bokakhat constituency. He was sworn in as Cabinet Minister on 24 May 2016 and has been allotted polities like agriculture, horticulture and food processing, animal husbandry and veterinary, urban development department, and town and country planning departments.[5]
In January 2018, Assam Agriculture Minister Bora inaugurated a chief minister’s free diagnostic and laboratory services at the Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital here in a colourful ceremony in presence of the joint director of health services, ADC (H), superintendent of SKK civil hospital, representatives from HLL Lifecare Ltd and other dignitaries.[6]
References
edit- ^"ATUL BORA (AGP):Constituency- Golaghat (Golaghat ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".myneta.info.Retrieved25 January2020.
- ^"AGP Working President Atul Bora is New Party President".The New Indian Express.17 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2014.
- ^"That BJP has taken us as key partner proves our importance: AGP president Atul Bora".21 March 2016.Retrieved25 January2020.
- ^"Have faith in leadership of PM Narendra Modi: AGP president".Archived fromthe originalon 19 March 2016.Retrieved25 January2020.
- ^"Sarbananda Sonowal Distributes Portfolios, Himanta Biswa Sarma Gets Finance".NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 May 2016.Retrieved20 September2019.
- ^"Minister Atul Bora launches free laboratory and diagnostic service".23 July 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2018.Retrieved23 January2018.
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