Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2024) Indian National Congress (until 2024)
Spouse
Rupak Gogoi
(m. 1997; died 2005)
Parent(s)
Tokheswar Saikia (father) Ahalya Saikia (mother)
Relatives
Jiba Kanta Gogoi (father-in-law)
Alma mater
Dibrugarh University
Occupation
Politician
Bismita Gogoi (née Saikia; born 1 January 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam who is currently general secretary of All India Mahila Congress in Assam. Gogoi was the member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Khumtai from 2011 to 2016 and culture minister of Assam from 2015 to 2016. She is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2]
Gogoi was born in Moran, Assam and she later did M.A and LLB at Dibrugarh University. She was married to Rupak Gogoi in 1997 before he was killed in 2005. Her husband was the son of Jiba Kanta Gogoi, who also served as MLA of Khumtai three times and became a minister of state, cabinet minister and later speaker.[3][4]
Gogoi was elected as MLA for Khumtai in 2011. She was inducted into the Third Tarun Gogoi ministry and made Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare following a cabinet reshuffle.[2] During her tenure, she brought Sustainable Urbanism International to try to make Majuli a UNESCO World Heritage Site. She also oversaw the completion of the Bhupen Hazarika memorial, to the delight of millions of his fans.[5] She unsuccessfully sought reelection for Khumtai in 2016 and 2021. In 2018, she was appointed General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress.
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^ abKalita, Prabin (23 January 2015). "Ministry rejig: Assam ministers to be sworn in today". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"Senior Cong leader Jiba Kanta Gogoi dead". The Times of India. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"26 kins of political leaders in Assam poll fray". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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