Gaurav Gogoi
| Gaurav Gogoi | |
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| Member of the India Parliament for Kaliabor |
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| Assumed office 1 September 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Dip Gogoi |
| Constituency | Kaliabor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1982 Delhi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi[1] |
| Parents | Tarun Gogoi (Father) Dolly Gogoi |
| Alma mater | Indraprastha University, Delhi |
| Occupation | Social Worker Politician |
| Religion | Hindusim |
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 served as Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.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. In 2013, Gaurav married UK-born Elizabeth Colebourn.[4][5][6][7]
Political career
Upon his return he joined politics and said that he would do whatever the party wanted him to do.[8] 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.[9] 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
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