Gaurav Gogoi
| Gaurav Gogoi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the India Parliament for Kaliabor | |
|
Assumed office 1 September 2014 | |
| 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 | New York University [2] Indraprastha University, Delhi |
| Occupation |
Social Worker Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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 2005.[3]
Early life
Gaurav Gogoi was born in 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 and Communication Engineering in 2004 from Indraprastha University, Delhi and then joined the marketing team of Airtel. He later went to the United States of America to study public administration.[3] He holds a masters degree in Public Administration from New York University [2] 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 as its candidate from Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency). After the announcement Gogoi filed his nomination on 19 March 2014.[1] 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.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls". Jagran.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- 1 2 http://wagner.nyu.edu/alumni/action/InAction-gaurav-gogoi
- 1 2 Kaushik Deka. "Sonrise in the East". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "Meet the bride".
- ↑ "LS polls 2014: UK-born wife learning Assamese to campaign for Gaurav Gogoi".
- ↑ "WRITE STUFF: How first-time MP Gaurav Gogoi became the embodiment of India's 'new politician'". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Who's who in the Congress's infamous 25". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Simantic Dowerah (12 March 2013). "Open to any role in Congress, says tarun gogoi's son gaurav". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "NDTV.com - Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News, Live News". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
