Chandan Brahma
Chandan Brahma is a politician from Assam belonging to the Bodoland People's Front who represented the Sidli Assembly constituency of Kokrajhar district from 2006 until 2021.[1][2][3][4] He was first elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2006 as an independent candidate and later joined the Bodoland People's Front.
Chandan Brahma | |
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Chandan Brahma in 2018 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam | |
| In office 21 May 2006 – 18 May 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
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| Preceded by | Anjan Dutta (Transport) Bhumidhar Barman (P&RD) |
| In office 18 May 2011 – 27 June 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
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| Preceded by | Self (Transport) Rakibul Hussain (Tourism) Pramila Rani Brahma (WPT&BC) |
| Succeeded by | Tarun Gogoi (Transport, Tourism) |
| In office 26 April 2018 – 10 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
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| Preceded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma (Tourism) Pramila Rani Brahma (WPT&BC) |
| Succeeded by | Bimal Bora (Tourism) Urkhao Gwra Brahma and Ranoj Pegu (WPT&BC) |
| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Matindra Basumatary |
| Succeeded by | Joyanta Basumatary |
| Constituency | Sidli (ST) |
He was appointed as a cabinet minister in the Government of Assam under chief minister Tarun Gogoi in 2006 and assigned the portfolios of Panchayat and Rural Development and Transport. He was re-appointed as a cabinet minister in 2011[5] and was assigned the portfolios of Transport, Tourism, and Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes (only BTAD areas). Following the Bodoland People's Front's decision to withdraw from the United Progressive Alliance in the aftermath of the 2014 general election, Brahma tendered his resignation from the council of ministers on 29 June 2014.[6]
The Bodoland People's Front contested the 2016 state assembly election as a part of the National Democratic Alliance and upon the victory of the NDA, two of the party's legislators– Pramila Rani Brahma and Rihon Daimary were appointed cabinet ministers in the cabinet of Sarbananda Sonowal.[7] In a cabinet reshuffle on 26 April 2018,[8] Brahma was inducted into the council of ministers and assigned the portfolios of Tourism and Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes.
References edit
- ^ "BTR : Ministers Pramila Rani Brahma & Chandan Brahma looses Assam Polls".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Chandan Brahma files nomination". Assam Times. 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Gogoi Cabinet to have 18 Ministers". The Hindu. 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Brahma's resignation accepted". Assamtimes.org. 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Sonowal ministry to start with 17 MLAs, allies want more of ministerial pie". Firstpost. 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Assam CM to expand cabinet". The Times of India. 25 April 2018.