Ajanta Neog
Ajanta Neog (born 1964) is an Indian politician who is currently the Finance and Social Welfare Minister in the Government of Assam. She is the first woman Finance Minister of Assam. She has been representing the Golaghat Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001. She also holds the record for being the longest serving female legislator from Assam.
Ajanta Neog | |
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Neog in 2020 | |
| Minister of Finance and Social Welfare, Government of Assam | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Preceded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| In office 2001 – 25 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Atul Bora |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
| Constituency | Golaghat |
| Minister for the Public Works Department (Roads & Building, NH), Urban Development & Housing | |
| In office 2006 – May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance | |
| In office 23 January 2015 - 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Preceded by | Tanka Bahadur Rai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 Sons |
| Parent(s) | Sasadhar Das (Father) Rebati Das (Mother) |
| Residence | Dispur |
| Alma mater | M.A. from Gauhati University and LLB,LLM |
| Occupation | Politician |
Currently, she is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which she joined in December 2020. After she resigned her post as a MLA .
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