536:'BJP Wave' in upper Assam where a vast majority of the Congress candidates were defeated. She held the position of Minister for Public Works Department (Roads and Building, National Highways), Urban Development and Housing, and had been in the last three Cabinets. She was also given the additional charge of Minister for Planning and Development, Judicial, Legislative, Pension & Public Grievance in 2015. She was conferred with the Golaghat ratna award by the united chamber of commerce, Golaghat.
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863:"Gogoi allocates portfolios to new Assam ministers"
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619:"ASSAM: FINAL LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS"
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590:Ajanta Neog was married to Karmashree
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889:"Minister Ajanta Neog Conferred with"
515:. She completed MA, LLB and LLM from
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521:Handique Girls College
513:Jalukbari constituency
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374:Bharatiya Janata Party
161:Social Welfare, Jails
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1057:Assam MLAs 2021–2026
1032:People from Golaghat
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1062:1964 births
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663:"Who's Who"
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330:Preceded by
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208:Tarun Gogoi
204:(SW, Jails)
196:Preceded by
187:(2015–2016)
181:(2012–2016)
175:(2011–2015)
169:(from 2008)
150:Tarun Gogoi
116:Preceded by
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25:Ajanta Neog
981:Categories
606:References
592:Nagen Neog
467:Politician
464:Occupation
452:Alma mater
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293:2 May 2021
254:(UD&H)
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201:Gautam Roy
156:Portfolios
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873:31 August
867:Firstpost
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441:Residence
431:Parent(s)
335:Atul Bora
324:1996–2020
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