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Ranjit Dutta (born 24 January 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He is presently a member of Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 for the Behali constituency. He served as MLA of Behali from 2001 to 2011. He was a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government from 2016 to 2021.[1][2]

Early life and education

Dutta was born in Hatibondha, Biswanath on 24 January 1957. His father was the late Kuladhar Dutta and his mother was the late Labanya Dutta. He completed his higher Secondary from Darrang College, Tezpur in the year 1974.[3]

Political career

Dutta was the BJP candidate for the Behali constituency in the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He obtained 33348 votes, 50.65% of the total vote in the election. He defeated the incumbent congress MLA, Barnabash Tanti, who had been serving for the past 10 years, by 13529 votes.[4]

In the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Dutta sought reelection in Behali. He polled 28633 votes in the election. He defeated his nearest opponent, a Congress candidate, by 8979 votes.[4]

In the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Dutta sought reelection in Behali. He received 22662 votes, 28.02% of the total vote. He was defeated by Congress candidate and future Lok Sabha MP Pallab Lochan Das, by 18136 votes.

In the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Dutta tried to seek the Behali seat again. He again became the BJP candidate for the election. He received 52152 votes, 56.2% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent, a congress candidate, by 23601 votes.[4]

Dutta was inducted into the Sonowal cabinet as Minister for Handloom, Welfare of Minorities, Textiles & Sericulture. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister on 24 May 2016 at Guwahati.[5][6][7]

In the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he sought reelection. He received 53583 votes, 50.93% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 29839 votes. He was not inducted into the Sarma Ministry.

Personal life

Dutta married Gita Dutta on 1 May 1991. They have one son and one daughter. Dutta has a special interest in social service.[2]

References

  1. ^ MEMBERS OF 14th ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
  2. ^ a b "Assam Legislative Assembly - Member". 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Ranjit Dutta from Behali: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Behali Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Assam's chief minister in presence of BJP bigwigs - Photos News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as first BJP CM of Assam, PM Modi attends ceremony". India Today. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "As it happened: Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Assam CM". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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