Keshab Mahanta

Keshab Mahanta
Keshab Mahanta
	Official portrait, 2018
Cabinet Minister, Assam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 May 2016
Chief Ministers	Sarbananda Sonowal; Himanta Biswa Sarma;
Departments	Science, Technology and Climate Change (2016–present); Information Technology (2016–present); Water Resources (2016–21); Library and Archaeology (2018–21); Health and Family Welfare (2021–24); Transport, Excise (2024); Revenue and Disaster Management (2024–present);
Preceded by	Tarun Gogoi (Sc&Tech, IT); Basanta Das (Water); Himanta Biswa Sarma (Health); Parimal Suklabaidya (Transport, Excise); Jogen Mohan (Revenue);
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 May 2006
Preceded by	Gunin Hazarika
Constituency	Kaliabor
Working President, Asom Gana Parishad
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2014
President	Atul Bora
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 10 May 1996 – 3 March 1998
Preceded by	Tarun Gogoi
Succeeded by	Tarun Gogoi
Constituency	Kaliabor
Personal details
Born	6 July 1959 (age 67); Nagaon, Assam
Party	Asom Gana Parishad
Spouse	Chayanika Mahanta
Children	2
	Source:

Keshab Mahanta (born 6 July 1959) is an Indian politician of Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from the Kaliabor Constituency of Assam from 1996 to 1998 as a member of the Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Kaliabor constituency since 2006.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He is also serving as the minister of Health and Family Welfare and Science and Technology, Information and Technology Departments, Government of Assam in the Sarma Ministry since 2021 and was a former minister of Water Resources and Science and Technology, Information and Technology Departments, Government of Assam from 2016 to 2021 in the Sonowal ministry. He was also working president of Asom Gana Parishad since 2014.

Electoral history

Lok Sabha elections

Year	Constituency		Votes	%	Opponent		Result	Margin
1996	Kaliabor	AGP	283,086	36.4%	Tarun Gogoi	INC	Won	1,616
1998			151,487	22.8%			Lost	232,335
1999			206,150	26.4%			Lost	167,392
2004			234,695	30.7%	Dip Gogoi		Lost	67,198

Assam Legislative Assembly elections

Year	Constituency		Votes	%	Opponent		Result	Margin
2006	Kaliabor	AGP	37,031	42.2%	Simanchal Digal	INC	Won	11,832
2011			44,886	49.6%	Tapan Borah		Won	9,029
2016			64,759	63.0%	Bindu Ganju		Won	37,990
2021			73,677	59.9%	Prasanta Kumar Saikia		Won	28,720
2026			74,029	45.1%	Jiten Gour	Independent	Won	17,890

References

↑ "State plans task force to track illegal migrants". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
↑ "MEMBER OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ESHAB MAHANTA". Assam Government. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
↑ "AGP organisational meet held at Kaliabor". Assam Tribune. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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[1] "State plans task force to track illegal migrants". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[2] "MEMBER OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ESHAB MAHANTA". Assam Government. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[3] "AGP organisational meet held at Kaliabor". Assam Tribune. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[loksabha1996-4] "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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