Jayanta Malla Baruah
Jayanta Malla Baruah | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Assam | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2026 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
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| Preceded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| In office 9 June 2022 – 11 May 2026 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
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| Preceded by | Ranjeet Kumar Dass (PHE) |
| Succeeded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Sarma |
| Constituency | Nalbari |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alaka Sarma |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Sarma |
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| Born | 23 October 1971 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2015) Indian National Congress (until 2015) |
| Spouse | Julee Deka Baruah |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | B. Borooah College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jayanta Malla Baruah (born 23 October 1971) is an Indian politician. A member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, he was first elected for a single term in 2011 representing the Indian National Congress, but switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015. He re-entered the Assembly in the 2021 election and currently serves in the Second Sarma ministry with responsibility for Finance, Environment and Forest, and Mines and Minerals.[1]
Political career
Baruah began his political career with the Indian National Congress and was first elected to the Nalbari constituency in 2011, winning against the sitting member, Alaka Sarma of the Asom Gana Parishad.[2] He switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015 and was defeated in the 2016 election.
From 2017 to 2021 he was political secretary to the Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation.[3][4] Known as a close associate of Sarma, he was reelected to the Nalbari seat in the 2021 election representing the BJP, winning the seat again in 2026 with more than 60,000 votes.[5][6] Baruah enjoyed significant support from Sarma during campaigning in the 2026 election.[7]
References
- ↑ "Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma allocates portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers; keeps home, PWD". The New Indian Express. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Nalbari Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Assam: Jayanta Malla Baruah Assumes Charge as New Cabinet Minister". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jayanta Malla Baruah Appointed Political Secretary to Chief Minister Assam". Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "BJP's Jayanta Malla Baruah Wins Nalbari by Over 60,101 Votes". Guwahati Times. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jayanta Malla Baruah Registers Landslide Win from Assam's Nalbari". Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Himanta Sarma's Troubleshooter Jayanta Baruah Files Nomination From Nalbari". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.