Pradyut Bordoloi

Pradyut Bordoloi
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2026
Preceded byAtul Bora
ConstituencyDispur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 18 March 2026
Preceded byRajen Gohain
ConstituencyNagaon
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
In office
21 May 2006 – 25 January 2015
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Departments
  • Industries and Commerce
  • Power
  • Public Enterprises
  • Education (2014–15)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
  • Tarun Gogoi (Industries, Power, Public Enterprises)
  • Sarat Barkotoky (Education)
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Assam
In office
7 June 2002 – 21 May 2006
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Departments
  • Environment and Forest
  • Sports and Youth Welfare (2004–06)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Minister of State, Government of Assam
In office
17 May 2001 – 7 June 2002
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Departments
  • Finance
  • Industries and Commerce
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Science and Technology
  • Environment and Forest
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1998–2016
Preceded byTarun Gogoi
Succeeded byBhaskar Sharma
ConstituencyMargherita
Personal details
Born (1959-04-28) 28 April 1959
Margherita, Assam
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (1998–2026)
ChildrenTwo Sons
EducationCotton College, Gauhati University (B.A, M.A)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (MPhil)
OccupationPolitician

Pradyut Bordoloi (born 28 April 1959) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam serving as the MLA for Dispur in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2026.[1] He was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress.[2] As a Congress member, he was a four-term MLA for Margherita from 1998 to 2016, and a minister in the Government of Assam from 2001 to 2015.[3][4] He was also the Member of Parliament for Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency from 2019 to 2026.[5]

Early life

Bordoloi was born on 28 March 1959 in Margherita, Assam.[6] He graduated from Cotton College, Gauhati University with a MA, and from Jawaharlal Nehru University with an MPhil.[6] He was the President of the Assam unit of the National Students’ Union of India.[7][8]

Political career

Bordoloi was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Margherita in a by-poll in 1998,[9] and was re-elected in 2001, 2006, and 2011.[10] He was a minister of state in the first Tarun Gogoi-led Indian National Congress government from 2001 to 2006.[3] He held portfolios of Industries, Commerce, Power, and Public Enterprises as a senior cabinet minister in the second and third Tarun Gogoi-led Congress ministries from 2006 to 2015.[3] He stepped down as a minister in the 2015 cabinet reshuffle,[3] and was subsequently appointed senior government spokesperson and advisor to the Chief Minister.[4] In 2019, Bordoloi was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagaon.[5] He was re-elected from Nagaon in 2024. Bordoloi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 18 March 2026.[2] He was elected from the Dispur constituency in the 2026 legislative assembly election.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 NDTV News Desk (4 May 2026). "BJP's Pradyut Bordoloi, Who Quit Congress, Wins From Dispur In Assam". NDTV. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Assam assembly elections: MP Pradyut Bordoloi quits Congress after 30 years, gets offer from Himanta Biswa Sarma to join BJP". Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Congress key posts for Pradyut, NE leaders
  4. 1 2 Pradyut Bordoloi appointed govt spokesperson in Assam
  5. 1 2 Pradyut Bordoloi- Wins in Nagaon
  6. 1 2 Pradyut Bordoloi
  7. ↑ Pradyut Bordoloi, old Cong hand from Tinsukia joins call for transparency in party chief polls
  8. ↑ Congress MP From Nagaon, Pradyut Bordoloi, Tests Positive For COVID-19
  9. ↑ Congress stuns BJD-BJP in Orissa
  10. ↑ Margherita Constituency - Population, Polling Percentage, Facilities, Parties Vote Share, Last Election Results
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