Akhil Gogoi

Akhil Gogoi
Gogoi in 2024
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 May 2021
Preceded byPranab Gogoi
ConstituencySibsagar
Founder and President of Raijor Dal
Assumed office
2 October 2020
Preceded byPost Established
NationalityIndian
OccupationMember of Assam Legislative Assembly
Organisation(s)Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti
India Against Corruption
Known for2011–12 Indian anti-corruption movement,
Right to Information,
Anti CAA Protests of 2019 in Assam
Political partyRaijor Dal, Gana Mukti Sangram Asom
MovementIndian anti-corruption movement
SpouseGeetashree Tamuly
Children1

Akhil Gogoi is an Indian peasant leader, RTI activist, and Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Sibsagar since 2021. He is also the founder and president of Raijor Dal since 2020. Over the years he has been leading many anti-graft movements in the state. Gogoi came to national attention after he was awarded the Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award in 2008 for his relentless fight against corruption.[1] In 2010, he was awarded the national Right to Information Award by Public Cause Research Foundation for his role in exposing a Rs. 12.5 million scam in Sampoorna Gram Rozgar Yojna in the Golaghat district of Assam.[2] Gogoi is the founder Secretary of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS)- a peasant organisation based in Assam.

  1. ^ "Akhil Gogoi receives award from Kiron Bedi". Assam Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ TI Trade (29 November 2009). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.