Ranjit Dutta

Ranjit Dutta
Dutta in 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byPallab Lochan Das
ConstituencyTezpur, Assam
Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam
In office
24 May 2016 – 10 May 2021
Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal
Portfolios
  • Sericulture
  • Handloom and Textiles
  • Irrigation (2016–2018)
  • Welfare of Minorities (2018–2021)
Preceded byBismita Gogoi (Sericulture, Handloom and Textiles)
Chandan Kumar Sarkar (Irrigation)
Sarbananda Sonowal (Minorities Welfare)
Succeeded byUrkhao Gwra Brahma (Sericulture, Handloom and Textiles)
Bhabesh Kalita (Irrigation)
Chandra Mohan Patowary (Minorities Welfare)
President, Assam Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2010–2012
Succeeded bySarbananda Sonowal
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 May 2016
Preceded byPallab Lochan Das
ConstituencyBehali
In office
2001–2011
Succeeded byPallab Lochan Das
ConstituencyBehali
Personal details
Born (1957-01-24) 24 January 1957 (age 67)
Hatibondha, Biswanath district, Assam
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Gita Dutta
(m. 1991)
Parent(s)Kuladhar Dutta (Father)
Labanya Dutta (Mother)
Alma materDarrang College

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][3]

  1. ^ MEMBERS OF 14th ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
  2. ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Member". 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Ex-legislators | In the major league now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.