Basanta Das
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Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Departments
- Fisheries
- Water Resources
- Scheduled Castes Welfare
Preceded by
- Self (Fisheries)
- Rajib Lochan Pegu (Water Resources, SC Welfare)
Succeeded by
- Parimal Suklabaidya (Fisheries)
- Keshab Mahanta (Water Resources)
Basanta Das | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Assam | |
| In office 26 January 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Assam | |
| In office 26 January 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
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| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2021–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gurujyoti Das |
| Constituency | Mangaldoi |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hiren Kumar Das |
| Succeeded by | Gurujyoti Das |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Hiren Kumar Das |
| Succeeded by | Hiren Kumar Das |
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| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2026–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2001–2026) |
| Alma mater | Darrang College |
Basanta Das is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam. He has been elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the Mangaldoi constituency.[1][2] He also served as a cabinet minister in the Third Tarun Gogoi Ministry (from 2011-2016), overseeing the following ministries:
- Ministry of Fisheries
- Ministry of Printing
- Ministry of Stationery and Information
- Ministry of Public Relations
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Scheduled Castes Welfare
On 5 March 2026, after having been suspended from the Congress, Das joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in time for the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[3]