Keshab Mahanta
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- Science, Technology and Climate Change (2016–present)
- Information Technology (2016–present)
- Water Resources (2016–21)
- Library and Archaeology (2018–21)
- Health and Family Welfare (2021–24)
- Transport, Excise (2024)
- Revenue and Disaster Management (2024–present)
- Tarun Gogoi (Sc&Tech, IT)
- Basanta Das (Water)
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (Health)
- Parimal Suklabaidya (Transport, Excise)
- Jogen Mohan (Revenue)
Keshab Mahanta | |
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.JPG) Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Assam | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2016 | |
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| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Gunin Hazarika |
| Constituency | Kaliabor |
| Working President, Asom Gana Parishad | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| President | Atul Bora |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 May 1996 – 3 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Tarun Gogoi |
| Succeeded by | Tarun Gogoi |
| Constituency | Kaliabor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1959 |
| Party | Asom Gana Parishad |
| Spouse | Chayanika Mahanta |
| Children | 2 |
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Keshab Mahanta (born 6 July 1959) is an Indian politician of Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from the Kaliabor Constituency of Assam from 1996 to 1998 as a member of the Asom Gana Parishad. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Kaliabor constituency since 2006.[1][2][3][4] He is also serving as the minister of Health and Family Welfare and Science and Technology, Information and Technology Departments, Government of Assam in the Sarma Ministry since 2021 and was a former minister of Water Resources and Science and Technology, Information and Technology Departments, Government of Assam from 2016 to 2021 in the Sonowal ministry. He was also working president of Asom Gana Parishad since 2014.