Pabitra Margherita
Indian politician and actor
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Pabitra Margherita (born Pabitra Gogoi;[1] 13 October 1974) is an Indian politician and former actor. He is currently serving as a Minister of State for External Affairs and also as a Minister of State for the Ministry of Textiles in the Third Modi ministry.
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13 October 1974
Pabitra Margherita | |
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Pabitra Margherita | |
| Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rajkumar Ranjan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ranee Narah, INC |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pabitra Gogoi 13 October 1974 |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Gayatri Mahanta |
| Children | 3 |
| Margherita College Jagannath Barooah College Assam Textile Institute | |
Political career
Margherita joined politics in 2014 and became an active BJP member. He has served as a spokesperson of Assam BJP since 2014.[2] He also served as Prabhari of Social Media Cell, Assam BJP and Zila Prabhari of Kamrup (North) District BJP. He also served as Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban,[3] Govt. of Assam from 2017 to 2021. He also served as Member Secretary[4] of State Level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare, Govt. of Assam[5] from November 2021 to March 2022.
Margherita was elected as a Member of Parliament, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament, as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2022 Rajya Sabha elections.[6][7] He received 46 votes, the most of any candidate in the Assam Legislative Assembly.[7]
Margherita took oath as a Minister of State in the Third Modi ministry in 2024. He is presently a Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, and a Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.[8][9] He is a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[10] He is also the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Assam.[11]
Acting career
Margherita's career began as an anchor and an actor. His first film was Tumi Mur Mathu Mur with co-star and director Zubeen Garg. His other films include Junbai, Hero and lastly, Mon Jaai, which is one of the biggest hit films of all time in Assamese cinema.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Roles | Director | Languages | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tumi Mor Matho Mor | Arunabh | Zubeen Garg | Assamese | Debut film as an actor |
| 2005 | Junbai | Rajesh Bhuyan | Assamese | ||
| Zubeen Manasor Jatra | Himself (Presenter) | Manas Robin | Assamese | Direct-to-video musical concert film | |
| 2006 | Hero | Pabitra Gogoi | Rajesh Bhuyan | Bengali | |
| 2008 | Mon Jaai | Nayan | M. Maniram | Assamese |
Web series
| Year | Title | Roles | Director | Language(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zubeen-Manasor Jatra: Web Series Edition | Himself (presenter) | Manas Robin | Assamese | Archive footage; Assamese musical concert mini-web series contains previously unseen live concert footages between 2004 and 2005. |
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Discography
As a spoken vocals
| Year | Title | Director | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hridoy Kapuwa Gaan | Jayanta Nath | |
| Dinabandhu | Munin Barua | Zubeen Garg | |
| 2005 | Junbai | Rajesh Bhuyan | Manas Robin |
| 2006 | Junbai Dwitiya | Rajesh Bhuyan | Manas Robin |
| Hero | |||
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hiyamon | Zubeen Garg, Babita Sharma |
| 2002 | Akou Hiyamon | |
| Shishu | Zubeen Garg, Jonkey Borthakur | |
| 2003 | Sinaki Mon | Zubeen Garg |
| 2004 | Lajuki Mon | Zubeen Garg, Subasana Dutta |
| Jantra | Zubeen Garg | |
| 2005 | Sinaki Xur | Zubeen Garg and others |
| 2006 | It's All About Love | Sagarika |
| Nayaa | Anaida | |
| Mukha | Zubeen Garg | |
| 2008 | Ponkhi | Zubeen Garg, Ponkhi, Bijoy Kashyap |
| Rumaal | Zubeen Garg |