Prasanta Phukan
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Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma
Departments
- Power
- Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship
- Medical Education and Research (Ayushman Bharat)
Preceded by
- Nandita Garlosa (Power)
- Jayanta Malla Baruah (Skill)
Succeeded byTopon Kumar Gogoi
Prasanta Phukan | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Assam | |
| Assumed office 9 December 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
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| Preceded by |
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| Chairman, Assam Industries Development Corporation | |
| In office 3 November 2021 – 9 December 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Topon Kumar Gogoi |
| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kalyan Kumar Gogoi |
| Constituency | Dibrugarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1954 (age 71) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Jyoti Phukan (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Late Nabin Ram Phukan (Father) Jyotika Phukan (Mother) |
Prasanta Phukan (born 23 July 1954)[1] is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 from Dibrugarh.[2][3][4] He is the incumbent MLA of Dibrugarh. In 2021, Prasanta Phukan won the Assam Legislative Assembly Election with a margin of 38005 votes. He was the Chairperson of the Managing Committee of Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, before he resigned.[5]