Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Indian politician
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Ranjeet Kumar Dass (born 1 December 1965) is an Indian politician and journalist from Assam. He has been the Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Government of Assam in the Himanta Biswa Sarma ministry since 2021. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party representing Patacharkuchi since 2021 and Sorbhog from 2011 to 2021. He was elected as Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2017.[1][2][3][4] He became a member of the BJP in 1992. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy leader of the BJP in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He served as the BJP Assam state unit president from 2016 to 2021.[5][6][7]
- Panchayat and Rural Development
- Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs (2021–24)
- Public Health Engineering (2021–22)
- General Administration, Tourism (2022–present)
- Naba Kumar Doley (P&RD)
- Phani Bhusan Choudhury (FCS&CA)
- Rihon Daimary (PHE)
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (GAD)
Ranjeet Kumar Dass | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Assam | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
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| Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 June 2016 – 25 December 2016 | |
| Deputy | Dilip Kumar Paul |
| Preceded by | Pranab Kumar Gogoi |
| Succeeded by | Hitendra Nath Goswami |
| President, Assam Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 25 December 2016 – 26 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Succeeded by | Bhabesh Kalita |
| Member, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pabindra Deka |
| Constituency | Patacharkuchi |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Uddabh Barman |
| Succeeded by | Manoranjan Talukdar |
| Constituency | Sorbhog |
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| Born | 1 December 1965 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1992-present) |
| Spouse | Anju Rani Baishya |
| Children | 3 (one son and two daughters) |
| Parent(s) | Arabinda Das (father) Hira Das (mother) |
| Gauhati University (M.Sc. (Botany)) | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Website | www |