Keshab Mahanta
OfficeCabinet Minister, Assam
Term start24 May 2016
1blanknameChief Ministers
1namedata
2blanknameDepartments
2namedata
  • 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)
Predecessor
Office 1Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
Term start 111 May 2006
Constituency 1Kaliabor
Predecessor 1Gunin Hazarika
Office 2Working President, Asom Gana Parishad
Term start 22014
President 2Atul Bora
Office 3Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term start 310 May 1996
Term end 33 March 1998
Constituency 3Kaliabor
Predecessor 3Tarun Gogoi
Successor 3Tarun Gogoi
Birth date6 July 1959 (age 67)
Birth placeNagaon, Assam
PartyAsom Gana Parishad
SpouseChayanika Mahanta
Sourcehttps://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3716.htm

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.

Electoral history

Lok Sabha elections

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentResultMargin
1996Kaliabor283,08636.4%Tarun Gogoi
1998151,48722.8%
1999206,15026.4%
2004234,69530.7%Dip Gogoi

Assam Legislative Assembly elections

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentResultMargin
2006Kaliabor37,03142.2%Simanchal Digal
201144,88649.6%Tapan Borah
201664,75963.0%Bindu Ganju
202173,67759.9%Prasanta Kumar Saikia
202674,02945.1%Jiten Gour

References

  1. ^ "State plans task force to track illegal migrants". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ "MEMBER OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ESHAB MAHANTA". Assam Government. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ "AGP organisational meet held at Kaliabor". Assam Tribune. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 October 2015.