Jayanta Malla Baruah

Jayanta Mallabaruah is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a two term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, from 2011 to 2016 and 2021 to present.[1] He has been appointed Cabinet Minister in the Government of Assam headed by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma.[2]

Jayanta Malla Baruah
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 May 2021
Preceded byAshok Sarma
ConstituencyNalbari
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byAlaka Sarma
Succeeded byAshok Sarma
ConstituencyNalbari
Personal details
Born23-10-1971
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children2
Alma materB Borooah College
OccupationPolitician

Mallabaruah currently holds the portfolio of Public Health Engineering, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship and Tourism.[3] Before this he was the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Assam.[4] In 2017, he was appointed the Chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation. During his tenure as Chairman of ATDC he drew attention by holding the Filmfare award show in Assam, the first time that the show was held outside Mumbai in its 65-year history.

Constituency

Baruah represented the Nalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Baruah won the seat on an Indian National Congress ticket, beating the sitting Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly Alaka Sarma from the Asom Gana Parishad by about 9000 votes.[5] In the legislative assembly election of 2021, Jayanta Malla Baruah won No.59 Nalbari Constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, defeating Shri Pradyut Bhuyan of the Indian National Congress party.

Political party

Baruah was a member of the Indian National Congress, but in 2015 he switched party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6] Baruah was later denied a ticket from a party to contest the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[7] Later he served as the Chairman of Assam Tourism Corporation.

References
  1. "Jayanta Malla Baruah | Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. "Jayanta Malla Baruah, Nandita Garlosa sworn in as ministers in Assam Cabinet". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. Time, Pratidin (10 June 2022). "Assam: Jayanta Malla Baruah Assumes Charge as New Cabinet Minister". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. Desk, Sentinel Digital (11 May 2021). "Jayanta Malla Baruah Appointed as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Assam - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Nalbari Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
  6. "Nalbari BJP welcomes Jayanta Malla". eastern-today.com.
  7. "BJP changes candidates in two seats, Jayanta Malla denied ticket". sentinelassam.com.
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