Gaurav Gogoi

Gaurav Gogoi
Gogoi in 2014
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 July 2024
SpeakerOm Birla
Leader of the OppositionRahul Gandhi
Preceded byGopinath Munde (2014)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byTopon Kumar Gogoi
ConstituencyJorhat, Assam
In office
16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byDip Gogoi
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyKaliabor, Assam
Personal details
Born (1982-09-04) 4 September 1982 (age 42)
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Elizabeth Colebourn Gogoi
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(m. 2013)​
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Children2
Parent(s)Tarun Gogoi (father)
Dolly Gogoi (mother)
RelativesGanesh Gogoi (granduncle)
Paran Barbarooah (uncle)
Prerana Barbarooah (cousin) Dip Gogoi (uncle)
Chandrima Gogoi (sister)
Residence
Alma materGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New York University (MPA)
Occupation

Gaurav Gogoi (born 4 September 1982) is an Indian politician and social worker of Indian National Congress from Assam who is serving as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha since 2024.[2] From 2020 till 2024, he served as the deputy leader of Indian National Congress parliamentary party under Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. He is currently representing the Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency in 18th Lok Sabha since 2024. He had represented the Kaliabor Constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha and the 17th Lok Sabha from 2014 till 2024, after which the constituency was abolished. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi. He left his job at Airtel to join a Delhi-based NGO called Pravah in 2005.[3]

Early life and personal life

Gaurav Gogoi was born in 1982. His father Tarun Gogoi served as Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016 as the longest-serving chief minister of the state. He graduated from St. Columba's School in Delhi. He then completed B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2004 from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi and then joined the marketing team of Airtel. He later went to the United States of America to study public administration.[3] He holds a Master of Public Administration from New York University.[4] He also enjoys dancing and choreography.[5] In 2013, Gaurav married UK-born Elizabeth Colebourn. In 2014, Gaurav joined the Congress Party and is the Member of the Indian Parliament for Kaliabor (Assumed office 1 September 2014).[6][7][8] He and his wife have 2 children - one son and one daughter, (born 2016 and 2020).[9]

Other luminaries related to Gogoi are Poet Ganesh Gogoi (Grand Uncle), Film Producer Paran Barbarooah (Uncle), Film Director Prerana Barbarooah (Cousin) and Politician Dip Gogoi (Uncle).

Political career

Upon his return, he entered politics and said that he would do whatever the party wanted him to do.[10] In March 2014, the Congress Party announced Gogoi as its candidate from Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency). After the announcement, Gogoi filed his nomination on 19 March 2014.[1] He won his first election polling a total of 443,315 votes beating his nearest rival, Mrinal Kumar Saikia of BJP by over 93,000 votes.[11][12]

On 8 August 2023, Gogoi lead the No confidence motion against Bharatiya Janata Party government under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He asked three questions to Modi government:[13]

“Why did he not visit Manipur to date? Why did it take almost 80 days to finally speak on Manipur and when he did speak it was just for 30 seconds? Why has the Chief Minister not been sacked the Manipur CM so far?,"[14]

Gogoi mentioned that since Prime Minister Modi choose to remain silent on the Manipur issue, opposition parties under I.N.D.I.A alliance had to move on No Confidence Motion against his government. They wanted Prime Minister to address parliament on Manipur violence.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls". Jagran.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 July 2024). "Gaurav Gogoi appointed Congress's Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha; Kodikunnil Suresh to be Chief Whip". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b Kaushik Deka. "Sonrise in the East". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Search | NYU Wagner".
  5. ^ "I will make my own identity: Gaurav Gogoi". India Today. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Meet the bride".
  7. ^ "LS polls 2014: UK-born wife learning Assamese to campaign for Gaurav Gogoi". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Who's who in the Congress's infamous 25". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (24 August 2020). "Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi and wife blessed with baby girl - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Simantic Dowerah (12 March 2013). "Open to any role in Congress, says tarun gogoi's son gaurav". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  11. ^ "NDTV.com - Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News, Live News". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Lok Sabha takes up no-confidence motion; Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi initiates debate". The Times of India. 8 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  14. ^ Livemint (8 August 2023). "Gaurav Gogoi throws three questions to PM Modi, says 'Manipur wants justice...'". mint. Retrieved 8 August 2023.