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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Atul Bora
| native_name =
| image = Atul Bora in 2025.jpg
| caption = Bora in 2025
| image_size = 200
| office = [[Government of Assam|Cabinet Minister, Assam]]
| term_start = 24 May 2016
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = {{ubl|[[Sarbananda Sonowal]]|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]}}
| 2blankname = Departments
| 2namedata = {{bulleted list|[[Department of Agriculture and Horticulture (Assam)|Agriculture and Horticulture]]|Animal Husbandry and Veterinary {{small|(2016–24)}}|Urban Development {{small|(2016–20)}}|Town and Country Planning {{small|(2018–20)}}|Border Protection and Development, Implementation of Assam Accord {{small|(2021–present)}}}}
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[Rakibul Hussain]] {{small|(Agriculture)}}|[[Khorsing Engti]] {{small|(Animal Husbandry)}}|[[Sumitra Patir]] {{small|(UD, T&CP)}}|[[Sarbananda Sonowal]] {{small|(BP&D, IAA)}}}}
| successor = {{ubl|[[Krishnendu Paul]] {{small|(Animal Husbandry)}}|[[Pijush Hazarika]] {{small|(UD, T&CP)}}}}

| office1 = President of the [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| term_start1 = 15 July 2014
| predecessor1 = Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
| 1blankname1 = Working President
| 1namedata1 = [[Keshab Mahanta]]

| office2 = [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Member, Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 19 May 2016
| constituency2 = [[Bokakhat Assembly constituency|Bokakhat]]
| predecessor2 = Arun Phukan
| term_start3 = 10 May 1996
| term_end3 = 14 May 2001
| constituency3 = [[Golaghat Assembly constituency|Golaghat]]
| predecessor3 = [[Nagen Neog]]
| successor3 = [[Ajanta Neog]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|4|7}}
| birth_place = Borahi Gaon, [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| spouse = Bulbuli Baruah
| children =
| party = [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| alma_mater = [[Gauhati University]]
| profession =
| website = {{URL|atulbora.com}}
}}
'''Atul Bora''' (born 7 April 1960) is an Indian politician from [[Assam]] affiliated with [[Asom Gana Parishad]]. He represents the [[Bokakhat Assembly constituency|Bokakhat constituency]] in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016 and the Golaghat constituency from 1996 to 2001. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Since 2016 in the [[Sonowal ministry]] and the [[Sarma ministry]]. He also served as the 2nd president of the [[Asom Gana Parishad]] since 2014 and working president of the party from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/assam2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=92|title=ATUL BORA (AGP):Constituency- Golaghat (Golaghat ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>

== Early career ==
Bora was born into a family of [[Chutia people|Chutia]] ethnicity at Borahi Gaon, Athgaon Mouza, of [[Golaghat District]]. He is the eldest son of Sri Mehuram Bora and Smti. Punya Probha Bora. He completed his primary education at Saraimoria LP School and Torfat ME school.

Thereafter he was admitted to Kacharihat High School, where he passed the HSLC Examination. Subsequently, he took admission in [[Debraj Roy College]], Golaghat and after graduation, he joined [[Gauhati University]] and obtained his master's degree in Political Science. He also obtained an LLB Degree from Gauhati University Law College.

== Political career ==

Bora participated actively in the [[Assam Movement]] while he was a student. He was elected Organizing Secretary and thereafter the General Secretary of the [[All Assam Students Union]]. He was also President of the [[All Assam Students Union]].

Bora also became the Founder Chairman of the North-East Students' Co-ordination Committee, composed of student organisations of the north-eastern states. As the Founder Chairman, Bora became instrumental in organising educational, cultural, socio-political, sports and awareness programmes in entire [[North-East India]].

Bora joined active politics by enrolling himself as an [[Asom Gana Parishad]] worker in 1995.

On 9 June 1996, he was elected as MLA from his home constituency [[Golaghat Vidhan Sabha constituency|Golaghat constituency]]. Bora also practised law for a few years until assuming charge of various responsible posts of the party such as District President, Joint Secretary, General Secretary of the Central Committee. In 2011 he was elected as the Working President of [[Asom Gana Parishad]]. On 15 July 2014, Bora assumed the charge of President of the party.
[[File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu lighting the lamp to inaugurate the year long Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Assam Agricultural University, in Jorhat, Assam.JPG|thumb|Bora with Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu|M. Venkaiah Naidu]] and Governor [[Jagdish Mukhi|Jagadish Mukhi]]]]In May 2016, Bora won the Bokakhat constituency. He was sworn in as Cabinet Minister on 24 May 2016 and has been allotted polities like agriculture, horticulture and food processing, animal husbandry and veterinary, urban development department, and town and country planning departments.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sarbananda-sonowal-distributes-portfolios-himanta-biswa-sarma-gets-finance-1411276 | title=Sarbananda Sonowal Distributes Portfolios, Himanta Biswa Sarma Gets Finance | date=26 May 2016 | publisher=NDTV | agency=Indo-Asian News Service | access-date=20 September 2019 }}</ref>

In January 2018, Assam Agriculture Minister Bora inaugurated a chief minister’s free diagnostic and laboratory services at the Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital here in a colourful ceremony in presence of the joint director of health services, ADC (H), superintendent of SKK civil hospital, representatives from HLL Lifecare Ltd and other dignitaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minister Atul Bora launches free laboratory and diagnostic service|date=23 July 2018|url=https://nenow.in/minister-atul-bora-launches-free-laboratory-and-diagnostic-services/|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190843/https://nenow.in/minister-atul-bora-launches-free-laboratory-and-diagnostic-services/|archive-date=23 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Asom Gana Parishad politicians]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Assam]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chutiya community]]
[[Category:People from Golaghat district]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 2026–2031]]

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