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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| office = Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textiles, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare<br />
| name = Bismita Gogoi<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Probin Gogoi]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Mrinal Saikia]]<br />
| office1 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|01|01}}<br />
| constituency1 = [[Khumtai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khumtai]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Rupak Gogoi|1997|2005|end={{abbr|d.|died}}}}<br />
| parents = Tokheswar Saikia (Father)<br />
Ahalya Saikia (Mother)<br />
| termstart = 23 January 2015<br />
| termend = 19 May 2016<br />
| term_end1 = 19 May 2016<br />
| term_start1 = 13 May 2011<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Dibrugarh University]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Tarun Gogoi]]<br />
| birth_place = [[Moran Town|Moran]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Pranati Phukan]]<br />
| relatives = [[Jiba Kanta Gogoi]] (father in law)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bismita Gogoi''' (born 1 January 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of [[Assam]]. She was a Member of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] for [[Khumtai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khumtai]]. She was made Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare during a cabinet reshuffle<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 23, 2015|first=Prabin|last=Kalita|title=Ministry rejig: Assam ministers to be sworn in today|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/ministry-rejig-assam-ministers-to-be-sworn-in-today/articleshow/45982876.cms|access-date=2021-08-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Bismita Gogoi was born on 1 January 1972 to the late Tokheswar Saikia and Ahalya Saikia. She was born in [[Moran Town|Moran]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's Who|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/bismita-gogoi-2011.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> She is M.A in Sociology (1996) from Dibrugarh University. She has also completed LLB from RKB Law College under Dibrugarh University in the year 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-18|title=Bismita Gogoi from Khumtai: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/assam-election-2021/candidates/phase1/bismita-gogoi-from-khumtai-biography-529161|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
She married Rupak Kr Gogoi on 12 December 1997. Her husband was the son of [[Jiba Kanta Gogoi]], a former speaker of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 2, 2002|title=Senior Cong leader Jiba Kanta Gogoi dead {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/senior-cong-leader-jiba-kanta-gogoi-dead/articleshow/14765584.cms|access-date=2021-08-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> They had no children. Her husband was killed after he was attacked by a mob of labourers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-06-27|title=13 given life imprisonment for Rupak Gogoi murder case|url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/6670|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Assam Times|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
She was elected to the assembly in 2011. She became Minister of Cultural Affairs, Handloom, Textile, Sericulture and Backward Classes Welfare succeeding Pranati Phukan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Talukdar|first=Sushanta|date=2015-01-19|title=14 Congress Ministers resign ahead of Cabinet reshuffle in Assam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/14-congress-ministers-resign-ahead-of-cabinet-reshuffle-in-assam/article6802371.ece|access-date=2021-08-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She was one of 10 cabinet ministers who lost in the [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016 Assam Legislative Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Gogoi cabinet ministers bite the dust|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/10-gogoi-cabinet-ministers-bite-the-dust/cid/1411566|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><br />
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