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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gaurav Gogoi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]]
| residence = 55, Ajanta Path, Beltola Survey, Guwahati, Assam.
| death_date =
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| office = [[Indian National Congress|Deputy Leader of Indian National Congress]] in [[Lok Sabha]]
| president = [[Sonia Gandhi]] (Interim)
| termstart = 27 August 2020
| predecessor = [[Amarinder Singh|Captain Amarinder Singh]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 16 May 2014
| constituency2 = [[Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]]
| predecessor2 = [[Dip Gogoi]]
| successor2 =
| occupation = [[Social Worker]]<br />[[Politician]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Mrs. Elizabeth Colebourn Gogoi<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=http://post.jagran.com/assam-cms-son-gaurav-gogoi-files-nomination-for-ls-polls-1395231869 | title=Assam CM's son Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for LS polls | publisher=Jagran.com | date=19 March 2014 | accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref>
| parents = [[Tarun Gogoi]] (Father)<br/>Dolly Gogoi (Mother)
| relatives = Chandrima Gogoi (Sister)
| children =
| alma_mater = [[Indraprastha University]]<br>[[New York University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
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'''Gaurav Gogoi''' is an Indian politician of [[Indian National Congress]] from the Indian state of [[Assam]]. He is son of former chief minister of Assam [[Tarun Gogoi]]. He contested the Indian general elections 2014 and 2019 from [[Kaliabor]] seat and won. Gaurav left his job at [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] to join a [[Delhi]]-based NGO called Pravah in 2005.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/assam-cm-tarun-gogoi-son-gaurav-joins-politics-from-grassroots/1/138771.html | title=Sonrise in the East | publisher=indiatoday.in | accessdate=20 March 2014 | author=Kaushik Deka}}</ref>

==Early life and personal life==
Gaurav Gogoi was born in 1982. His father [[Tarun Gogoi]] (died on 23 November 2020) 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, Delhi|St. Columba's School]] in Delhi. He then completed B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2004 from [[Indraprastha University]], Delhi and then joined the marketing team of Airtel. He later went to the [[United States of America]] to study [[public administration]].<ref name="auto1"/> He holds a [[Master of Public Administration]] from [[New York University]].<ref name="wagner.nyu.edu">{{Cite web | url=http://wagner.nyu.edu/alumni/action/InAction-gaurav-gogoi | title=Search | NYU Wagner}}</ref>
He also enjoys [[dancing]] and [[choreography]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tarun-gogoi-gaurav-marriage-to-british-girlfriend-elizabeth-colebourn/1/285955.html|title=Meet the bride}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-04-04/news/48866984_1_gaurav-gogoi-assamese-poll-campaigns|title=LS polls 2014: UK-born wife learning Assamese to campaign for Gaurav Gogoi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/whos-who-in-the-congresss-infamous-25/20150804.htm|title=Who's who in the Congress's infamous 25|publisher=|accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> He and his wife have 2 children - one son and one daughter, (born 2016 and 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=2020-08-24|title=Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi and wife blessed with baby girl - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-mp-gaurav-gogoi-and-wife-blessed-with-baby-girl-497033|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
Upon his return, he entered politics and said that he would do whatever the party wanted him to do.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/open-to-any-role-in-congress-says-tarun-gogois-son-gaurav-657563.html | title=Open to any role in Congress, says tarun gogoi's son gaurav | publisher=Firstpost.com | date=12 March 2013 | accessdate=20 March 2014 | author=Simantic Dowerah}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto"/>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/india-mps/asm-kaliabor-election-results-2014|title=NDTV.com - Election 2014, Election Result, Lok Sabha Election News, Live News|publisher=|accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Northeast states |state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:New York University alumni]]
[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
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