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|honorific_prefix = [[Director General]] of the [[National Security Guard]]
|name = Jayanto Narayan Choudhury
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'''Jayanto Narayan Choudhury''' (born 5 May 1955), also known as '''Jayanta Narayan Choudhury''' or '''J N Choudhury''' (Assamese: জয়ন্ত নাৰায়ন চৌধুৰী) is a 1978 batch (31RR) [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] of [[Assam]]-[[Meghalaya]] cadre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy: IPS Alumni Gallery: 31RR|url=https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=374:1978-batch&catid=32&Itemid=170}}</ref>

Choudhury served as the Director of [[National Security Guard]] (NSG), India from 22 January 2014 to 31 May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past & Present DG's|url=https://nsg.gov.in/dg-s-desk/former-dg-s|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229002441/https://nsg.gov.in/dg-s-desk/former-dg-s|archive-date=29 December 2021|access-date=6 January 2022|website=[[National Security Guard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 January 2014|title=J N Choudhury is new NSG DG|work=[[The Economics Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/j-n-choudhury-is-new-nsg-dg/articleshow/29249698.cms?from=mdr|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=26 December 2013|title=Centre appoints new heads for NSG, CISF|work=[[Firstpost]]|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/centre-appoints-new-heads-for-nsg-cisf-1308071.html|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=27 October 2014|title=NSA Ajit Doval to visit Burdwan blast site, seek Mamata's help in ongoing probe|work=[[Firstpost]]|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/nsa-ajit-doval-to-visit-burdwan-blast-site-seek-mamatas-help-in-ongoing-probe-1774019.html|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 January 2014|title=Choudhury is new NSG DG|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/choudhury-is-new-nsg-dg-114012300492_1.html|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>

Post retirement from the [[National Security Guard]], the [[GAIL|GAIL(India) Limited]] appointed Jayanto Narayan Choudhury as the company's Independent Director.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GAIL(India) Limited: Apoointment of Independent Director|url=https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/data/announcements/bse/15092017/4529e054-4b2c-4f3c-a956-102950f54f19.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108031009/https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/data/announcements/bse/15092017/4529e054-4b2c-4f3c-a956-102950f54f19.pdf|archive-date=8 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022|website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury was born on 5 May 1955.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Civil List of Indian Police Service: Volume 49|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2015|isbn=9781317352105|pages=53|language=English}}</ref> Choudhury's father was an Indian Army officer, and so he had to travel several places in his childhood along with his family. Though he was born in Lucknow, he was brought up in [[Nalbari]] of [[Assam]]. Choudhury's journey in childhood continued from Lucknow to Nalbari and Shillong. He had his basic educations in Darjeeling, [[Shillong]], and [[Ajmer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=17 January 2012|title=Assam DGP lists priorities|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/assam-dgp-lists-priorities/cid/464399|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

==Police career==
Choudhury, a 1978 batch [[Assam]]-[[Meghalaya]] cadre [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], worked in various departments in different capacities at the national level.

Choudhury joined the IB in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> Choudhury served as [[Additional director general of police|Additional director]] of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] till 2011. Before that, Choudhury served as the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] (SP) of [[North Lakhimpur]] district from June 1983 to June 1985.

Choudhury assumed the charge of the [[Director General of Police]] of [[Assam]] on the very first day of 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kalita|first=Prabin|date=31 December 2011|title=Additional director, IB, Jayanta Narayan Choudhury has been appointed as the new director general of Assam Police|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/additional-director-ib-jayanta-narayan-choudhury-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-director-general-of-assam-police-today-choudhury-is-a-1978-batch-of-ips-in-assam-meghalaya-cadre-no-1-turns-1-with-its-phenomenal-performance-and-superlative-hd-viewing-experience-movies-now-completes-one-rocking-successful-year-/articleshow/11316326.cms|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=FP Staff|date=26 July 2012|title=Watch: Assam DGP says trouble in Kokrajhar to continue for years|work=[[Firstpost]]|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/watch-assam-dgp-says-trouble-in-kokrajhar-to-continue-for-years-391433.html|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Satish|title=India's National Security: Annual Review 2014|date=3 July 2015 |publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781317352105|pages=173|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Kishalay|date=16 November 2012|title=The return of the curfew in Assam's Kokrajhar: 10 big developments|work=[[NDTV]]|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/the-return-of-the-curfew-in-assams-kokrajhar-10-big-developments-504727|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>Agarwal, V.I.B.H.U.T.I., 2013. India Takes Hard Line on Rhino Kills.</ref>

In 2014, he left over the charge of the [[Director General of Police|DGP]] of [[Assam Police]] and took the charge of 28th [[Director general|Director General]] of [[National Security Guard|NSG]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 February 2014|title=Assam politicians very polite: NSG Chief Jayanto Narayan Choudhury|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/assam-politicians-very-polite-nsg-chief-jayanto-narayan-choudhury/|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Siingh|first=Rajnath|title=Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/511835573875535872|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=29 January 2013|title=Assam Police lays down 10-year reform plan|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/assam-police-lays-down-10-year-reform-plan-113012400559_1.html|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Director General of the National Security Guard]]
* [[M. A. Ganapathy (police officer)]]
* [[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]]

==References==
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