| Office | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,Industry and Commerce in Government of Assam |
| Office | President, Asom Gana Parishad |
| Term start | 2016
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| Predecessor | Nilamani Sen Deka
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| Predecessor | Nilamani Sen Deka |
| Successor | Nilamani sen Deka |
| Constituency | Dharmapur |
| Constituency | Dharmapur |
| Born | 1955-10-2 (age 71)
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014- present) |
| Spouse | Rita Chowdhury
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Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam. As an MLA, he represented the Dharmapur constituency from 1985-1990,1991-1996,1996-2001,2006-2011,2016-till date and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006-2011. He was the Health Minister of Assam from 1985-1990 and Agriculture Minister from 1996-2001. He was the President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) during 2008-2011.[1] He resigned owning responsibility for the party's poor performance in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly elections.[2] In 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of then BJP National President Rajnath Singh and State President of BJP Assam Pradesh Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.[3]
References
- ↑ Patowary out of AGP race. The Telegraph(2012-04-23).
- ↑ AGP President Patowary resigns. The Hindu(2011-05-14).
- ↑ BJP inducts ex-AGP chief Chandra Mohan, shutting alliance talks. The Free Press Journal(2014-03-11).