| File:Shri Jantaya Mallab Baruah, MLA, Nalbari addressing the closing function of the three days Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman, organized by Press Information Bureau, Guwahati, at Nalbari district of Assam (cropped).jpg
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| Office | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
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| Office | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
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| Predecessor | Ashok Sarma
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| Constituency | Nalbari |
| Born | 23-10-1971
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | B Borooah College |
| Occupation | Politician
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Jayanta Mallabaruah is an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a two term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016 and 2021 to present .[1] He has been appointed as Cabinet Minister in the recent cabinet expansion of the Government of Assam headed by Chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. He is currently holding the portfolio of Public Health Engineering, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship and Tourism department. Before this he was the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Assam. In 2017 he was appointed the Chairman of Assam Tourism Development Corporation. During his tenure as Chairman of ATDC he draw attention by holding the Filmfare award show in Assam which was held for the first time outside Mumbai in it's 65 years journey. [1]
Constituency
Baruah represented the Nalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Baruah won the seat on an Indian National Congress ticket beating the sitting Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly Alaka Sarma from the Asom Gana Parishad by about 9000 votes.[2] In the recent legislative assembly election 2021,Jayanta Malla Baruah won No.59 Nalbari Constituency from BJP defeating Shri Pradyut Bhuyan of Indian National Congress.
Political party
Baruah was from the Indian National Congress but in 2015 he switched party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] Baruah was later denied a ticket from a party to fight the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[4] Later he served as the Chairman of Assam Tourism Corporation.At present day he is a prominent leader of BJP Assam Pradesh.
References
- ↑ Jayanta Malla Baruah Member Assam Legislative Assembly. assamassembly.nic.in.
- ↑ Sitting and previous MLAs from Nalbari Assembly Constituency. elections.in.
- ↑ Nalbari BJP welcomes Jayanta Malla. eastern-today.com.
- ↑ BJP changes candidates in two seats, Jayanta Malla denied ticket. sentinelassam.com.