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Sarbananda Sonowal

Sarbananda Sonowal

Sarbananda Sonowal has been the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH in the Narendra Modi government since 2021. He is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Assam Chief Minister from 2016 to 2021. Sonowal was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2014 to 2016 and also the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in 2014 in the first Narendra Modi Cabinet. Sonowal won Assam's Moran Assembly constituency in 2001 by defeating Congress candidate Jibontara Ghatowar with a margin of just 850 votes. Sonowal was a member of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) at that time. Sonowal won two back-to-back Assembly elections from Majuli in 2016 and 2021. In the 2016 Assam Assembly Elections, Sonowal defeated Congress candidate Rajib Lochan Pegu with a margin of 18,923 votes. He again won the seat in 2021 by defeating Rajib Lochan Pegu once again with a margin of over 43,000 votes. Sonowal won the 2004 Lok Sabha polls from Dibrugarh as an AGP candidate by defeating BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa by 18,554 votes. However, he lost the 2009 parliamentary polls from the seat when he was defeated by Congress candidate Paban Singh Ghatowar with a margin of 35,143 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Sonowal won the Lakhimpur parliamentary constituency by defeating Congress candidate Ranee Narah with a huge margin of 2,92,138 votes. The BJP has again fielded Sonowal from Dibrugarh against Assam Jaitya Parishad's (AJP) Lurinjyoti Gogoi, who was supported by the Congress party, in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Sonowal is presently a Rajya Sabha member from Assam.

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Rahul is president of 'corrupt' party, will never be prime minister: Sarbananda Sonowal

India | Dec 20, 2018, 08:04 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday dubbed the Lok Sabha polls as a battle between an "honest,  hardworking and committed" leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the head of a "corrupt" political party in Rahul Gandhi. 

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Hima Das chosen by Assam Chief Minister as the state's first sports ambassador

Other Sports | Jul 18, 2018, 04:09 PM IST

The 18-year-old made the country proud as she scripted history by clinching the top spot in the women's 400 m final race at the Championships which was held in France.

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PM Modi to return to power after 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 04:51 PM IST

Sonowal also said the people of the northeast were taking the lead in making a "Congress-mukt Bharat" (Congress free India) and the results of the three Assembly elections in which Congress has been marginalised were a clear indication of it.

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Ready to go to jail if I commit something wrong, says Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Politics | Nov 25, 2017, 02:47 PM IST

Sonowal said those sincere in fighting against corruption would admit there was no bias from the Chief Minister's Office to Panchayat Office.

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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal faces SC wrath for statement on date of NRC publication

India | Jul 13, 2017, 06:18 PM IST

Supreme Court rapped Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal for saying the draft NRC will be published by December 31.

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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal visits bomb blast site in Kokrajhar

Politics | Aug 07, 2016, 06:00 PM IST

On a visit to the Friday attack site in Assam’s Kokrajhar, the CM of state Sarbananda Sonowal today vowed to take strong action against the perpetrators who killed 14 civilians. “It is a very unfortunate

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Sarbananda Sonowal meets PM Modi and FM Jaitley, seeks financial support for Assam

Politics | Jun 11, 2016, 05:51 PM IST

The newly appointed Assam Cm Sarbananda Sonowal today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finanace Minister Arun Jaitley and sought financial assistance for the state.

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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal distributes portfolios, Himanta Biswa Sarma gets Finance

Politics | May 26, 2016, 08:39 AM IST

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has kept the home and political department with him while he has given important portfolios like finance, planning and development, health and family welfare as well as the education

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A bumpy road ahead for new Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal, can he fulfil election promises easily?

Politics | May 25, 2016, 06:49 PM IST

What are the main challenges for Sarbananda Sonowal as the 17th Chief Minister of Assam? Will it be easy for the new Chief Minister to fulfil his election promises?

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Assam to get its first BJP government today, Sarbananda Sonowal to be sworn in as CM

Politics | May 24, 2016, 09:04 AM IST

BJP leader Sarbanand Sonowal will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Assam today. Massive preparations have been made for the oath taking ceremony where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present.

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People of Assam will get their due rights: Sarbananda Sonowal

Politics | May 24, 2016, 08:59 AM IST

New Delhi: Assamese people will get their due rights when illegal migrants are identified and driven out of the state, chief minister-designate Sarbananda Sonowal today said while claiming that development, good governance and security are

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BJP govt cannot turn a blind eye to illegal immigration in Assam: RSS

Politics | May 24, 2016, 07:36 AM IST

Illegal immigration is a "tricky and sensitive" issue and the new BJP government in Assam cannot turn a blind eye to it, a pro-RSS journal said, insisting utilisation of resources for the right beneficiaries without getting tempted to vote-bank polit

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Foundation for Assam win was laid a generation ago: BJP

Politics | May 23, 2016, 08:59 AM IST

Now that the BJP has captured power in Assam and credit is being given to meticulous campaigning and projection of the new leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma, old-timers say the ground work had started almost a generation back.

Assam CM designate Sarbananda Sonowal

Border with Bangladesh will be sealed in 2 year time Sarbananda Sonowal

Politics | May 21, 2016, 03:16 PM IST

Guwahati: Sealing of the borders with Bangladesh will be completed in two year’s time to put an end to infiltration, Assam’s Chief Minister-to-be Sarbananda Sonowal said today. A product of the student movement of

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History made in Assam, repeated in Kerala

Politics | May 21, 2016, 11:11 AM IST

Two incumbents thundered back to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made history in Assam and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) swept Kerala, returning to power after five years. That’s the story of the recently concluded assembly elections.

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Sealing Indo-Bangla border top priority for my govt: Sarbananda Sonowal

Politics | May 20, 2016, 05:12 PM IST

Sarbanand Sonwal, set to take over as the new Chief Minister of Assam, today said that sealing the Indo-Bangladesh border to check illegal infiltration will be top priority of his government.

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Meet Himanta Biswa Sharma, the maverick politician who spelled doom for Congress in Assam

Politics | May 19, 2016, 07:18 PM IST

The 47-year-old has once again remained true to his reputation of a man who has the ability to sense the nerve of the electorate.

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Infiltration, sealing border BJP's priority in Assam: CM-in waiting Sarbananda Sonowal

Politics | May 19, 2016, 11:00 AM IST

BJP chief ministerial candidate in Assam Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said dealing with "infiltration" and sealing the India-Bangladesh border would be a priority, as the party appeared poised to form its maiden government in the northeastern state

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Assam: BJP trounces Congress to form its first ever govt in the state

Politics | May 19, 2016, 01:46 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 27 seats in Assam where counting is under way to elect the new assembly.

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Sarbananda Sonowal: The BJP’s one-man Army in Assam

Politics | May 19, 2016, 07:51 AM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 in Dinjan, Dibrugarh, Assam. He completed his LLB and Journalism degree from Dibrugarh University and at Gauhati University.

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