Dip Gogoi | |
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Member of parliament, Lok Sabha Kaliabor |
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Assumed office 2002 |
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Preceded by | Tarun Gogoi |
Member of Legislative Assembly Titabar |
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In office 2001–2001 |
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Preceded by | Hemanta Kalita |
Succeeded by | Tarun Gogoi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jorhat, Assam, India |
17 December 1951
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Mitali Gogoi |
Alma mater | University of Dibrugarh |
As of 30 August, 2012 Source: [1] |
Dip Gogoi (Assamese: দীপ গগৈ; born 17 December 1951) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha. He represents the Kaliabor constituency in Assam and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Dip Gogoi is a brother of Tarun Gogoi who is presently the chief minister of Assam. Dip Gogoi was educated at Dibrugarh University and graduated with a B.Sc. degree. He is married to Mitali Gogoi.
Gogoi has served one term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was elected to the Assam state assembly from the Titabar constituency in 2001 but vacated the seat a few months later for his brother Tarun Gogoi. Gogoi has since served three terms as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha. He was elected from Kaliabor in the 2002 by-elections (seat vacated by his brother) and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009. Gogoi is a member of the Indian National Congress.