Ranjit Dutta (born 24 January 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of

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. He is presently a Member of Parliament ( Lok Sabah) since 2024. He was a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led

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from 2016 to 2021.

Early life and education

Dutta was born in Hatibondha, Biswanath. His late father was Kuladhar Dutta and his late mother was Labanya Dutta. He completed his higher Secondary from Darrang College, Tezpur in 1974.

Political career

Dutta served as an MLA of Behali Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2001 to 2011 and for another two terms in 2016 and 2021 before he resigned and contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. In 2001, he obtained 33,348 votes, 50.65% of the total vote in the election. He defeated the incumbent

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MLA, Barnabash Tanti, who had been serving for the past 10 years, by 13,529 votes. He retained the seat in the

2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly, 126 constituencies of the state . Following the election, the incumbent ...

. He polled 28,633 votes and defeated his nearest opponent, a Congress candidate, by 8979 votes. In the

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election The 13th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The result was announced on 13 May. Bharatiya Janata Party was accused of turning the anti-im ...

, he received 22662 votes, 28.02% of the total vote, but lost to Congress candidate and future Lok Sabha MP Pallab Lochan Das, by 18136 votes. In the

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for ...

, he regained the Behali seat as a BJP candidate. He received 52152 votes, 56.2% of the total vote and defeated his nearest opponent, a congress candidate, by 23601 votes. He was inducted into the Sonowal cabinet as minister for handloom, welfare of minorities, textiles and sericulture. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister on 24 May 2016 at Guwahati. In the

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial State legislative assemblies of India, legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 Member of the L ...

, he sought reelection. He received 53583 votes, 50.93% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent by 29839 votes. He was not inducted into the Sarma Ministry. In 2024, he won from the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life

Dutta married Gita Dutta on 1 May 1991. They have one son and one daughter. Dutta has a special interest in social service.He has nephews and nieces named Rituraj Boruah, Anamika Boruah, Kunal Raj Dutta Boruah, and Rahul Raj Dutta Boruah.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Ranjit Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam State cabinet ministers of Assam Assam MLAs 2016–2021 People from Sonitpur district Assam MLAs 2021–2026 1957 births Assam MLAs 2001–2006 Assam MLAs 2006–2011 India MPs 2024–2029