Akon Bora is an Indian politician from the state of

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

. As a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

, he was elected to the

Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...

in the

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and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

elections from the

Dispur Dispur (, ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati. It became the capital in 1973, when Shillong the erstwhile capital ...

constituency.

Early life

Bora was born in Majuli,

to Dharmeshwar Bora and Doibaki Bora. He graduated with a

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degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Career

He has held the position of General Secretary, APCC from 1986 to 2009, General Secretary of NECCC and as a member of AICC. He is also a patron and advisor in various

Bihu Bihu is an important cultural festival unique to the Indian state of Assam and is of three types – 'Rongali' or ' Bohag Bihu' observed in April, 'Kongali' or ' Kati Bihu' observed in October or November, and 'Bhogali' or ' Magh Bihu' observe ...

Committees, Social Groups, Mandir Committees and Private Organisations.

Personal life

He married Parul Bora on 3 March 1975. They have a son and a daughter. Bora resided in Seuj Nagar,

Beltola Beltola is a prime residential area in the southern part of Guwahati, Assam. It is an adjoining area of the Dispur Capital Complex, the capital of Assam. The area has seen rapid growth since the 1980s and its southern periphery is today exten ...

Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

References

1952 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Assam People from Majuli district Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Assam MLAs 2006–2011 State cabinet ministers of Assam {{Assam-INC-politician-stub