Gautam Bora

Gautam Bora
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 2011 to 2016 2006 to 2011 – 2001 to 2006 1991 to 1996
Preceded by	Digen Chandra Borah
Succeeded by	Angoorlata Deka
Constituency	Batadroba constituency
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation	Politician

Gautam Bora is an Indian Politician from the state of Assam. He was a four term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly and a Minister in the Hiteshwar Saikia Government and later serving under Tarun Gogoi Government.[1][2][3] He is a former Indian and German film director and actor.[4]

Political career

Bora was a member of Indian National Congress since the time of his entry into politics. He stayed loyal to the party in both good and bad times, even during the mass erosion of INC leaders into the saffron party in 2015.^[citation needed]

However he resigned from the membership of INC on 20 March 2021 on the grounds of lobby-centred politics and lack of leadership in the party.

Currently Bora is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined the BJP on 22 March 2021.[5]

Posts held

• Education Minister of Assam from 2011 to 2016.[6]
• Cultural Affairs Minister.[7]
• Forest Minister
• Health Minister

Filmography

Director

• An Autumn in the Little Country of Bärwalde (1983)
• Wosobipo (1988)
• The Mishings: Sons of Abotani (1991)
• An Unending Expanse (2008)
• The Old Man (2012)

Writer

• An Autumn in the Little Country of Bärwalde (1983)
• Wosobipo (1988)

Actor

• Dil Se (1998)

References

1. "Education Minister of Assam". assam.gov.in. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Batadroba Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "Assam 2011 Gautam Bora (Winner) BATADRABA". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
4. "Gautam Bora". Indiacine.ma.
5. https://newslivetv.com/assam-elections-former-minister-gautam-bora-resigns-from-congress/ Former Minister Gautam Bora resigns from Congress.
6. "Batradava Thaan Managing committee against Gautam Bora". assamtimes.org. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
7. "Assam CM, Gogoi reshuffles portfolio". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.