Chandra Mohan Patowary
| Chandra Mohan Patowary | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nilamani Sen Deka |
| Succeeded by | Nilamani Sen Deka |
| Constituency | Dharmapur |
| President, Asom Gana Parishad | |
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In office 2008–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1955 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Chowdhury |
| Education | M.A., LL.B. |
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Chandra Mohan Patowary (Assamese: চন্দ্ৰমোহন পাটোৱাৰী) is an Indian politician from Assam. As an MLA, he represented the Dharmapur constituency during 2006-2011, and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He was the President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) during 2008-2011.[2] He resigned owning responsibility for the party's poor performance in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly elections.[3] In 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4]
References
- ↑ "Leader of Opposition". Government of Assam. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Patowary out of AGP race". The Telegraph. 2012-04-23.
- ↑ "AGP President Patowary resigns". The Hindu. 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "BJP inducts ex-AGP chief Chandra Mohan, shutting alliance talks". The Free Press Journal. 2014-03-11.
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