Ripun
Short Name :
Ripun
Name:
Shri Ripun Borah
Father's Name :
Late Shri Dambarudhar Bora
Mother's Name :
Late Shrimati Hameswari Bora
email_id:
ripun.bora@sansad.nic.in
Place_birth:
Gohpur, Sonitpur ,
Assam
India
Assam IN
Original Home Address:
Guwahati
India
Assam
Present Address :
New Delhi
Educational Qualification :
M.A.(Economics), LL.B.
School College University studied:
Gauhati University, Guwahati
Cotton College, Guwahati
Gohpur High School
Profession:
Ex MP(RS)
Ex MP(RS)
Lawyer
Lecturer/ Professor
Politician
Designation:
MP(RS) - Assam
workplace:
Parliament House
Workplace/ Office Address:
Sansad Marg
New Delhi
India
Delhi
Family details:
Spouse's Name : Shrimati Monika Bora
Children : One son and one daughter
Present hobbies:
Reading
Extra Curricular Activities :
Closely associated with a number of NGOs working in the field of women empowerment; organized a number of cultural programmes in Assam; published a number of articles in newspapers and journals; debate, public speaking on current issues
Life journey :
2001-2006 Member, Assam Legislative Assembly 2002 - 2006 Minister of State (Independent Charge) Panchayat, Rural Development, Government of Assam 2005-2006 Minister of State (Independent Charge) Elementary Education, Government of Assam (additional charge) 2006-2008 Cabinet Minister, Education, Government of Assam April 2016 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2016 - May 2019 Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Dec. 2018 onwards Member, Committee of Privileges
Outstanding performance:
Awarded by the President of India in 1992, for best performance in census work, as an officer of the Assam Civil Service; Lecturer, Chaiduar College, Gohpur, 1979-85; Assam Civil Service Officer, 1985-96; Advocate, Gauhati High Court, 1996-2001
