Chandra Mohan Patowary
Indian politician
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| Intro | Indian politician | ||
| Places | India | ||
| is | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 2 October 1955 | ||
| Age | 69 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
| Politics: | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
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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 Health Minister of Assam from 1985-1990 and Agriculture Minister from 1996-2001.He was the President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) during 2008-2011. He resigned owning responsibility for the party's poor performance in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly elections. In 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).