Rameswar Dhanowar

Rameswar Dhanowar (14 July 1939 – 10 July 2017) was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress for Digboi. He was made a minister in Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi’s cabinet.[1]

Rameswar Dhanowar
Cabinet Minister for Excise and Labour & Employment
In office
2001–2005
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
1983–1985
Chief MinisterHiteswar Saikia
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–2016
Preceded byChandra Bahadur Chetri
Succeeded bySuren Phukan
ConstituencyDigboi
Personal details
Born14 July 1939
Dobba Tiniali, Sibsagar
Died10 July 2017(2017-07-10) (aged 77)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Rani Dhanowar
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(m. 1967)​
ChildrenThree sons & Two daughters
Parent(s)Jethua Dhanowar (Father) Umee Dhanowar (Mother)
Alma materGauhati University

Early life and education

Rameswar Dhanowar was born on 14 July 1939 to Jethua Dhanowar and Umee Dhanowar in Sibsagar. He received a B.A. from Guwahati University in 1964.[2]

Political career

He was elected for eight consecutive terms (36 years) for Digboi. He became a minister in Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi’s cabinet. After he finished his eighth term his son Gautam unsuccessfully ran for Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for Digboi.[3][4] Another of his sons, Manoj, unsuccessfully for Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for Lahowal.[5][6]

Personal life and Death

He married Rani Dhanowar on 27 April 1967 and they had three sons and two daughters, including Gautam and Manoj. Rameswar died at around 6:45 am on 10 July at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness. He was survived by his wife and children.[7][8]

References
  1. "Veteran Congress leaders die". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. "Digboi Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. "Assam Assembly elections: Ex-minister Rameswar Dhanowar's son, Congress leader Gautam Dhanowar quits party". Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. Move, Team News (2021-03-12). "At least 12 of 71 Congress candidates in the 1st and 2nd phase have dynastic roots". News Move. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. "🗳️ Manoj Dhanowar, Lahowal Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. Desk, Sentinel Digital (2017-07-11). "Tea tribe leader Rameswar Dhanowar passes away - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  8. "Veteran Congress leaders die". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.


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