About Basanta Das
Basanta Das was an Indian politician.
Basanta Das is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam. He has been elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the Mangaldoi constituency. He also served as a cabinet minister in the Third Tarun Gogoi Ministry (from 2011-2016), overseeing the following ministries:
Ministry of Fisheries Ministry of Printing Ministry of Stationery and Information Ministry of Public Relations Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Scheduled Castes Welfare
On 5 March 2026, after having been suspended from the Congress, Das joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in time for the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
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