Pabitra Margherita

Pabitra Margherita (born Pabitra Gogoi; 13 October 1974) is an Indian politician and former actor. He is currently serving as a Minister of State for External Affairs and also as a Minister of State for the Ministry of Textiles in the Third Modi ministry.

Political career Margherita joined politics in 2014 and became an active BJP member. He has served as a spokesperson of Assam BJP since 2014. He also served as Prabhari of Social Media Cell, Assam BJP and Zila Prabhari of Kamrup (North) District BJP. He also served as Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban, Govt. of Assam from 2017 to 2021. He also served as Member Secretary of State Level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare, Govt. of Assam from November 2021 to March 2022.

Margherita was elected as a Member of Parliament, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament, as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2022 Rajya Sabha elections. He received 46 votes, the most of any candidate in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Assam.

Acting career Margherita's career began as an anchor and an actor. His first film was Tumi Mur Mathu Mur with co-star and director Zubeen Garg. His other films include Junbai, Hero and lastly, Mon Jaai, which is one of the biggest hit films of all time in Assamese cinema.

Filmography Films Year Title Roles Director Languages Note(s) 2000 Tumi Mor Matho Mor Arunabh Zubeen Garg Assamese Debut film as an actor2005 Junbai Rajesh Bhuyan Assamese Zubeen Manasor Jatra Himself (Presenter) Manas Robin Assamese Direct-to-video musical concert film 2006 Hero Pabitra Gogoi Rajesh Bhuyan Bengali 2008 Mon Jaai Nayan M. Maniram Assamese

Web series Year Title Roles Director Language(s) Notes Ref(s)2026 Zubeen-Manasor Jatra: Web Series Edition Himself (presenter) Manas Robin Assamese Archive footage; Assamese musical concert mini-web series contains previously unseen live concert footages between 2004 and 2005.

Discography As a spoken vocals + Films Year Title Director Music director 2004 Hridoy Kapuwa Gaan Jayanta NathDinabandhu Munin Barua Zubeen Garg2005 Junbai Rajesh Bhuyan Manas Robin 2006 Junbai Dwitiya Rajesh Bhuyan Manas Robin Hero

+ Non-films Year Title Artist(s) 2001 Hiyamon Zubeen Garg, Babita Sharma 2002 Akou HiyamonShishu Zubeen Garg, Jonkey Borthakur 2003 Sinaki Mon Zubeen Garg 2004 Lajuki Mon Zubeen Garg, Subasana DuttaJantra Zubeen Garg 2005 Sinaki Xur Zubeen Garg and others 2006 It's All About Love Sagarika Nayaa Anaida Mukha Zubeen Garg2008 Ponkhi Zubeen Garg, Ponkhi, Bijoy KashyapRumaal Zubeen Garg