Rameswar Teli

Rameswar Teli (born 14 August 1970) is an Indian politician and member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Rajya Sabha MP representing Assam. He was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2014 to 2024 and the Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Labour and Employment in the Second Modi ministry from 2021 to 2024. Previously, he served as the Minister of State for Ministry of Food Processing Industries from 2019 to 2020 and a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Duliajan from 2001 to 2011.

Early life He was born on 14 August 1970 in Duliajan in Assam. His father name is Budhu Teli and Mother Dulka Teli. Rameswar Teli has completed his education up to the 10th grade. He belongs to member of Tea-garden community of Assam. His father was a driver. As a teenage, he used to sell yams and ferns to buy bread for snacks.

Career He was local leader of All Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (AATTSA). He lost in the 2011 assembly elections by around 3000 votes to Amiya Gogoi. In 2014, he was elected to as member of parliament from Dibrugarh as BJP candidate. Rameswar Teli contested the 2026 Assam Assembly Elections from the Duliajan constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 9, 2026. Teli emerged victorious in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, securing 71,467 votes and defeating Congress candidate Dhruba Gogoi by a decisive margin of 10,459 votes.