Padmalochan Doley

Padmalochan Doley
General Secretary of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byIndra Kr Chungkrang
Succeeded byTilak Doley
In office
2020–2014
General Secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
Personal details
Born
Lakhimpur district
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materPragjyotish College

Padmalochan Doley (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Assam. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the general secretary of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang from 2014 to 2019. While a member of the Indian National Congress, Doley was a general secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2]

Early life

Padmalochan Doley was born in 1977. He is a resident of Lakhimpur district, Assam. He graduated from Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, in 2003.[3]

Political careeer

Doley was president of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) from 2014 to 2019. The TMPK is a "frontline Mising students organisation".[4] In 2021, Doley joined the Indian National Congress and contested from Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency, placing second behind Bharatiya January Party candidate, Naba Kumar Doley.[1] He served as a general secretary of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. He resigned from the Congress to join the Bharatiya January in 2024.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Sentinel Digital Desk (9 April 2024). "Assam: APCC General Secretary Quits Congress, Joins BJP". The Sentinel (Guwahati). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Borah, Nandita (9 April 2024). "Assam: APCC general secretary Padmalochan Doley quits Congress, to join BJP". India Today NE. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Sentinel Digital Desk (22 March 2021). "Padma Lochan Doley from Dhakuakhana: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career". The Sentinel (Guwahati). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (8 March 2021). "Cong fields tea planter for prestigious Titabor seat". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
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