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Terash Gowalla
Terash Gowalla is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Assam.
Party in the cited recordBharatiya Janata Party
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- 197424 May 1974
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 2016May 2016 - March 2026
public service Member, Assam Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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Read the source ↗ - 20182018-2026
public service Chairman, Committee on Petitions
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Read the source ↗ - 2026April 2026
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2026June 2026 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Energy
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Read the source ↗ - 2026July 2026 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-13
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Parliamentary question: Conservation of river dolphins in Assam This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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public service Vice Chairman, Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organization
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public service Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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public service Member, Committee of Privileges
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public service Member, Committee on Development Department (B)
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Terash Gowalla’s date of birth as 24 May 1974. The birthplace is recorded as Borguri Gaon, Naoholia, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A. Educated at Dibrugarh University, Assam. The professional background is listed as Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
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General Secretary, Naoholia Gopinath Bordoloi Memorial Higher Secondary School Student Union, 1989-90; Secretary, (i) Borguri Pothar Parichalana Samithi, 1989-95 (ii) Village Defence Party, Borguri 1991-96, (iii) Assam Tea Tribes Students Association, Naoholia Sub Branch, 1992-98 and (iv) Assam Tea Tribes Students Association Duliajan Branch, 1998-2001; President, (i) Assam Tea Tribes Students Association, Dibrugarh District, 1998-2004 and (ii) Assam Cha Jonogusthee Jatya Mohasabha Central Committee (a united platform of 100 caste/community social organisations belonging to tea tribes community), since 2012; Assistant General Secretary, Central Committee, Assam Tea Tribes Students Association, 2004-2006; General Secretary, Central Committee, Assam Tea Tribes Students Association, 2006
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- May 2016 - March 2026
Member, Assam Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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Chairman, Committee on Petitions
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Vice Chairman, Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organization
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Committee on Development Department (B)
Source ↗ - April 2026
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - June 2026 onwards
Member, Committee on Energy
Source ↗ - July 2026 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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| 2026 | 29 | 0 |
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Conservation of river dolphins in Assam
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Flood-resilient rural infrastructure in upper Assam
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Flood damage, casualties and ex-gratia relief in Assam
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Manufacturing of nano fertilizer in Assam
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PDS beneficiaries in Tea garden areas of Assam
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Battery Energy Storage Systems in Assam
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MP on a Bicycle: Assam’s Terash Gowalla Pedals to Parliament for Oath Taking
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Rajya Sabha polls: Assam BJP clears Jogen Mohan, Terash Gowalla; UPPL eyes third
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Rajya Sabha polls 2026: BJP names Terash Gowalla, Jogen Mohan from Assam
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Duliajan Election Result 2021 LIVE: BJP’s Terash Gowalla defeats INC’s Dhrubajyoti Gogoi
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Assam BJP MLA Terash Gowalla resigns citing inability to fulfil duty
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- Borguri Gaon, Near Oil Bridge, Near Oilon Bridge, PO – Naoholia, PS – Duliajan, Chabua, Dibrugarh, Assam 786191 Source ↗
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- Borguri Gaon, Near Oil Bridge, Near Oilon Bridge, PO – Naoholia, PS – Duliajan, Chabua, Dibrugarh, Assam 786191 Source ↗
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B.A. Educated at Dibrugarh University, Assam.
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Political and Social Worker.
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May 2016 - March 2026: Member, Assam Legislative Assembly (two terms). This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is Terash Gowalla?
Terash Gowalla is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Assam.
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Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
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