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Captain Robin Bordoloi Member of Legislative Assembly. Father's Name: Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi (The First Chief Minister of Undivided Assam.) Mother's Name: Lt. Surabala Bordoloi Date of Birth :1st February, 1942. Birth Place: Shillong (Meghalaya). Residence: 105, Gopinath Bhawan, Dr. B. K. Kakoti Road, Ulubari, Guwahati-781007. Married on: 24-01-1969. Married to: Mrs. Gita Bordoloi Children(s): One daughter. Educational Qualifications: B.Sc.(Hons.) Diploma in Material Management.  Profession: Commissioned in the Indian Army in September, 1963. Served at Various places of India. Served as Chief Controller of Stores in State Transport Department of Assam for about 20 years. Director of Sports Authority of India for propagating Sports in the State of Assam, Meghalaya & Arunachal Pradesh for about 10 years.

Positions Held:  Social Cultural Activities: He was connected with various Social Organisations, e.g. as:
 * In 2001, elected as MLA from 52 No. Dispur LAC by defeating the then Chief Minister Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (AGP) by more than 30,000 votes and the sitting MLA for 3 terms & Ex-Cabinet Minister Shri Atul Bora(AGP) by over 5,000 votes.
 * Served as Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare, Relief and Rehabilitation as Minister of State (Independent).
 * Instrumental in Bringing 33rd National Games to Assam. Sports infrastructure of international standard to the tune of more than Rs.200 Crores have been created.
 * After downsizing of Assam Ministry, I was nominated as Advisor to Chief Minister for Sports & Youth Welfare with Cabinet Status.
 * Elected as MLA of 53 No. Guwahati East LAC in May, 2006. It may be mentioned that 53 No. Guwahati East LAC is the most prestigious Consituency in Assam having only urban vote of elite persons was alloted to me with hardly 12 days time for campaigning. I defeated the State BJP President Sri Ramen Deka by about 3000 votes. Ex-Union Minister Sri Biren Baishya (AGP) by a margin of over 8000 votes ans Ex-cabinet Minister Sri Biraj Sarma(AGP) by about 25,000 votes.
 * Chairman, Assam Pradesh Congress Ex-Servicemen Department.
 * General Secretary, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 14th December, 2008, I/C NSUI, Assam.
 * Contested for 7 Guwahati HPC in the Lok Sabha election, 2009 as INC Candidate.
 * I got a record number of 4,84,000 votes though I was defeated only marginally by 11.000 votes.
 * National Secretary (I/C North East Region), Gandhi Global Family.
 * State Convenor (Assam), Akhil Bharat Rachnatmak Samaj.
 * Member, ALL INDIA CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
 * President, Harijan Sevak Sangh, Assam Unit(Established by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936).
 * Member, Akhil Bharat Rachnatmak Samaj, Assam.
 * Adviser, Assam Centre for Rural Development, an N.G.O.
 * Ex-General Secretary of All Assam Ex-Servicemen Association for about 20 years. Connected with many Ex-Servicemen activities and organisation.
 * Vice President (North East Zone), Indian Council of Social Welfare.

other information: sports Activities:

Played Tennis upto National Level. Visited a number of countries along with Tennis team as Non Playing Captain. Ex-President, Assam Archery Association. Ex-Vice President, All India Archery Federation. Vice-President, Assam Olympic Association. Ex-President, All Assam Golf Association. Playing Golf regularly. Connected with many sports associations/organisations in various capacities.

Official Status:

Chairman, Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Ex-Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Works Department, Assam Legislative Assembly. Member, Ethics Committee, Assam Legislative Assembly. Ex-Member, Subordinate Legislation Committee, Assam Legislative Assembly. Ex-Chairman, Public Undertaking Committee since January, 2009-2011, Assam Legislative Assembly. Member, ZRUCC, N.F. Railway. Ex-Chief Administrator, Guwahati Municipal Corporation, Assam. Ex-Chairman, Assam State Warehousing Corporation with Cabinet Status.

Political Party Affiliation: Indian Natoinal Congress(INC) Date on which elected to the 13th Assembly: 13-05-2011