Pabitra Margherita Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Pabitra Gogoi
Profession(s)	• Politician • Cultural Worker • Producer-Director
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• Joined BJP (2014) • Appointed as Spokesperson of B.J.P Assam Unit (2014) • Member Secretary, State Level Advisory Committee (SLAC) for Students and Youth Welfare • Served as the head of the Assam's BJP's social media cell • Elected to Rajya Sabha (April 2022) • Appointed as Political Secretary (Honorary) to Chief Minister, Assam (2022) • Served as Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Sept. 2022 - June 2024) • Served as Member, House Committee (Nov. 2022 onwards) • Served as Member, Court of the Assam University (June 2023 onwards) • Served as Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting • Appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles (9 June 2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 October 1974 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	49 Years
Birthplace	Margherita, Assam
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Margherita, Assam
School	Margherita Public Higher Secondary School, Assam
College/University	• Assam Textile Institute, Guwahati • Jagannath Barooah University, Jorhat, Assam
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Textile Technology Educated from Assam Textile Institute
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Ahom
Address	2A, Protech Harkanan Apartment, Ganesh Mandir Path, New Guwahati Tiniali, Noonmati, District Kamrup Metro, Guwahati, Assam 781020
Hobbies	Writing, Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	21 June 2007
Family
Wife/Spouse	Dr. Gayatri Mahanta (Actress)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Suryang Jiu • Suryabir Daughter- 1 • Suryasnata
Parents	Father- Santi Gogoi Mother- Probha Gogoi
Money Factor
Income	Rs. 11,94,325 (as of financial year 2020-2021)
Assets/Properties (as of 2022)	Movable Assets • Cash: 1,25,000 • Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 20,208 • LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 7,91,880 • Personal loans/advance given: Rs. 7,14,978 • Other assets, such as values of claims / interests: Rs. 2,92,180 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 4,50,000
Net Worth (as of 2022)	Rs. 23,94,246

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pabitra Margherita

• Pabitra uses the name of his native town Margherita in his surname which lies in the Tinsukia district of Assam.

• Pabitra shifted to Mumbai after finishing his studies and worked in the corporate sector.

• Pabitra served as the founder and Chief Editor of the monthly magazine ‘Maya’ from 1998 to 2002 and SaReGaMa from 2002 to 2005.

• Besides politics, Pabitra has also acted in films. His first film was ‘Tumi Mur Mathu Mur’ released on 25 February 2000 opposite Munin Barua. Some of his other blockbuster hits are Junbai, Hero, and Mon Jaai.

• In 2004, Pabitra started his own production house ‘Margherita and Associates.’ Assamese album, Prarthana, was the first full-fledged project produced under their production.

• Pabitra was a cultural activist before joining politics in 2014.

• Pabitra became the spokesperson of the BJP Assam unit within 3 months of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.
  

  Pabitra Margherita during a press conference

• Pabitra served as Prabhari of the Social Media Cell, Assam BJP and Zila Prabhari of Kamrup (North) District BJP.

• Between 2017 and 2021, Pabitra served as Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban in the Government of Assam.

• In 2017, Jyoti Chitrabon organized the first International Guwahati Film Festival under the leadership of Pabitra Margherita.
  

  Pabitra Margherita (sitting extreme left) addressing the media and public during the open forum at the film festival

• Pabitra likes to travel and has visited several countries including the U.A.E., England (U.K.), Germany, Switzerland, France, and Belgium.

• Pabitra has made more than 20 short films and documentaries and more than 100 folk and contemporary songs.