From films to politics: Who is Pabitra Margherita who was sworn in as MoS?

Besides politics, Pabitra Margherita is also closely associated with the Assamese Film Industry.

Well, Pabitra Margherita has been a Member of Parliament since March 2022, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha as a member of the BJP. He joined politics in 2014 and became an active member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been serving as a Spokesperson of the Assam BJP since 2014.

He also served as Prabhari of Social Media Cell, Assam BJP and Zila Prabhari of Kamrup (North) District BJP. He also served as Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban, Govt. of Assam from 2017 to 2021.

He also served as Member Secretary of State Level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare, Govt. of Assam from November 2021 to March 2022.

Currently he is a member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also serving as the Political Secretary to Chief Minister of Assam.

Besides politics, Pabitra Margherita is also closely associated with the Assamese Film Industry, having acted in and produced a number of Assamese films, including the hit film ‘Mon Jai’.

He was the founder Chief Editor of the monthly ‘Maya’ from 1998 to 2002. He also served as founder chief editor of another Assamese cultural monthly SaReGaMa from 2002 to 2005.

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