Who represents Dhemaji, and who shaped it
The district's current elected representatives, alongside a few people whose work has left a lasting mark here.
MLAs & MP
Dhemaji district has three seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly — Dhemaji, Jonai and the newly created Sissiborgaon — and falls within the Lakhimpur constituency at the Lok Sabha level.
Dr. Ranoj Pegu
Bharatiya Janata PartyA medical doctor by training, Dr. Pegu has represented the Dhemaji constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2017 and currently serves in the state cabinet. He previously served as a Member of Parliament from the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat (2014–2019) and as the first directly elected Chief Executive Member of the Mising Autonomous Council (2013–2017).
Bhubon Pegu
Bharatiya Janata PartyBhubon Pegu has represented the Jonai constituency for multiple terms (2006–2011 and again since 2016). Long active in Mising community organisations, he served as General Secretary of the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (the Mising students' body) before entering electoral politics.
Jiban Gogoi
Bharatiya Janata PartyJiban Gogoi won the newly created Sissiborgaon constituency — formed in the 2023 delimitation exercise — in the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election. A cultivator from Dhemaji district, he is the first MLA to represent this seat.
Pradan Baruah
Bharatiya Janata PartyPradan Baruah represents the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency, which covers Dhemaji district, in the national Parliament — a seat he has held since a 2016 by-election (succeeding Sarbananda Sonowal) and retained in 2019 and 2024. He had earlier served as an MLA from the Dhemaji assembly constituency itself.
Officeholders change with elections and reshuffles — this list is kept updated on a best-effort basis. For the current status, please cross-check with the official district portal or the Election Commission of India.
People who shaped Dhemaji's story
Tabu Ram Taid
A pioneering scholar of the Mising language and culture, Tabu Ram Taid compiled the first comprehensive dictionary of Mising and wrote extensively on Mising history, folklore and grammar over a long academic career, including a stint lecturing at Dhemaji College. He went on to head several of Assam's key education bodies, including SCERT and the Secondary Education Board of Assam (SEBA). His legacy is closely tied to Dhemaji district: a memorial museum and library in his name stands at Gogamukh, where an annual literary award is also presented in his memory.
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