Sanjoy Kishan

Sanjoy Kishan (born January 26, 1970, in Dhelakhat, Assam) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam, India. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016, representing the Tinsukia constituency.^[1][2][3]

Sanjoy Kishan
Minister of Welfare of Tea Tribes Minister of Labour & Employment Government of Assam
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2021
Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Minister of state for Tea tribe welfare and Labour welfare
In office 18 January 2020 – 10 May 2021
Chief Minister	Sarbananda Sonowal
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
Preceded by	Rajendra Prasad Singh
Constituency	Tinsukia
Personal details
Born	(1972-01-26) 26 January 1972 (age 53) Dhelakhat
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rahil Mundu Kishan ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2 daughters
Parent	Late Mohanlal Kishan (Father) Late Bisoka Kishan (Mother)

Early life

Sanjoy Kishan was born on 26 January 1970 to the late Mohanlal Kishan and the late Bisoka Kishan in Dhelakhat. He is a Class X (matric) pass.^[4]

Political career

He was elected in 2016 to the Assembly for Tinsukia. He became a minister in Sarbananda Sonowal's cabinet,^[5] and is currently a minister in Himanta Biswa Sarma's cabinet.^[6]

Personal life

He married Rahil Mundu Kishan on 20 July 2004. They have two daughters.^[7]