{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ranoj Pegu | image = File: Ranoj Pegu 1.jpg | caption = Pegu in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age| 12 February 1962}} | birth_place = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | occupation = Politician, Physician | office = Minister of Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe and Backward Classes Government of Assam | alma_mater = Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (MBBS) | term_start = 10 May 2021 | predecessor = Himanta Biswa Sarma | office1 = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Dhemaji | term_start1 = 19 April 2017 | predecessor1 = Pradan Baruah | successor1 = | known_for = Minister of Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC), Assam<ref name=take-oath>{{cite news |title=Ranoj Pegu, Sanjay Kishan, Jogen Mohan, Ajanta Neog, Ashok Singhal take oath as ministers |url=https://newslivetv.com/ranoj-pegu-sanjay-kishan-jogen-mohan-ajanta-neog-ashok-singhal-take-oath-as-ministers/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=News Live TV |date=2021-05-10}}</ref> | spouse = | father = Sri Sishuram Pegu<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranoj Pegu (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)): Constituency- DHEMAJI (ST) (DHEMAJI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Assam2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=36 |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=myneta.info}}</ref> | mother = | website = | office2 = Chief Executive Member of the Mising Autonomous Council | term_start2 = 2013 | term_end2 = 2017 | succeeded2 = Paramananda Chayengia }} '''Ranoj Pegu''' (born 12 February 1962) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC) of Assam. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Dhemaji constituency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranoj Pegu is new Education Minister of Assam » News Live TV » Assam |url=https://newslivetv.com/ranoj-pegu-is-new-education-minister-of-assam/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=News Live TV |date=2021-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dhemaji Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Ranoj Pegu of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/dhemaji-election-result-2021-live-updates-dhemaji-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696833.html |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=www.news18.com |date=2021-05-02 |language=en}}</ref> On May 10, 2021, Ranoj took oath as the Minister of Education<ref name=":0">,{{cite web |title=Assam: Ranoj Pegu is new education minister |url=https://guwahatitimes.com/assam-ranoj-pegu-is-new-education-minister/?amp=1 |website=Guwahati Times |date=2021}}</ref> Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC).<ref name=take-oath/>
==Early life and education== Ranoj Pegu was born on 12 February 1962. He completed his matriculation from Sankardev Seminary, Jorhat in 1978 and his pre-university studies from North Lakhimpur College in 1982. He obtained his MBBS degree from Guwahati Medical College and Hospital under Gauhati University in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rashtrahit-knowledge-forge |url=https://www.rashtrahit.com/politician/dr-ranoj-pegu |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=www.rashtrahit.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Political career == Dr. Pegu's political career began with tribal activism. He advocated for the demand of the Sixth Schedule for the Mising people. He served as the first democratically elected Chief Executive Member of the Mising Autonomous Council from 2013–2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Once a leftist leader, now BJP candidate for Dhemaji bypoll|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/once-a-leftist-leader-now-bjp-candidate-for-dhemaji-bypoll-117040701093_1.html|access-date=2025-12-02|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170415034209/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/once-a-leftist-leader-now-bjp-candidate-for-dhemaji-bypoll-117040701093_1.html|archive-date=2017-04-15|last=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
In March 2017, Pegu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was welcomed by Himanta Biswa Sarma. He contested the assembly by-election for the Dhemaji seat on 9 April 2017, which was vacated due to previous BJP MLA, Pradhan Baruah. Pegu won the seat for the BJP and subsequently assumed office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP's Ranoj Pegu wins Dhemaji by-poll in Assam|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/bjp-wins-assam-by-poll-1492072987.html|website=The Statesman|date=2017-04-13|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en|last=IANS}}</ref>
In the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly elections, Pegu was re-elected from Dhemaji constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Dhemaji 2021|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/44633|website=IndiaVotes|access-date=2025-12-02}}</ref> On 10 May 2021, he was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in Himanta Biswa Sarma led government.<ref name=":0" />
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