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University of Delhi; Cotton College, Guwahati.
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Devanand Konwar
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He started his career as a Lecturer in the English Department in Cotton College, Guwahati. Later he has given his services to American Standard Vacuum Oil Company in Mumbai in 1961 as Marketing Manager and worked there for seven years, coordinating Petroleum Products distribution Networks in Northern and Eastern India from Trombay, Vizag, Barauni,Noonmati, Digboi Refineries and Budge-Budge sea Terminaland other Company Inland Product Terminals. In November 1969 he joined Gauhati High Court Bar and practiced there as well as in the Supreme Court of India as an Advocate till 1991.
Professionally served as Government Advocate for the States of Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in the Gauhati High Court.
He joined the Indian National Congress Party as a Student Leader in 1955 and had never been out of it till today. He held various Party posts at District and State Levels at different times including General Secretaryship and Vice-President ship of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 1982-1990.
He is serving as the Governor of Bihar. While his service as the Governor of Bihar he was also given an additional charge as the Governor of West Bengal until he was succeeded by Mayankote Kelath Narayanan on 24 January 2010.
He joined the Indian National Congress Party in 1955 as a Student Leader.
He has been the Cabinet minister in the state government of Assam in 1991 Hiteswar Saikia Government and in 2001 Tarun Gogoi Government
