Pabitra Margherita (born Pabitra Gogoi; 13 October 1974) is an Indian politician and former actor. He is currently serving as a Minister of State for External Affairs and also as a Minister of State for the Ministry of Textiles in the Third Modi ministry.
Margherita joined politics in 2014 and became an active BJP member. He has served as a spokesperson of 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.
Margherita was elected as a Member of Parliament, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament, as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the 2022 Rajya Sabha elections. He received 46 votes, the most of any candidate in the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Margherita took oath as a Minister of State in the Third Modi ministry in 2024. He is presently a Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, and a Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles. He is a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Assam.
Margherita's career began as an anchor and an actor. His first film was Tumi Mur Mathu Mur with co-star and director Zubeen Garg. His other films include Junbai, Hero and lastly, Mon Jaai, which is one of the biggest hit films of all time in Assamese cinema.