D. K. Barooah

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D. K Baruah
Governor of Bihar
In office
1971–1973
Preceded byUjjal Narayan Sinha (acting)
Succeeded byRamchandra Dhondiba Bhandare
Personal details
Born(1914-02-22)22 February 1914
British India
Died28 January 1996(1996-01-28) (aged 81)
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Dev Kant Barooah (22 February 1914 – 28 January 1996) was an Indian politician from Assam, who served as the 83rd

Navakanta Barua and the first Assamese person to become the President of the Indian National Congress
.

Early life

Baruah was born on 22 February 1914 to Nilkanta Baruah at

Indian freedom struggle, he was imprisoned in 1930, 1941 and 1942.[1]

Career

In 1949–1951, Baruah's political career began as a member of the Constituent Assembly.

Governor of Bihar from 1 February 1971 to 4 February 1973. He died in New Delhi. He is the first and only Assamese to be elected as a president of Indian National Congress
.

Baruah was a noted poet as well. His collection of Assamese poems, Sagar Dekhisa (সাগৰ দেখিছা), is still very popular. He was the elder brother of famous Assamese poet Nabakanta Barua.

References

  1. ^ "D.K. Borooah". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ "D.K. Baruah in Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ Ram Guha, India After Gandhi, p. 467

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Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Indian National Congress
1975–1977
Succeeded by