Kesab Chandra Gogoi
Kesab Chandra Gogoi | |
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9th Dibrugah | |
Minister for Public Enterprises | |
In office 18 October 1991 - 27 November 1991 | |
Chief Minister | Hiteswar Saikia |
Minister for Planning and Development | |
In office 30 June 1991 - 18 October 1991 | |
Chief Minister | Hiteswar Saikia |
Minister for the Revenue and Industries | |
In office 27 February 1983 - ? | |
Chief Minister | Hiteswar Saikia |
Minister of Finance, Power, Steel and Mines and Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 6 December 1980 - 30 June 1981 | |
Chief Minister | Anwara Taimur |
Cabinet Minister of the Government of Assam | |
In office 9 September 1979 - 11 December 1979 | |
Chief Minister | Jogendra Nath Hazarika |
Minister for Finance, Judicial , Legislative (Law) | |
In office 12 March 1978 - 14 July 1979 | |
Chief Minister | Golap Borbora |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 September 1925 |
Died | 5 August 1998 Dibrugarh, Assam, India | (aged 72)
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (1992-1998) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party (1978-1980) Indian National Congress (1980-1992) |
Spouse |
Shanti Priya Gogoi (m. 1951) |
Children | 5, including Ranjan[1] |
Occupation |
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Kesab Chandra Gogoi (29 September 1925 – 5 August 1998) was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of the state of Assam for two months in 1982.[2] For most of his political career, he was a member of Indian National Congress. He was a finance minister in the Assam state cabinet twice and a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Dibrugarh constituency.
Gogoi was born into a family of
Gogoi became the
Gogoi had 5 children with Shanti Gogoi including Anjan and Ranjan. His son Anjan is a retired Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. His son, Ranjan Gogoi, became the 46th Chief Justice of India and is presently a Member of the Rajya Sabha.[6][7][8]
Early life and education
Gogoi was born in a family of
Political career
Gogoi was elected to
With the 1980
Chief Ministership
Gogoi told the press a day before his swearing-in that he had backing of 63 out of 125 members of the Assembly. Minutes after it was known that the Governor, Prakash Mehrotra, had accepted Gogoi's claim, Gogoi was sworn in a ceremony at Raj Bhavan.[13] Gogoi said that he was giving top priority to the solution of the foreigners issue and the maintenance of law and order. Gogoi allocated himself the ministries of home, administration reforms, public relations, khadi and village industries, rural development, public works, tourism and all other departments not allocated.[5]
During his tenure, he gave more emphasis on the implementation of National Rural Employment Scheme. He also emphasised the 20 point programmes launched by Indira Gandhi.[14]
On 17 March 1982 a
Post-Chief Ministership
In the
In the
In the
Personal life
Gogoi enjoyed indoor games, reading, gardening and cultivation.
Death
Kesab Chandra Gogoi died on 5 August 1998 in Dibrugarh, at the age of 72.[24] He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.[22]
His wife, Shanti Gogoi, died on 9 April 2021 after a short illness at a hospital at Escorts Hospital, New Delhi due to age related ailments.[25][26] Her mortal remains were later brought back to Dibrugarh where the former CJI and her son Ranjan Gogoi performed her last rites.[26] Many admirers and politicians paid tributes. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, cabinet ministers Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta offered condolences to Shanti Gogoi at her residence in Dibrugarh.[27][28]
References
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- ^ a b c d Assam Cong(I) factional tussle resolved with the appointment of Keshab Chandra Gogoi as CM
- ^ a b "Who is Ranjan Gogoi? First CJI from North east, son of ex-Assam CM; all you need to know". Financial Express. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b "'Ranjan Gogoi has always followed the right path,' says brother". Prabin Kalita. The Times of India. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Dibrugarh Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Dibrugarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Golap Chandra Borbora ministry in Assam on its way out". India Today. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Anwara Taimur govt in Assam survives no-confidence motion
- ^ a b "January 14, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Assam Has New CM". The Indian Express. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Gogoi ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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- ^ Focus on Regional Events. Institute of Regional Studies. 1983.
- ^ An in-depth analysis of PM Indira Gandhi's attempts to carry out her campaign promises
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- ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1991.
- ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1992.
- ^ "Socio Educational Welfare Association - SEWA NGO". www.sewango.org. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Desk, Sentinel Digital (10 April 2021). "Noted social activist and writer Shanti Gogoi passes away - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "🗳️ Padma Kumari Gohain, Moran Assembly Elections 1962 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother passes away in Delhi". DY365. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother Shanti Gogoi passes away after brief illness". Deccan Herald. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Cabinet ministers Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta Condolences to Shanti Gogoi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condolences to Shanti Gogoi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 May 2022.