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{{Short description|Indian politician from Assam state}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[List of speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly|Speaker]] of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| office3 = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Assam]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Purnima Barooah|1945|}}
| term4 = 1961 - 21 March 1978
| predecessor4 = Nilmoni Barthakur
| successor4 = [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]]
| constituency4 = [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]
| office4 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]]
| 1blankname3 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| term3 = 1967 - 1970
| death_date = Unknown
| term_start = 22 March 1972
| birth_date = 1 July 1912
| 1namedata2 = [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhury]]
| 1blankname2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| term2 = 11 November 1970 - 17 January 1972
| office2 = Minister for Supply, Excise, Trade and Commerce
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| successor = [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]]
| predecessor = Mahi Kanta Das
| deputy = [[Golok Rajbanshi]]
| term_end = 20 March 1978
| children = 4
}}

'''Ramesh Chandra Barooah''' (1 July 1912- died)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2019-07-02 |title=Ramesh Chandra Barooah's 107th birth anniversary celebrated at Dibrugarh - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/ramesh-chandra-barooahs-107th-birth-anniversary-celebrated-at-dibrugarh/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> was an [[Indian politician]] from the state of [[Assam]]. He was a member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] for [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]. He was twice a cabinet minister, as well as becoming speaker of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly|assembly]] in 1972.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Assam (India) Legislature Legislative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8NQAQAAMAAJ&q=BAROOAH+,+Shri+RAMESH+CHANDRA+,+B.L.+,+Congress+(+Dibrugarh+1972+)+;+born+in+February+,+1914+;+educated+at+... |title=Assam Legislative Assembly Who's who |date=1973 |publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ramesh Ch Barooah as a minister |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/50847/10/10_chapter%201.pdf |publisher=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/ |accessdate=2018-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-05 |title=List of Speakers since 1937 |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005014038/http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html |archive-date=2021-10-05 }}</ref>

== Education and personal life ==
Barooah was educated at [[Dibrugarh]], [[Guwahati|Gauhati]] and [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]. He had a B.L. He married Shrimati Purnima Barooah in 1945 and they had two sons and two daughters.

== Political career ==
Barooah was the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for the newly created constituency of [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]] in the [[1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. He received 6351 votes, losing to [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|communist]] candidate Nilamoni Barthakur.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Dibrugarh Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/dibrugarh.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Elections in India}}</ref>

In 1961, there was a [[by-election]] in [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]. Barooah was again the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for the [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|constituency]]. He received 6522 votes, defeating Nilamoni Barthakur by 2550 votes.

In the [[1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election]], Barooah sought reelection in [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]. He received 11588 votes, defeating his nearest [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist]] opponent by 5150 votes.

In the [[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election]], Barooah again sought reelection as the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]. He received 8480 votes, defeating his nearest opponent by 2532. In 1967, [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] constituted his ministry for the second time and Barooah was made a cabinet minister. He served until the end of the ministry. After Mahendra Mohan Choudhury formed his ministry, Barooah was made minister for Supply, Trade, Commerce and Excise and he served until the end of the ministry.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />

In the [[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election]], Barooah sought reelection in Dibrugarh. He received 18669 votes, easily defeating his nearest opponent by 16143 votes.<ref name=":2" /> Barooah was appointed [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] on 22 March 1972. During his tenure, he chaired the debate of the first, second and third [[Motion of no confidence|motion of no-confidence]] against the ministry of [[Sarat Chandra Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malhotra |first=G. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ |title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures |date=2004 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |isbn=978-81-200-0400-9 |language=en}}</ref>

Barooah did not seek reelection in the [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. The [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate in the election was defeated by Janata Party candidate [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]], who later became [[List of chief ministers of Assam|Chief Minister of Assam]].<ref name=":2" />

Barooah was also Chairman (Governing Body) of [[Assam Medical College]].

== Tributes ==
In 2017, Barooah’s 104th birth anniversary was observed. An art competition for school students was organized at Dibrugarh Government Higher Secondary and Multipurpose Girls’ School. The competition was inaugurated by Indeswar Khaund, who lit the traditional lamp and paid floral tributes to Barooah. [[Sarat Barkotoky]] gave a brief description on Barooah’s life, in the presence of Barooah’s family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2017-01-25 |title=Birth anniversary of Janeta Ramesh Chandra Baruah observed - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/birth-anniversary-of-janeta-ramesh-chandra-baruah-observed/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, the 107th birth anniversary of Barooah was celebrated in [[Dibrugarh]]. The ceremonial lamp was lit by his niece, Ila Dowerah.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |date=2010-09-15 |title=107th birth anniversary of RC Barooah celebrated |url=https://assamtribune.com/107th-birth-anniversary-of-rc-barooah-celebrated |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Assam MLAs 1962–1967]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1967–1972]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1972–1978]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Assam]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:Place of death missing]]
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:People from Dibrugarh district]]

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