Kesab Chandra Gogoi

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Honourable
Kesab Chandra Gogoi
9th Chief Minister of Assam
In office
13 January 1982 – 19 March 1982
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–1996
Preceded byRamesh Chandra Barooah
Succeeded byKalyan Kumar Gogoi
ConstituencyDibrugah
Personal details
Born(1925-09-29)29 September 1925
Died5 August 1998(1998-08-05) (aged 72)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Shanti Priya Gogoi
(
m. after 1951)
ChildrenAir Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi(Retd.)
Ranjan Gogoi[1]
Nirjan Gogoi
Indira Gogoi
Nandita Hazarika

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] He was member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Dibrugarh constituency.

Political career[edit]

Gogoi was elected to Assam Legislative Assembly in 1978 as a Janata Party candidate.[3] He became a minister in the Golap Borbora cabinet, then went over to Jogendra Nath Hazarika's group and again a cabinet minister during Jogendra Nath Hazarika's chief ministership. He joined the Indian National Congress and became Minister of Finance Anwara Taimur cabinet.[4]

He became one of the Chief Ministers of Assam on 13 January 1982.[5] On 17 March 1982 a Motion of No Confidence was moved against the 65 day old ministry of Gogoi. The speaker admitted the motion and fixed the discussion for 18 March 1982 however the speaker adjourned the house after Gogoi tendered in his resignation to the Governor. The President Sanjiva Reddy then issued a proclamation which dissolved the legislative assembly and brought the state under President’s rule.[6] He was also a minister in the Hiteswar Saikia cabinet from 1983 to 1985.[7]

Personal life[edit]

He was born in a family of Tai-Ahom. He married Smt Shanti Priya Gogoi (née Borgohain; 30 August 1934 - 9 April 2021) in 1951[8] and they had 5 children; Anjan Gogoi, Ranjan Gogoi, Nirjan Gogoi, Indira Gogoi and Nandita Hazarika.[9] His wife was the daughter of Jogesh Chandra Borgohain and Padma Kumari Gohain. Padma Kumari Gohain was the Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for Nazira and was a minister in the Bimala Prasad Chaliha and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury’s cabinets. His eldest son Anjan Kumar Gogoi, went on to become Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. His son Justice Ranjan Gogoi was the 46th chief justice of the Supreme Court of India.[10] [11] His son Nirjan is a Consultant Urologist in the United Kingdom and his two daughters, Indira and Nandita, were members of the Assam civil service until their retirement recently. Kesab Gogoi died on 5 August 1998.[12] His wife, Shanti Gogoi, died on 9 April 2021.[13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (8 September 2018). "Who is Ranjan Gogoi, and what is he known for?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Minister of Assam since 1937". Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dibrugarh Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Anwara Taimur govt in Assam survives no-confidence motion
  5. ↑ Assam Cong(I) factional tussle resolved with the appointment of Keshab Chandra Gogoi as CM
  6. ↑ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.
  7. ↑ An in-depth analysis of PM Indira Gandhi's attempts to carry out her campaign promises
  8. ↑ "Socio Educational Welfare Association - SEWA NGO". www.sewango.org. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Desk, Sentinel Digital (10 April 2021). "Noted social activist and writer Shanti Gogoi passes away - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "'Ranjan Gogoi has always followed the right path,' says brother". Prabin Kalita. The Times of India. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother passes away in Delhi". DY365. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother Shanti Gogoi passes away after brief illness". Deccan Herald. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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