Kesab Chandra Gogoi


Kesab Chandra Gogoi was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of the state of Assam for two months in 1982. He was member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Dibrugarh constituency.

Political Career

Gogoi was elected to Assam Legislative Assembly in 1978 as a Janata Party candidate. 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 Indian National Congress and became Minister of Finance Anwara Taimur cabinet.
He became the Chief Ministers of Assam in January 1982 but his chief ministership lasted for 66 days only. He was also a minister in the Hiteswar Saikia cabinat from 1983 to 1985.

Personal Life

He was born in a family of Tai-Ahom. He died on 5 August 1998. His son Justice Ranjan Gogoi was the 46th chief justice of the Supreme Court of India. His eldest son Anjan Kumar Gogoi, went on to become Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force.