Jogesh Chandra Gohain

Jogesh Chandra Gohain
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1944
ConstituencyDibrugarh West
Personal details
Died1944 (1945)
PartyIndian National Congress (until 1940)
SpousePadma Kumari Gohain
Children5, including Shanti Gogoi
RelativesKeshab Chandra Gogoi (son-in-law)
Ranjan Gogoi (grandson)
Anjan Gogoi (grandson)

Jogesh Chandra Gohain (died 1944), also referred to as Jogesh Chandra Borgohain, was an Indian statesman who served as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dibrugarh West from 1937 until his death.

Background

Gohain was described as an "Ahom elite", and obtained a Bachelor of Laws (BL) degree.

Political career

Gohain was elected for the Indian National Congress as Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Dibrugarh West in the 1937 election. As an MLA, Gohain along with Daulat Chandra Gohain, "repeatedly" asserted that the Ahoms were an "inseparable part" of Assamese society, and the upliftment of Ahoms would be beneficial for the society of Assam.

In 1940, Gohain resigned from the Congress party and subsequently acted as an independent member of the assembly supporting the cause of the Ahoms, specifically to support the demand of a "separate electorate" for the Ahoms.

Family

Gohain was secondly married to Padma Kumari Gohain, who later became an MLA and cabinet minister. Together they had three sons and one daughter. Their only daughter, Shanti Gogoi, was married to Chief Minister Keshab Chandra Gogoi. Gohain's grandchildren included Air Marshal Anjan Gogoi, and the 46th Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi.

Death

Gohain was a diabetic, and was suffering from a wound that did not heal. He was unable to secure a life-saving dose of penicillin as the stock in Dibrugarh had been diverted to help the army fighting in the Second World War, and died in 1944.

Notes

  1. ↑ Contemporary sources refer to him as Jogesh Chandra Gohain, while later sources refer to him as Jogesh Chandra Borgohain.

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Padma Kumari Gohain Who's Who" (PDF). Assam assembly. 1971.
  2. ↑ "Founder & Chairman | Sewa NGO". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  3. 1 2 Ghosh 2020.
  4. ↑ Reed 1939, p. 194.
  5. ↑ "1937 elected members" (PDF). Assam Legislative Assembly.
  6. ↑ Phukon & Yasin 1998, p. 120.
  7. ↑ "A trailblazer from Assam: The story of Padma Kumari Gohain - Assam's first woman minister post independence". India Today NE (in Hindi). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's mother passes away in Delhi hospital". The Times of India. 2021-04-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Noted social activist and writer Shanti Gogoi passes away". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  10. ↑ Gogoi, Ranjan (2021). Justice for the Judge. Rupa Publications. ISBN 9789355201881.

Bibliography

  • Phukon, Girin; Yasin, Adil-ul, eds. (1998). Working of Parliamentary Democracy and Electoral Politics in Northeast India. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers. ISBN 9788170032236.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Ghosh, Lipi, ed. (2020) [2009]. Political Governance and Minority Rights: The South and South-East Asian Scenario. Routledge. ISBN 9781000083903.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Reed, Stanley, ed. (1939). Indian Year Book. Vol. 26. Times of India Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)