Kalyan Kumar Gogoi (- 30 September 2016) was an

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from the state of

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. He was a former member of

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for Dibrugarh. He was a member of the

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from 1996. He was a dentist before his entry to politics.

Early life and education

Gogoi was born in 1944 in

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to the late Moheswar Gogoi. Gogoi was an

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Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College is a Government of Assam, government college located in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was established on 15 June 1945. The college is affiliated with Dibrugarh University; its Higher Secondary Course i ...

. He obtained his Degree in Dental Medicine from Dr R Ahmed Dental College, Kolkata.

Political career

Gogoi joined

in 1996. He was the

candidate for Dibrugarh in the 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He received 22523 votes, 40.72% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent, an

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candidate, by 5992 votes. He also defeated the incumbent MLA of Dibrugarh and former

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Kesab Chandra Gogoi 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. For most of his political career, he was a member of Indian National Congress. He was a f ...

who came 4th in the election. In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi sought reelection in Dibrugarh. He received 40675 votes, 67.57% of the total vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 25961 votes. In the

2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all 126 constituencies of the state . Following the election, the incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi formed his second ministry. ...

, Gogoi sought reelection in Dibrugarh. He received 28249 votes, losing to BJP candidate and the current MLA of Dibrugarh,

Prasanta Phukan Prasanta Phukan (born 23 July 1954) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 from Dibrugarh. He is the incumbent MLA of Dibrugarh. In 2021, Prasan ...

. In the

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, Gogoi was again the

candidate for Dibrugarh. He received 26897 votes, 31.9% of the total vote, coming second to Prasanta Phukan by 19609 votes.

Personal life and death

Gogoi and his wife had 3 daughters. He continued his social activities until his death. Gogoi died at 12.45 AM on 30 September 2016, after suffering a massive

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. He died at his residence in ABC Colony,

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and was survived by his wife, 3 daughters, sons in law, grandchildren and admirers. He died the same day as former minister and former

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MLA Joy Chandra Nagbanshi.

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President,

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, offered his condolences on twitter. His body was carried to his residence in Seujpur, Dibrugarh for his last rites.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gogoi, Kalyan Kumar Assam MLAs 1996–2001 Assam MLAs 2001–2006 1944 births 2016 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Assam