Pranab Kumar Gogoi (19 August 1936 – 3 February 2020) was an Indian lawyer and politician from

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belonging to

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. He was elected four times as a legislator of the

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. He also served as the speaker of the

and minister of the

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Early life and education

Gogoi was born on 19 August 1936 in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

to Girindra Nath Gogoi and Hiranyalata Gogoi. His father was a minister of the

. He received LLB degree from

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in 1961.

Political career

Gogoi was elected as a legislator of the

from

Sibsagar Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. Si ...

in 2001. He was also elected from that constituency in 2006. He served as a minister of the

from 2006 to 2011. In 2011 he was elected from

too. He was appointed the speaker of the

on 6 June 2011. He served in the post till 28 May 2016. During this time he took steps for " Assamese" definition in 2015. After consultations with 53 organisations he recommended the year 1951 be taken as the cut off period for the definition of Assamese and

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. In 2016 he was elected as a legislator of the

from

for the fourth consecutive time.

Personal life and death

Gogoi was married to Mohini Gogoi. Together they had 3 sons - Manjir, Sameer and Prameer. Gogoi died on 3 February 2020 at a private hospital in

at the age of 83. He was survived by his wife, his sons, their spouses and their children.

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, former

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and other politicians all paid tribute.

Funeral

The mortal remains of Gogoi, wrapped in the national flag, were brought to his residence located at Red Cross Road on Tuesday night at around 7 PM. His mortal remains were taken to Rajiv Bhavan and Sibsagar Bar Association where Congress members and members of the bar association paid tribute. Gogoi was cremated with full state honours at Hahchara Jathipatia village in

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in presence of relatives and leaders from political parties. His mortal remains were cremated by his three sons Manjir, Sameer and Prameer at 2 PM amidst gun salute by Assam Police personnel. Hundreds of mourners came to the cremation site. Leaders of different political parties and organizations laid wreaths on the mortal remains and a gun salute was given before the last rites.

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, Rakibul Hussain,

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leaders, administrative officials, including Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. MS Lakshmi Priya were present.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gogoi, Pranab Kumar 1936 births 2020 deaths Indian National Congress politicians Assam MLAs 2001–2006 Assam MLAs 2006–2011 Assam MLAs 2011–2016 Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly State cabinet ministers of Assam Gauhati University alumni People from Sivasagar district Indian lawyers