Promode Gogoi


Promode Chandra Gogoi was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Assam for five terms, and also served as the Minister for Flood control & Irrigation of the state from 1996 till 2001.

Early life

Gogoi was born in the Sibsagar district of Upper Assam.

Political career

Promode was associated with the All India Students Federation during his student days. He joined the Communist Party of India in 1948 and was elected to the state assembly of Assam from Sibsagar constituency for the first time in 1967.
He was a member of the central secretariat of the CPI and was reappointed to its national executive days before his death at the Patna congress of the party. He was also the President of the All India Trade Union Congress and Vice-President of the World Federation of Trade Unions.

Death

After experiencing epistaxis, he was admitted to the Guwahati Neurological Research Centre on 2 April 2012. His condition worsened as he suffered a stroke and subsequently, the doctors declared him dead. He remained a bachelor and was survived by granddaughter Purabi Gogoi, a civil servant.