Leader Janata Party Profession Politics Education University of Calcutta Preceded by Sarat Chandra Sinha Religion Hinduism Party Janata Party | Preceded by Paramananda Gogoi Name Golap Borbora Political party Janata Party Died March 19, 2006, Guwahati | |
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Born 29 August 1925
Golaghat district ( 1925-08-29 ) | ||
Succeeded by Jogendra Nath Hazarika | ||
Office of first Non Congress government formed in Assam headed by Golap Borbora turning into ruins
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Contents
- Office of first Non Congress government formed in Assam headed by Golap Borbora turning into ruins
- Early life
- Political career
- References
Golap Borbora (Assamese: গোলাপ বৰবৰা; 29 August 1925 – 19 March 2006) was a chief minister of Indian state of Assam from 1977 to 1979. He was the first non congress chief minister of Assam. Borbora was a member of Rajya Sabha between 1968 and 1974.
Early life
He was born in Golaghat and had his early schooling in Tinsukia and then studied at the University of Calcutta.
Political career
Borbora was a follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jai Prakash Narayan and was imprisoned several times during the freedom movement.
In free India he was arrested in 1975 for opposing Indira Gandhi's regime in the emergency in 1975 and spent 18 months in Tihar Jail. Golap Borbora became the State unit president of the Janata Party in 1977 and led the party to victory. He was elected the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Assam in 1978.
The Janata Party Government led by Borbora lasted for 18 months only. However, many think that the government did not last long as he had tried to stop influx of illegal immigrants from neighboring countries and also to demonopolise the liquor trade in tea garden belts. His government exempted land revenue for farmers up to 10 bighas and ordered fee exemptions to school students up to HSLC level and all girls up to high school level. The government also introduced free medical treatment in all the government hospitals and allowed free movement of foods-grains within the state.
He died in 2006.