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| name = Bimala Prasad Chaliha<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_date = 26 March 1912<br />
| birth_place = [[Sivasagar]]<br />
| residence = Sivasagar<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|2|25|1912|3|26|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Shillong<br />
| office = Chief Minister of Assam<br />
| term = 28 December 1957 – 6 November 1970<br />
| predecessor = [[Bishnu Ram Medhi]]<br />
| successor = [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhury]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = Amaya Bora Chaliha<br />
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1971)<br />
| governor = [[Fazl Ali]] <br> [[Chandreswar Prasad Sinha]] <br> [[S. M. Shrinagesh]] <br> [[Vishnu Sahay]] <br> [[Braj Kumar Nehru]]<br />
| children = 7<br />
| office2 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| predecessor2 = Purnanada Chetia<br />
| successor2 = Janakinath Handique<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury]]<br />
| term2 = 1962 - 1972<br />
| term3 = 1958 - 1962<br />
| constituency2 = [[Sonari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonari]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]]<br />
| order = 3rd<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bimala Prasad Chaliha''' (26 March 1912 – 25 February 1971) was a Leader of [[Indian National Congress]] and a Freedom Fighter who was imprisoned at Jorhat Jail in 1942 for active participation in Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India Movement against the British Government. He was elected to the post of [[Chief Minister]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> of [[Assam]] for Three Consecutive Terms, once from Badarpur Constituency<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Assembly Election Results in 1957|url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> and twice from Sonari Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1962-67|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1962-67.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1967-72|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1967-72.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> He was in office from 28 December 1957 to 6 November 1970. He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Details of Bimala Prasad Chaliha {{!}} Knowmore Assam {{!}}Information|url=https://knowmoreassam.com/detailspolp/20/bimala-prasad-chaliha/17|access-date=2021-08-23|website=knowmoreassam.com}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
During his tenure as the Chief Minister, the ''Assam Official Language Act, 1960'' was enacted, which made [[Assamese language]] the sole official language of the state. During his terms the Chinese attacked India at Bomdilla then called NEFA now known as Arunachal Pradesh. He strongly opposed the division of Assam State into smaller states like Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya and was member in various Committees of India's Central Government. Only after his death the State of Assam was broken down into smaller States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here’s A List Of Chief Ministers Who Have Been Elected For Three Terms|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-heres-a-list-of-chief-ministers-who-have-served-three-terms/382157|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> The [[March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising]] also happened during his tenure. Earlier he was instrumental in promoting the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 and corresponding Assam Plantations Labour Rules, 1956 to safeguard the interest of the Tea Plantation Workers of Assam. During his second term as Chief Minister the issue of illegal migration from then East Bengal came up, he claimed there were 300,000 illegal entrants in Assam, and he took active steps to deport them in his third term.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He was married to Mrs. Amaya Bora Chaliha, daughter of a Senior Advocate & Freedom Fighter Mr. K.R. Bora and elder sister of veteran politician & Member of Parliament Mr. [[Indramoni Bora]]. They had 5 sons and 2 daughters. <br />
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Chaliha died on February 25, 1971.<br />
His wife died on March 6, 2010 and her last rites were performed at the Navagraha Crematorium in the presence of a large number of family members and admirers.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=2010-09-15|title=Amaya Chaliha passes away|url=https://assamtribune.com/amaya-chaliha-passes-away|access-date=2021-08-23|website=assamtribune.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}{{Chief Ministers of Assam}}<br />
{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}<br />
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