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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Ex. Chief Minister of Assam]]
|name = Golap Borbora গোলাপ বৰবৰা
|honorific-suffix =
|honorific_suffix = Ex. Chief Minister of Assam
|image =Golap Borbora.jpg
| imagesize=200px
|office = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|6th Chief Minister of Assam]]<ref name="cm-list">{{cite web|url=http://assamassembly.nic.in/cm-list.html |title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937 |publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati |accessdate=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116091830/http://assamassembly.nic.in/cm-list.html |archivedate=16 January 2014 }}</ref>
| leader = [[Janata Party]]
|term_start = 12 March 1978
|term_end = 4 September 1979<ref name="cm-list" />
|predecessor = [[Sarat Chandra Sinha]]
|successor =[[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]]<ref name="cm-list" />
| office2 =M.L.A., Tinsukia L.A.<ref name="mla-1978-83">{{cite web | url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1978-83.html | title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83 | publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
|term_start2 = 1978
|term_end2 = 1983
|predecessor2 = Paramananda Gogoi<ref name="mla-1972-78">{{cite web | url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1972-78.html | title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1972-78 | publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
| successor2 = Rajendra Nath Phukon<ref name="MLA 1983-85">{{cite web | url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1983-85.html | title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1983-85 | publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1926|8|29}}
|birth_place = [[Golaghat]], [[Assam Province|Assam]], [[British India]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2006|3|19|1926|8|29}}
|death_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
|party = [[Janata Party]]
|spouse =
|children =
|profession = Politics
|University =
}}
'''Golap Borbora''' ({{lang-as|গোলাপ বৰবৰা}}; 29 August 1926 – 19 March 2006) was a chief minister of [[Indian]] [[Assam|state of Assam]] from 1978 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]].<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> His parents were Komol Borbora (an executive officer from Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Digboi) and Puniyaprova Borbora. His father later left his job due to official issues (a long strike in the company). He had ten siblings, one of whom was [[Renu Saikia]], who later became famous as a prolific actress in the [[Assamese film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/renu-saikia|title = Bollywood Movie Actress Renu Saikia Biography, News, Photos, Videos}}</ref>

==Personal Background==

He was a non-smoker but a "paan and chai addict".<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1" /> He is survived by four sons,including noted advocate Arup Borbora.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" />

==Political career==
Borbora was a follower of [[Ram Manohar Lohia]]<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1">{{cite news |last1=Ajay |first1=Singh |title=Nothing has been done in Assam in the last 30 years: Golap Borbora |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/interview/story/19780531-nothing-has-been-done-in-assam-in-the-last-30-years-golap-borbora-818404-2015-01-12 |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |date=12 Jan 2015 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Jai Prakash Narayan]] and was imprisoned several times during the freedom movement.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> He had been an active trade unionist from the early days of his political career.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1" /> He led peasant movements, trade union movements, and went to jail many times.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1" /> He had been imprisoned nine times in different parts of India since Independence and the last time he was jailed was for 19 months during Emergency.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1" /><ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> He headed Janata Party Government from March 12, 1978 to September 4, 1979.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> He succeeded [[Sarat Chandra Sinha]] as Chief Minister.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" />

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]].<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> Golap Borbora became the State unit president of the [[Janata Party]] in 1977 after his release from Tihar jail and led the party to victory with 53 seats and was unanimously elected.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" /> He was elected the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Assam in 1978.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference1" />

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 demonopolize 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. He was 83 and was suffering with old age ailments.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2">{{cite news |title=Golap Borbora passes away |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/golap-borbora-passes-away/cid/810724 |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=The Telegraph |date=19 March 2006}}</ref> He spent his last years away from active politics. He was also an office bearer of the North East Frontier Railway Employees' Union and other labour organisations and was also associated with several social and educational institutions.<ref name="Golap Borbora reference2" />

==Commemorative efforts==

As an attempt to commemorate the contributions of Borbora, College Students Welfare Committee, an N.G.O has instituted the C.S.W.C Golap Borbora Scholarship Programme that extends scholarship assistance to meritorious students. The same organisation also hosts the annual C.S.W.C Golap Borbora Memorial Lecture. The organisation is Presided by Mr. Abhinav P Borbora who is the grandson of the former Chief Minister.^^

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206233634/http://www.nenanews.com/ANE%20April%201-15,06/oh1.htm Former Assam CM Golap Borbora is no more] North East News Agency, 1–15 April 2006
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060320/asp/frontpage/story_5988798.asp Golap Borbora passes away], The Telegraph, Monday, 20 March 2006
^^[https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/scholarship-in-memory-of-golap-borbora/]

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Muskit Gergous at 09:22, 10 August 2023