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| name = Jiba Kanta Gogoi<br />
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| relations = [[Bismita Gogoi]] (daughter in law)<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Debesh Chandra Chakravorty]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Pulakesh Barua]]<br />
| 1namedata3 = [[Hiteswar Saikia]]<br />
| 1blankname3 = [[Chief Minister]]<br />
| termend = 1996<br />
| termstart = 1992<br />
| termend2 = 9 December 1992<br />
| termstart2 = 29 July 1991<br />
| 1namedata = [[Hiteswar Saikia]]<br />
| termstart3 = 1984<br />
| office = Minister for Finance and Municipal Administration<br />
| termend3 = 1985<br />
| death_date = 2 July 2002<br />
| termend5 = 1996<br />
| termend6 = 1985<br />
| termstart6 = 1983<br />
| termstart5 = 1991<br />
| termstart4 = 2001<br />
| termend4 = 2 July 2002<br />
| constituency4 = [[Khumtai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|<br />
Khumtai]]<br />
| birth_date = 1939<br />
| office4 = Member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| office3 = Minister of State for Industries, Sports and Youth Welfare<br />
| office2 = Speaker of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| children = 2<br />
}}<br />
'''Jiba Kanta Gogoi''' (1939 - 2 July 2002) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Assam]]. He served as Speaker of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Speakers since 1937|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> and twice as minister in the [[Hiteswar Saikia]]’s cabinets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jul 2|first=PTI /|last2=2002|last3=Ist|first3=15:41|title=Senior Cong leader Jiba Kanta Gogoi dead {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/senior-cong-leader-jiba-kanta-gogoi-dead/articleshow/14765584.cms|access-date=2021-08-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Before he entered politics, he was an editor of the Assam express<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He was elected as Member of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] thrice for [[Khumtai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khumtai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khumtai Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/khumtai.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Elections in India}}</ref> He became speaker in 1992, a minister of state in 1984 and a minister for finance in 1992.<br />
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== Personal life and Death ==<br />
He and his wife had 2 sons. His son Rupak Gogoi was killed in 2005 but Rupak married [[Bismita Gogoi]], who also became the Member of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] for [[Khumtai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khumtai]]. Jiba Kanta Gogoi died after a prolonged illness, aged 62.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-06-27|title=13 given life imprisonment for Rupak Gogoi murder case|url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/6670|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Assam Times|language=en}}</ref> He, at the time, was still a sitting [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]. Many politicians went to the residence of Gogoi and paid tribute by placing wreaths on his body. [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]] [[Tarun Gogoi]], [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Speaker]] [[Prithibi Majhi]] and [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]] President [[Paban Singh Ghatowar|Pawan Singh Ghatowar]], all expressed grief at the loss of Gogoi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-07-02|title=Former speaker Jiba Gogoi dead|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/former-speaker-jiba-gogoi-dead_47617.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Assam MLAs 1996–2001]]<br />
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