Jogendra Nath Hazarika

Jogendra Nath Hazarika (9 September 1924 - 1998) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 9 September 1979 to 11 December 1979. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Dibrugarh constituency, Assam in 1951, 1957, 1962 and 1967.[1][2][3][4][5] He was also a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.[6][7]

Jogendra Nath Hazarika
7th Chief Minister of Assam
In office
9 September 1979 – 11 December 1979
GovernorLallan Prasad Singh
Preceded byGolap Borbora
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1971
Succeeded byRobindranath Kakoti
ConstituencyDibrugarh, Assam
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
21 March 1978 - 4 September 1979
Preceded byRamesh Chandra Barooah
Succeeded bySheikh Chand Mohammad
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1978-1985
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byAmiya Gogoi
ConstituencyDuliajan
Personal details
Born(1924-09-09)9 September 1924
Tengakhat Mawza, Assam, British India
Died1998 (aged 73-74)
Assam, India
Political partyJanata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
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Early life

Hazarika was born in September 1924 in Tengakhat Mawza, Lakhimpur District (now Dibrugarh District) in Assam. His family were Sonowal Kacharis. He attended school in his home town, and in 1949 he graduated and subsequently completed an L.L.B. from University of Calcutta.[8]

References
  1. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1957). Who's who. Lok Sabha. p. 152. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. Sir Stanley Reed (1956). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 954. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
  4. "MEMBERS OF FIRST LOK SABHA Assam". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83". assamassembly.gov.in.
  6. "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. "Duliajan Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. as:যোগেন্দ্ৰ নাথ হাজৰিকা
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