Indreswar Khaund

Indreswar Khaund
Minister for the Public Works Department
In office
c.1977–1977
Chief MinisterSarat Chandra Sinha
Minister for Transport
In office
c.1975–c.1977
Chief MinisterSarat Chandra Sinha
Deputy Minister for Cooperative, Cottage Industries, Sericulture, Weaving and Transport
In office
22 April 1957 – 27 December 1957
Chief MinisterBishnuram Medhi
Assembly positions
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1972–1978
Preceded byManick Chandra Das
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyTengakhat
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byJugo Kanta Barua
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyJaipur
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byUpendra Nath Santan
ConstituencyBogdung
In office
1952–1957
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyTinsukia North
Personal details
Born27 November 1917
Dibrugarh, Assam Province, British India
Died31 January 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 101)
Dibrugarh, Assam, India
PartyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Punya Prabha Gogoi
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(m. 1953; died 2001)​
Children4
ParentN.R. Khaund (Father)

Indreswar Khaund (27 November 1917 – 31 January 2019) was an Indian statesman and lawyer who served as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly (MLA), and cabinet minister.

Early life, education and career

Khaund was born on 27 November 1917 in Chetiapather village, in Dibrugarh. He was of the Mottock Community,[1] as the son of N.R. Khaund.[2]

Khaund began his education at Chabua Primary school, and then attended the Public High English School in Dibrugarh. He passed the matriculation exam from the Soniram government aided High English School. He graduated from Cotton College in 1945, and from Earle Law College in 1948. He subsequently worked as a lawyer in Dibrugarh.[2]

Political career

Khaund was elected MLA for Tinsukia North in the 1952 election,[3] and then for Bogdung in the 1957 election.[4] He was then elected for Jaipur in 1962,[5] and Tengakhat in 1972.[6]

Khaund was appointed Deputy Minister for Cooperative, Cottage Industries, Sericulture, Weaving and Transport under Bishnuram Medhi in 1957.[7] He later served as Minister for Transport and Minister for the Public Works Department under Sarat Chandra Sinha.[8]

Personal life

Khaund married Punya Prabha Gogoi in 1953, and together they had three daughters and one son.[2] They remained married until her death in 2001.[8]

Khaund turned 100 in 2017.[9]

Death and funeral

On 31 January 2019, Khaund died at the age of 101, at his residence in Naliapool, Dibrugarh. Former speaker and minister Prithibi Majhi, former union minister Paban Singh Ghatowar, and former minister Atuwa Munda were among those who paid tribute to Khaund.[1]

Khaund was cremated with full state honours, and his last rites were performed on 1 February at Chokidinghi crematorium, attended by various senior Dibrugarh officials and Khaund's family.[1][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Transport Minister passes away in Dibrugarh". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who's who profile" (PDF). Assam assembly. 1956.
  3. ↑ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1951". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1957". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  6. ↑ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1967". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  7. ↑ Hindustan Year-book and Who's who. M. C. Sarkar. 1957.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ex-Minister Khaund cremated with full state honours". assamtribune.com. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Call for value-based politics in Congress symposium". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
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