Mahendra Mohan Choudhry

Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
Governor of Punjab
	In office; 21 May 1973 - 1 September 1977
Chief Minister	Zail Singh ; Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	D. C. Pavate
Succeeded by	Ranjit Singh Narula
4th Chief Minister of Assam
	In office; 11 November 1970 – 30 January 1972
Governor	Braj Kumar Nehru
Preceded by	Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Succeeded by	Sarat Chandra Singha
Cabinet Minister of the Government of Assam
	In office; 1967 - 1970
Chief Minister	Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
	In office; 9 December 1959 - 19 March 1967
Preceded by	D. K. Barooah
Succeeded by	Hareswar Goswami
State Minister of the Government of Assam
	In office; 1951 - 1951
Chief Minister	Bishnuram Medhi
	In office; 1955 - 1955
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1958 - 1967
Constituency	Hajo
	In office; 1946 - 1951
Constituency	Barpeta
Personal details
Born	12 April 1908; Nagaon, Assam, British India
Died	27 December 1982 (aged 74); Guwahati, Assam, India
Children	Sourindra Mohan Choudhury
Occupation	Politician

Mahendra Mohan Choudhury (12 April 1908 – 27 December 1982) was a freedom fighter and politician from Nagaon, Undivided Kamrup district (now Barpeta district) of Western Assam. He was Chief Minister of Assam from 1970 to 1972. He also served as governor of Punjab.

Early life

Mahendra Mohan Choudhury was born on 12 April 1908 in Nagaon, Undivided Kamrup district in an Assamese family. He did his graduation in Arts and subsequently completed his Bachelor of Laws.

Politics

A great persona and a true Gandhian, he fought for the independence of India during freedom movement and went to jail thrice in 1932, 1941 and in 1945 respectively. He was a member of Assam Vidhan Sabha (1946–1952), Parliamentary Secretary (1947), State Minister (1951, 1955), President of Assam Congress Committee, President of Assam Vidhan Sabha (1967), Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly (1959-1967),[1] Cabinet Minister (1967–1970), Chief Minister of Assam (1970–1972)[2] and Governor of Punjab.[3]

Works

He wrote books, viz. Mahatma Gandhi and The Philosophy of Binova Bhabe. He was associated with many socio-religious institutions like Sankardev-Kristi Vikash Samiti, Gita Samaj, Madhupur Satra etc. Mahendra Mohan Choudhury was also instrumental in founding the Saint Sankaradeva Chair at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, which had contributed immensely in acquainting the pan-Indian community of scholars with the Life and Works of the Saint.

Personal life and death

Choudhury had six children, 2 sons and four daughters. He died in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital following a heart attack on 27 December 1982.[4]

References

"List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"Former Governors". punjabrajbhavan.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
Data India, Press Institute of India, 1983 - India, p. 60 Former Governor of Punjab and former Chief Minister of Assam Mahendra Mohan Choudhury (74) died in Gauhati's medical college hospital Dec. 27 following a heart attack.

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[1] "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[2] "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[:0-3] "Former Governors". punjabrajbhavan.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[4] Data India, Press Institute of India, 1983 - India, p. 60 Former Governor of Punjab and former Chief Minister of Assam Mahendra Mohan Choudhury (74) died in Gauhati's medical college hospital Dec. 27 following a heart attack.