Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri (or Chaudhury, 2 April 1899 – 16 December 1955) was an Indian politician. He was a
Member of Parliament, representing
Gauhati
Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
,
Assam
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in the
Lok Sabha
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the
lower house
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of
India's Parliament
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as a member of the
Indian National Congress
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. He was also a member of the
Constituent Assembly of India
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.
Early life
Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri was born in Kamrup,
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
on 2 May 1889. Chaudhuri attended Government High Schools in Nowgong, Gauhati, Dhubri in Assam and went on to obtain degrees in Arts and Law from the Scottish Church College, Presidency College and Ripon College. Later he became a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
He became a member of the Assam legislature from 1927 to 1945.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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1899 births
1955 deaths
India MPs 1952–1957
Lok Sabha members from Assam
Members of the Constituent Assembly of India
Indian National Congress politicians from Assam
Assam MLAs 1937–1946