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, as the son of N.R. Khaund.
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.
Political career Khaund was elected MLA for Tinsukia North in the 1952 election, and then for Bogdung in the 1957 election. He was then elected for Jaipur in 1962, and Tengakhat in 1972.
Khaund was appointed Deputy Minister for Cooperative, Cottage Industries, Sericulture, Weaving and Transport under Bishnuram Medhi in 1957. He later served as Minister for Transport and Minister for the Public Works Department under Sarat Chandra Sinha.
Personal life Khaund married Punya Prabha Gogoi in 1953, and together they had three daughters and one son. They remained married until her death in 2001.
Khaund turned 100 in 2017.
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.
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.
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