D. K. Barooah

D. K. Baruah
83rd President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1975–1978
Preceded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Succeeded by	Indira Gandhi
7th Governor of Bihar
In office 1971–1973
Preceded by	Ujjal Narayan Sinha (acting)
Succeeded by	Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare
Personal details
Born	(1914-02-22)22 February 1914 Dibrugarh, Assam, British India
Died	28 January 1996(1996-01-28) (aged 81) Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress

Dev Kant Barooah (22 February 1914 – 28 January 1996) was an Indian politician from Assam, who served as the 83rd President of the Indian National Congress during the Emergency from 1975 to 1978 and the seventh Governor of Bihar from 1971 to 1973. He also served as union cabinet minister for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Second Indira Gandhi ministry from 5 February 1973 to 10 October 1974. He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha and 6th Lok Sabha. the elder brother of famous assamese poet, Navakanta Barua and the first Assamese person to become the President of the Indian National Congress.