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Chabilal Upadhyaya
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| Born | (1882-05-12)12 May 1882 |
| Died | 24 January 1980(1980-01-24) (aged 97)
Mazgaon (Gangmouthan)
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Chabilal Upadhyaya, Chabilal Babu |
| Occupation | Political leader of Assam |
| Political party | Assam Pradesh Congress Committee |
Chabilal Upadhyaya[1] (12 May 1882 - 24 January 1980), was the first (selected) president of the Assam Pradesh Congress committee.[2] In 1919 Upadhyaya's family settled at Mazgaon (Gangmouthan), Behali Tehsil in present day Biswanath district of Assam.[3]
Chabilal Upadhyaya,[4] popularly known as Chabilal Babu was a prominent leader of the Indian Freedom Movement from Assam.Upadhyaya joined the war of independence. On April 18, 1921, a meeting chaired by Upadhyaya was held in jorhat where the Assam Association was merged with Indian National Congress to form Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.[5] He became the first (selected) president of the Assam Pradesh Congress committee.[6] He was arrested by the British for joining the Congress and paid a jail term of six months by joining the Non-Cooperation movement under Gandhiji's leadership.
Upadhyaya played an important role in establishing various local schools in Gohpur Sub-division.[7] Under his leadership, thirty thousand Nepali speaking people protested against Jinnah's proposal at the call of All India Gorkha League.[citation needed]
Now, Government of Assam announced that an engineering college[8] will be established in Behali, Assam[9] which will be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya.
