In the 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he was reelected, polling 4905 votes as the Congress candidate in Dibrugarh. He was PWD minister in the Hiteswar Saikia cabinet from 1983 to 1985. In the 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi received 24100 votes, 44.87% of the total vote and he was reelected in Dibrugarh, defeating his nearest opponent by 4055 votes. In the 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election, he received 20278 votes, 42.38% of the total vote. He was reelected and he defeated his nearest opponent by 9070 votes. He was made minister for Planning and Development in the second Hiteswar Saikia ministry on 30 June 1991. On 18 October 1991, Gogoi was given charge of Public Enterprises. On 27 November 1992, he was removed from the Cabinet for alleged anti-party activities. He remained MLA for Dibrugarh until 1996, where he did not get the congress nomination. He instead was the All India Indira Congress (tiwari) candidate but came 4th in the election, losing his seat to Kalyan Kumar Gogoi. Personal life Gogoi enjoyed indoor games, reading, gardening and cultivation. He married Smt Shanti Priya Gogoi (née Borgohain; 30 August 1934 - 9 April 2021) in 1951 and they had 5 children; Anjan Gogoi, Ranjan Gogoi, Nirjan Gogoi, Indira Gogoi and Nandita Hazarika. His wife was the daughter of Jogesh Chandra Borgohain and Padma Kumari Gohain. Padma Kumari Gohain was the Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for Moran and was a minister in the Bimala Prasad Chaliha and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury’s cabinets. His eldest son Anjan Kumar Gogoi, went on to become Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. His son Justice Ranjan Gogoi was the 46th chief justice of the Supreme Court of India. His son Nirjan is a Consultant Urologist in the United Kingdom and his two daughters, Indira and Nandita, were members of the Assam civil service until their retirement recently. Death Kesab Chandra Gogoi died on 5 August 1998 in Dibrugarh, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren. His wife, Shanti Gogoi, died on 9 April 2021 after a short illness at a hospital at Escorts Hospital, New Delhi due to age related ailments. Her mortal remains were later brought back to Dibrugarh where the former CJI and her son Ranjan Gogoi performed her last rites. Many admirers and politicians paid tributes. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, cabinet ministers