| Chabilal Upadhyaya | |
| Birth Date: | 1882 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Budhigang (Undivided Darrang) now in Biswanath district, Assam |
| Death Place: | Mazgaon (Gangmouthan) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Political leader of Assam |
| Other Names: | Chabilal Upadhyaya, Chabilal Babu |
| 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.
Now, Government of Assam announced that an engineering college[8] will be established in Behali, Assam which will be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya.