| Dinesh Prasad Goala | |
| Native Name: | দিনেশ প্রাসাদ গোয়ালা |
| Caption: | Official Portrait of Late Dinesh Prasad Goala |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Dugrubasti, Assam, India |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Mrs Moni Goala |
| Mother: | Late Lasminia Goala |
| Father: | Late Lal Behari Goala |
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| Office: | MLA |
| Predecessor: | Kazi Kutubuddin Ahmed |
| Successor: | Rajdeep Goala |
| Term Start: | 1983 |
| Term End: | 2014 |
| Office1: | Former Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly |
Dinesh Prasad Goala (1 July 1947 – 11 April 2014) was an Indian Politician and former MLA of Lakhipur, representing INC for 7 consecutive terms (1983–2014) until his death.[1] [2] He also served as the Minister in-charge of Power & Public Health Engineering Department of Assam from 1991 to 2006.[1] Dinesh died on 11 April 2014, aged 66.[3] He lived in Binnakandi Ghat.
Goala earned his MA in Political Science from Gauhati University in 1971.[1] [4]