List of Chief Ministers of Assam

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. Assam state is one of the world’s most populous subdivisions. Assam is the sixteenth largest state by area and the fourteenth largest state by population in Indian country.

The Chief Minister of Assam is the chief executive of the Indian state of Assam which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Assam had one legislature house and chamber, the Assam Legislative Assembly has 126 seats, headed by a speaker. Assam state sends 14 members to the Lok Sabha and 7 members to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The first chief minister formed was on 26 January 1950.

Sr No.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah	Kamrup	1 April 1937 to 19 September 1938 (1 year 171 days)	Assam United Muslim Party
2.	Gopinath Bordoloi	Kamrup Sadar	19 September 1938 to 17 November 1939 (1 year 59 days)	Indian National Congress
3.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah (2nd Term)	Kamrup	17 November 1939 to 24 December 1941 (2 years 37 days)	Assam United Muslim Party
	President rule	N/A	242 days	N/A
4.	Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah (3rd Term)	Kamrup	25 August 1942 to 11 February 1946 (3 years 170 days)	Assam United Muslim Party
5.	Gopinath Bordoloi	Kamrup Sadar	11 February 1946 to 6 August 1950 (4 years 176 days)	Indian National Congress
6.	Bishnuram Medhi	Hajo	9 August 1950 to 27 December 1957 (7 years 140 days)	Indian National Congress
7.	Bimala Prasad Chaliha	Sonari	28 December 1957 to 6 November 1970 (12 years 313 days)	Indian National Congress
8.	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	Guwahati East	11 November 1970 to 30 January 1972 (1 year 80 days)	Indian National Congress
9.	Sarat Chandra Singha	Bilasipara East	31 January 1972 to 12 March 1978 (6 years 40 days)	Indian National Congress
10.	Golap Borbora	Tinsukia	12 March 1978 to 4 September 1979 (1 year 176 days)	Janata party
11.	Jogendra Nath Hazarika	Duliajan	9 September 1979 to 11 December 1979 (93 days)	Janata party
	President rule	N/A	359 days	N/A
12.	Syeda Anwara Taimur	Dalgaon		Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	197 days	N/A
13.	Kesab Chandra Gogoi	Dibrugarh	13 January 1982 to 19 March 1982 (65 days)	Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	345 days	N/A
14.	Hiteswar Saikia	Nazira	27 February 1983 to 23 December 1985 (2 years 299 days)	Indian National Congress
15.	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Nowgong	24 December 1985 to 28 November 1990 (4 years 339 days)	Asom Gana Parishad
	President rule	N/A	214 days	N/A
16.	Hiteswar Saikia (2nd Term)	Nazira	30 June 1991 to 22 April 1996 (4 years 297 days)	Indian National Congress
17.	Bhumidhar Barman	Barkhetry	22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996 (22 days)	Indian National Congress
18.	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (2nd Term)	Barhampur	15 May 1996 to 17 May 2001 (5 years 2 days)	Asom Gana Parishad
19.	Tarun Gogoi	Titabar	18 May 2001 to 24 May 2016 (15 years 6 days)	Indian National Congress
20.	Sarbananda Sonowal	Majuli	24 May 2016 to present	Bharatiya Janata party

⦿Did you know?

1.14 people served as Chief Minister of Assam state.

2.Golap Borbora consequently became the first non-congress Chief Minister of Assam.

3.Tarun Gogoi is the longest-serving chief minister in Assam, having served for 15 years.

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FAQ:

Q1. Who was the first female Muslim chief minister in India?
Ans. Anwara Taimur, India’s first female Muslim chief minister. Q2. Where is the meeting place of the Assam government?
Ans. Assam Legislative Assembly House, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India. Q3. What is the capital of Assam?
Ans. Dispur