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Assam is a Northeastern State in India. Everyone is aware that Assam is famous for its Assam Tea and Assam Silk. But not many know about the Chief Ministers of Assam. A Chief Minister is the head of a State Government and the Council of Ministers. The Indian state of Assam has had two Premiers from 1937 to 1950. So, since 1950 the state is ruled by 14 Chief Ministers, out of which two have repeated Offices as Chief Ministers. The present Chief Minister of Assam is Himanta Biswa Sarma. Below mentioned are List of Premiers and List of all Chief Ministers of Assam 2021.
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List of All Chief Ministers of Assam 2021
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Assam Chief Ministers List 2021 Overview |
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| Status |
Head of Government |
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Abbreviation |
CM |
| Member of |
Assam Legislative Assembly |
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Reports to |
Governor of Assam |
| Inaugural Holder |
Gopinath Bordoloi |
Premiers of Assam (1937-50)
Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was formed with a legislative assembly and a legislative council. The Premier of Assam was the head of the government and leader of the legislative assembly of Assam province.
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S.No. |
Premier | Tenure | Party (Coalition) |
| 1. | Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah | 1 April 1937 to
19 September 1938 |
Assam United Muslim Party (INC) |
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2. |
Gopinath Bordoloi | 19 September 1938 to 17 November 1939 | Indian National Congress |
| (1) | Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah | 17 November 1939 to 24 December 1941 |
Assam United Muslim Party (AIML) |
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Governor’s Rule |
25 December 1941 to
24 August 1942 |
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| (1) | Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah | 25 August 1942 to
11 February 1946 |
Assam United Muslim Party (AIML) |
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(2) |
Gopinath Bordoloi | 11 February 1946 to 25 January 1950 |
Indian National Congress |
Assam Chief Ministers List 2021
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S.No. |
Chief Minister | Tenure |
Party (Coalition) |
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1. |
Gopinath Bordoloi | 26 January 1950 to
6 August 1950 |
Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Bishnuram Medhi | 9 August 1950 to
27 December 1957 |
INC |
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3. |
Bimala Prasad Chaliha | 28 December 1957 to
6 November 1970 |
Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | 11 November 1970 to
30 January 1972 |
Indian National Congress |
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5. |
Sarat Chandra Singha | 31 January 1972 to
12 March 1978 |
INC |
| 6. | Golap Borbora | 12 March 1978 to
4 September 1979 |
Janata Party |
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7. |
Jogendra Nath Hazarika | 9 September 1979 to
11 December 1979 |
Janata Party |
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President’s Rule |
12 December 1979 to 5 December 1980 |
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8. |
Syeda Anwara Taimur | 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981 | Indian National Congress |
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President’s Rule |
30 June 1981 to 13 January 1982 |
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9. |
Kesab Chandra Gogoi | 13 January 1982 to
19 March 1982 |
Indian National Congress |
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President’s Rule |
19 March 1982 to 27 February 1983
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10. |
Hiteswar Saikia | 27 February 1983 to
23 December 1985 |
Indian National Congress |
| 11. | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | 24 December 1985 to
28 November 1990 |
Asom Gana Parishad |
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President’s Rule |
28 November 1990 to 30 June 1991 |
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12. |
Hiteswar Saikia | 30 June 1991 to
22 April 1996 |
Indian National Congress |
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13. |
Bhumidhar Barman | 22 April 1996 to
14 May 1996 |
Indian National Congress |
| 14. | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | 15 May 1996 to
17 May 2001 |
Asom Gana Parishad |
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15. |
Tarun Gogoi | 18 May 2001 to
24 May 2016 |
Indian National Congress |
| 16. | Sarbananda Sonowal | 24 May 2016 to
10 May 2021 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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17. |
Himanta Biswa Sarma | 10 May 2021 to
Present |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Sarma was born on 1 February 1969 in Jorhat. His parents were Kailash Nath Sarma and Mrinalini Devi. Himanta Biswa Sarma is the 15th Chief Minister of Assam state. Previously a member of Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari Constituency in Assam. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on 10 May 2021, succeeding his colleague Sarbananda Sonowal.
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Start Learning!Assam State
Assam, the northeastern state in India, is located south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. It covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq. mi). The state borders itself by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west. Assam is also one of the world’s most populated subdivisions. Assamese is the official and most commonly spoken language of the state, followed by Bengali.
Assam is famous for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. It is a shelter to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the final wild habitats for the Asian elephant. The Assamese economy is funded by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, which are World Heritage Sites. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is famous for its feral horses. Sal tree forests are found in the state which, as a result of heavy rainfall, look luscious green all year round. Assam receives more rainfall than most parts of India; this rain feeds abundant water to the Brahmaputra River, whose tributaries and lakes supply the region with a hydro-geomorphic environment.
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