List Of Chief Ministers Of Assam From 1946

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November 24, 2020

Need the complete list of Chief Ministers of Assam from 1946? Gopinath Bordoloi was the first Chief Minster of Assam, after the composite state of Assam adopted a unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly.

There have been a total of 14 Chief Minsters of Assam, since 1946. The highest number of Assam CM from a single party is from the Indian National Congress -10 CMs.

Himanta Bisw Sarma of the BJP is the current Assam Chief Minister and Anwara Taimur is the only woman to have held the CM post in the state.

Chief Ministers Of Assam – Interesting Facts

First CM of Assam: Gopinath Bordoloi
Current CM of Assam: Himanta Bisw Sarma
Longest serving CM of Assam: Tarun Gogoi (5485 days)
CM with the shortest term: Kesab Chandra Gogoi (66 days)
India’s first female Muslim chief minister: Anwara Taimur (Only woman to have held the CM post in Assam)
Deputy Chief Minister of Assam: The position is currently vacant

The Full List Of Chief Ministers Of Assam

We have compiled for you a comprehensive Assam Chief Ministers list from 1946 along with their constituency, tenure and more.

Name	Term	Party	Constituency
Gopinath Bordoloi	11 February 1946 – 6 August 1950	Indian National Congress	Kamrup Sadar (South)
Bishnu Ram Medhi	09 August 1950-27 December 1957	Indian National Congress	Hajo
Bimala Prasad Chaliha	28 December 1957 – 06 November 1970	Indian National Congress	Sonari
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	11 November 1970 – 30 January 1972	Indian National Congress	Gauhati East
Sarat Chandra Singha	31 January 1972 – 12 March 1978	Indian National Congress	Kokrajhar East
Golap Borbora	12 March 1978 – 04 September 1979	Janata Party	Tinsukia
Jogendra Nath Hazarika	09 September 1979 – 11 December 1979	Janata Party	Duliajan
President’s Rule	12 December 1979- 05 December 1980	N/A	N/A
Anwara Taimur	06 December 1980 – 30 June 1981	Indian National Congress	Dalgaon
President’s Rule	30 June 1981- 13 January 1982	N/A	N/A
Kesab Chandra Gogoi	13 January 1982 – 19 March 1982	Indian National Congress	Dibrugarh
President’s Rule	19 March 1982 – 27 February 1983	N/A	N/A
Hiteswar Saikia	27 February 1983 – 23 December 1985	Indian National Congress	Nazira
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	24 December 1985 – 28 November 1990	Asom Gana Parishad	Nowgong
President’s Rule	28 November 1990 – 30 June 1991	N/A	N/A
Hiteswar Saikia [2]	30 June 1991 – 22 April 1996	Indian National Congress	Nazira
Bhumidhar Barman	22 April 1996 – 14 May 1996	Indian National Congress	Barkhetry
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta [2]	15 may 1996 – 17 May 2001	Asom Gana Parishad	Barhampur
Tarun Gogoi	18 May 2001 – 24 May 2016	Indian National Congress	Titabar
Sarbananda Sonowal	24 May 2016 – 10 May 2021	Bharatiya Janata Party	Majuli
Himanta Bisw Sarma	10 May 2021 – Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party	Jalukbari