First Saikia ministry

First Saikia ministry
First Saikia ministry
Date formed	28 February 1983
Date dissolved	23 December 1985
People and organisations
Governor	Prakash Mehrotra; Tribeni Sahai Misra; Bhishma Narain Singh
Chief Minister	Hiteswar Saikia
Member party	INC;
Status in legislature	Majority 91 / 114 (80%)
History
Election	1983
Outgoing election	1985
Predecessor	President's rule
Successor	Mahanta I

The First ministry of Hiteswar Saikia was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Hiteswar Saikia that was formed after the 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election.

History

The ministry was formed after the 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election under Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia.^[1] The cabinet was originally composed of 13 cabinet ministers,^[2] including former Chief Ministers Anwara Taimur and Kesab Chandra Gogoi.^[3]

On 2 April 1983, 16 ministers were inducted into the Council of Ministers. On 17 May 1983, three more ministers were inducted, which raised the total to 32 ministers.^[4]^[5]

Council of Ministers


Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Party
Hiteswar Saikia Chief Minister	Nazira	Home Excise General Administration Tourism Food Civil Supplies	INC
Cabinet Ministers
Mohammad Idris	Rupohihat	Finance Planning Development	INC
Kesab Chandra Gogoi	Dibrugarh	Revenue Industries	INC
Anwara Taimur	Dalgaon	PWD Walkfs	INC
Ranendra Narayan Basumatary	Kokrajhar West	Agriculture Welfare of Plans Tribes and Backward Classes Sericulture and Weaving	INC
Upendra Das	Boko	Fisheries Panchayat Community Development	INC
Dhani Ram Rongpi	Baithalangso	Forest Areas Soil Conservation	INC
Zahirul Islam	Mankachar	Irrigation	INC
Jagannath Singh	Udharbond	Transport Town and Country Planning;	INC
Mukut Sharma	Nowgong	Education	INC
Jagadish Chandra Choudhury	Silchar	Animal Husbandry Veterinary	INC
Rameswar Dhanowar	Digboi	Labour	INC
Minister of State
Padam Bahadur Chouhan	Tamulpur	Animal Husbandry Veterinary Panchayat Community Development.	INC

References

^ Hazarika, Sanjoy; Times, Special To the New York (28 February 1983). "NEW GOVERNMENT INSTALLED IN ASSAM'S CAPITAL AMID TIGHT SECURITY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.
^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
^ "First Saikia ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[1] Hazarika, Sanjoy; Times, Special To the New York (28 February 1983). "NEW GOVERNMENT INSTALLED IN ASSAM'S CAPITAL AMID TIGHT SECURITY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[2] "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[3] Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.

[4] "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[5] "First Saikia ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

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