Government of Assam

Government of Assam
Seat of Government Dispur
Executive
Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal [1]
Legislature
Assembly
  • Vidhan Sabha
Speaker Ranjit Kumar Das [2]
Deputy Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul [3]
Members in Assembly 126
Judiciary
High Court Gauhati High Court
Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao

The Government of Assam is the provincial governing authority of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor as the head of the state, nominated by the Government of India. The head of government is the Chief Minister, who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the 126-membered unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.

In 2016, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 86 seats, followed by Congress with 26 seats and AIUDF with 13.

Ministers

Ministers sworn on 24 May 2016:[4]

Minister Ministry Constituency District Party
1 Sarbananda SonowalChief Minister of Assam, GAD, SAD, Administrative Reform and Training, Border Area Development, Social Welfare, I&PR, Revenue, Disaster management, Power, Implementation of Assam Accord Majuli Jorhat BJP
2 Himanta Biswa Sarma Finance, Planning and Development, Health and Family Welfare, Education department Jalukbari Kamrup Metropolitan BJP
3 Atul Bora Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Bokakhat Golaghat AGP
4 Pramila Rani Brahma Environment and Forests, Soil Conservation and Mines and Mineral departments Kokrajhar East Kokrajhar BPF
5 Ranjit Dutta Irrigation, Handloom and Textiles Behali Sonitpur BJP
6 Parimal Suklabaidya PWD, Fisheries and Excise Dholai Cachar BJP
7 Keshab Mahanta Water resource, Science and Technology, Information & Technology Departments Kaliabor Nagaon AGP
8 Pallab Lochan Das Labour and Employment and Tea Tribes Welfare Rangapara Lakhimpur BJP
9 Chandra Mohan Patowary Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairse Dharmapur Nalbari BJP
10 Rihon Daimary Public Health Engineering, Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Udalguri Udalguri BPF
11 Naba Kumar Doley MoS(I/C) Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Youth Welfare and Cultural Affairs Dhakuakhana Lakhimpur BJP

References

  1. ↑ http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html
  2. ↑ http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html
  3. ↑ http://assamassembly.gov.in/dyspeaker-list.html
  4. ↑ http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/sarbananda-sonowals-swearing-in-live-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-assam/264087/

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