First Saikia ministry

First Saikia ministry
Date formed28 February 1983
Date dissolved23 December 1985
People and organisations
Governor
Prakash Mehrotra
Tribeni Sahai Misra
Bhishma Narain Singh
Chief Minister
Hiteswar Saikia
Member party
Status in legislature
Majority
91 / 114 (80%)
History
Election1983
Outgoing election
1985
PredecessorPresident's rule
SuccessorMahanta 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 ministers,[2] including former Chief Ministers Anwara Taimur and Keshab Chandra Gogoi.[3]

On 2 April 1983, 16 ministers were inducted into the Council of Ministers.[4] On 17 May 1983, three more ministers were inducted: one cabinet minister Gobinda Chandra Langthasa, and two ministers of state, Lakhi Prasad Hazarika and Kabir Chandra Rai Pradhani.[5] This raised the total to 32 ministers.[6][7]

On 9 July 1984, the cabinet was reshuffled.[8]

Council of Ministers

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency
Chief Minister
Minister of Home
Minister of Excise
Minister of General Administration
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Food
Minister of Civil Supplies		 Hiteswar Saikia 28 February 1983 9 July 1984 INC Nazira
Chief Minister
Minister of Administrative Reforms
Minister of Election
Minister of Excise
Minister of General Administration
Minister of Information and Publicity
Minister of Home
Minister of Passport
Minister of Personnel
Minister of Political Affairs
Minister of Printing and Stationery
Minister of Secretariat Administration
Minister of Youth Welfare
Minister of Sports
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Minister of Forest
Minister for Coordination of all Departments
All other departments not allocated to another minister		 9 July 1984 23 December 1985
Minister of Finance
Minister of Planning
Minister of Development		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCRupohihat
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Industries		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCDibrugarh
Minister of Public Works Department
Minister of Wakfs		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCDalgaon
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Welfare of Plains Tribes and Backward Classes
Minister of Sericulture and Weaving		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCKokrajhar West
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Panchayat
Minister of Community Development
Upendra Das
28 February 198323 December 1985 INCBoko
Minister of Forest Areas
Minister of Soil Conservation		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCBaithalangso
Minister of Irrigation28 February 198323 December 1985 INCMankachar
Minister of Transport
Minister of Town and Country Planning		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCUdharbond
Minister of Education
Mukut Sharma
28 February 198323 December 1985 INCNowgong
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Minister of Veterinary		28 February 198323 December 1985 INCSilchar
Minister of Labour28 February 198323 December 1985 INCDigboi
Minister of Cooperation
Minister of Public Enterprises		2 April 198323 December 1985 INCTeok
Minister of Agriculture2 April 198323 December 1985 INCRangapara
Minister of Health and Family Welfare2 April 198323 December 1985 INCDharmapur
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Technology and Environment		 Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar 2 April 1983 9 July 1984 INC Hojai
Minister of Veterinary
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Municipal Administration		 9 July 1984 23 December 1985
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Muhib Mazumder 2 April 1983 9 July 1984 INC Hailakandi
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Judicial Affairs
Minister of Legislative Affairs
Minister of Power
Minister of Jails		 9 July 1984 23 December 1985
Minister of Rural Development
Ragunath Pamegam
2 April 198323 December 1985 INCDhakuakhana
Minister of Social Welfare Dipok Moormoo 2 April 1983 9 July 1984 INC Lahowal
Minister of Social Welfare
Minister of Child Welfare		 9 July 1984 23 December 1985


Minister of Revenue9 July 198423 December 1985 INCTamulpur
Minister of Home
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Protocol		9 July 198423 December 1985 INCKarimganj South
Minister of Transport
Minister of Char Development
Ibrahim Ali
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCBaghbar
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Lambheswar Sonowal
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCSadiya
Minister of Food
Minister of Civil Supplies		9 July 198423 December 1985 INCGolaghat
Minister of Public Works Department
Munin Sarmah
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCGauhati East
Minister of Education
Luis Islari
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCSidli
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Irrigation
Lakhi Prasad Hazarika
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCRaha
Minister of Hills Plan
Minister of Twenty-Point Programme (Hills)
Minister of Public Health Engineering
Dorsingh Terang
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCHowraghat
Minister of Flood Control
Minister of Welfare of Plains Tribes and Scheduled Castes
Borgoram Deori
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCBihpuria

Junior ministers

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty Constituency


Minister of State for Animal Husbandry
Minister of State for Veterinary
Minister of State for Panchayat
Minister of State for Community Development		28 February 19839 July 1984 INCTamulpur
Minister of State for Industries2 April 19839 July 1984 INCKarimganj South
Minister of State for Education
Ibrahim Ali
2 April 19839 July 1984 INCBaghbar
Minister of State for Rural Development
Minister of State for Twenty-Point Programme
Minister of State for Judiciary
Tankeswar Dehingia
2 April 198323 December 1985 INCThowra
Minister of State for Power (Electricity) Dinanath Rajkhowa 2 April 1983 9 July 1984 INC Jorhat
Minister of State for Forest
Minister of State for Rural Electrification
Minister of State in charge of Capital Construction
Minister of State for Border Area Development		 9 July 1984 23 December 1985
Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Lambheswar Sonowal
2 April 19839 July 1984 INCSadiya
Deputy Minister of Home
Deputy Minister of Food and Civil Supplies		2 April 19839 July 1984 INCGolaghat
Deputy Minister of Irrigation
Deputy Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports
Deputy Minister of Public Health Engineering
Munin Sarmah
2 April 19839 July 1984 INCGauhati East
Deputy Minister of Public Works Department
Luis Islari
2 April 19839 July 1984 INCSidli
Deputy Minister of Welfare of Plains Tribes and Backward Classes
Kul Bahadur Chetri
2 April 198323 December 1985 INCMargherita
Minister of State for Cooperation
Minister of State for Agriculture
Minister of State in charge of Other Backward Classes
Kabir Chandra Roypradhani
9 July 198423 December 1985 INCGolakganj
Minister of State for Panchayat
Minister of State for Community Development		9 July 198423 December 1985 INCKatigora
Minister of State for Industries
Minister of State for Youth Welfare
Minister of State for Sports		9 July 198423 December 1985 INCKhumtai
Minister of State for Labour and Employment
Minister of State for Khadi and Village Industries		9 July 198423 December 1985 INCGossaigaon

References

  1. ↑ Hazarika, Sanjoy (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. ↑ eparlib.nic.in https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/762866/1/jpi_June_1983.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.
  4. ↑ Focus on Regional Events. Institute of Regional Studies. 1983.
  5. ↑ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.
  6. ↑ eparlib.nic.in https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/762867/1/jpi_September_1983.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "First Saikia ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1984.
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