Second Saikia Ministry Explained

Date Formed:30 June 1991
Date Dissolved:22 April 1996
Government Head:Hiteswar Saikia
State Head:Lokanath Misra
Opposition Party:Asom Gana Parishad
Political Party:
Election:1991
Legislature Term:5 years
Predecessor:President's rule
Successor:Barman Ministry
State Head Title:Governor
Government Head Title:Chief Minister

The Second Ministry of Hiteswar Saikia was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Hiteswar Saikia that was formed after the 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1] [2] The 36 member Congress ministry included 21 Cabinet Ministers and 15 Ministers of State.[3] The election was held between 6 and 8 June 1991 and this led to the formation of the 9th Assam Legislative Assembly. Saikia was sworn in as Chief Minister on 30 June 1991 by Governor Lokanath Misra.[4] [5] [6] The ministry was dissolved following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia on 22 April 1996.[7]

Ministers

!Name!Constituency!Portfolio!Party
Hiteswar Saikia
Chief Minister
NaziraChief MinisterINC
Cabinet Ministers
Kesab Chandra GogoiDibrugarh
  • Planning
  • Development
INC
Anwara TaimurDalgaon
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
INC
Golok RajbanshiRangapara
  • PWD
  • Parliamentary Affairs
INC
Mukut SharmaNowgong
  • Revenue
  • Land reforms
INC
Gobinda Chandra LangthasaHaflong
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Hills area development (HAD)
  • Hill plan
  • Registration
  • Stamps
  • Health
  • Family welfare
INC
Zahirul IslamMankachar
  • Irrigation
INC
Bijit SaikiaTezpur
  • Industries
INC
Afzalur RahmanJaleswar
  • Panchayat
  • Community Development
INC
S. S. OjhaTinsukia
  • Transport
  • Khadi
  • Village industries
INC
Dileswar TantiDoom Dooma
  • Labour
INC
Bargaram DeuriBihpuria
  • Welfare of plain tribes, Scheduled Castes and other backward communities
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
INC
Nakul DasMangaldoi
  • Veterinary
INC
Nagen NeogGolgahat
  • Cooperation
  • Border Areas Development
INC
Kulbahadur ChetriMargherita
  • Social Welfare
INC
Silvius CondpanMajbat
  • Employment
  • Fisheries
INC
Haren BhumijLahowal
  • Flood control
  • Science and Technology
  • Environment
INC
Dinesh Prasad GoalaLakhipur
  • Power
INC
Bhumidhar BarmanBarkhetry
  • Education
INC
Ardhendu Kumar DeyHojai
  • Food
  • Civil supplies
INC
Devanand KonwarThowra
  • Law
  • Municipal Administration
INC
Ministers of State
Abu Saleh NajmuddinBadarpur
  • Home
  • Health
  • Education
INC
Gomeswar PeguJonai
  • Revenue
INC
Ismail HussainBarpeta
  • Agriculture
INC
Boloram NagKaliabor
  • Labour
INC
Indra GogoiLakhimpur
  • Flood control
  • Youth
  • Sports
INC
Gautam RoyKatlicherra
  • Panchayat
  • Community Development
  • Rural Development
INC
Jagat PatgiriDudhnai
  • Welfare of Plain Tribals
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
INC
Anwar HussainBilasipara East
  • Planning
  • Development
  • Finance
INC
Debesh ChakrabortyLumding
  • Relief
  • Rehabilitation
  • Social welfare
INC
Mohibul HaqueDhubri
  • Border area
  • Power
  • Rural electrification
INC
Sarat BarkotokySonari
  • PWD
  • Printing
  • Secondary education
INC
Gopi DasBoko
  • Forests and Fisheries
INC
Chittaranjan PatowaryGauhati East
  • Transport
INC
Nurul HussainSamaguri
  • Cooperation
INC
Gautam BoraBatadroba
  • Health
  • Family Welfare
INC
Rashidul HaqueRupohihat
  • Minority affairs
  • Veterinary
INC

Changes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006-05-13 . Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937 . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060513013923/http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html . 2006-05-13 .
  2. Book: Roy, Meenu . India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis . 1996 . Deep & Deep Publications . 978-81-7100-900-8 . en.
  3. Book: Committee, Indian National Congress All India Congress . Report of the General Secretaries . 1985 . en.
  4. Web site: Hiteswar Saikia 1991 ministers . 2018-11-05 . shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/.
  5. Book: Malhotra, G. C. . Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures . 2004 . Lok Sabha Secretariat . 978-81-200-0400-9 . en.
  6. Book: The Journal of Parliamentary Information . 1991 . Lok Sabha Secretariat . en.
  7. Web site: Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile . 2023-04-09 . India Today . 15 May 1996 . en.
  8. Book: The Journal of Parliamentary Information . 1992 . Lok Sabha Secretariat . en.
  9. Book: Data India . 1995 . Press Institute of India . en.