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Cabinet of Assam (1991–1996)

Second Saikia Ministry
Date formed30 June 1991
Date dissolved22 April 1996
People and organisations
GovernorLokanath Misra
Chief MinisterHiteswar Saikia
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority 66 / 126 (52%)
Opposition partyAsom Gana Parishad
History
Election1991
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorPresident's rule
SuccessorBarman Ministry

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. The 36 member Congress ministry included 21 Cabinet Ministers and 15 Ministers of State. 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. The ministry was dissolved following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia on 22 April 1996.

Ministers

Name Constituency Portfolio Party
Hiteswar Saikia
Chief Minister 		Nazira Chief Minister INC
Cabinet Ministers
Kesab Chandra Gogoi Dibrugarh
  • Planning
  • Development
 INC
Anwara Taimur Dalgaon
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
 INC
Golok Rajbanshi Rangapara
  • PWD
  • Parliamentary Affairs
 INC
Mukut Sharma Nowgong
  • Revenue
  • Land reforms
 INC
Gobinda Chandra Langthasa Haflong
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Hills area development (HAD)
  • Hill plan
  • Registration
  • Stamps
  • Health
  • Family welfare
 INC
Zahirul Islam Mankachar
  • Irrigation
 INC
Bijit Saikia Tezpur
  • Industries
 INC
Afzalur Rahman Jaleswar
  • Panchayat
  • Community Development
 INC
S. S. Ojha Tinsukia
  • Transport
  • Khadi
  • Village industries
 INC
Dileswar Tanti Doom Dooma
  • Labour
 INC
Bargaram Deuri Bihpuria
  • Welfare of plain tribes, Scheduled Castes and other backward communities
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
 INC
Nakul Das Mangaldoi
  • Veterinary
 INC
Nagen Neog Golgahat
  • Cooperation
  • Border Areas Development
 INC
Kulbahadur Chetri Margherita
  • Social Welfare
 INC
Silvius Condpan Majbat
  • Employment
  • Fisheries
 INC
Haren Bhumij Lahowal
  • Flood control
  • Science and Technology
  • Environment
 INC
Dinesh Prasad Goala Lakhipur
  • Power
 INC
Bhumidhar Barman Barkhetry
  • Education
 INC
Ardhendu Kumar Dey Hojai
  • Food
  • Civil supplies
 INC
Devanand Konwar Thowra
  • Law
  • Municipal Administration
 INC
Ministers of State
Abu Saleh Najmuddin Badarpur
  • Home
  • Health
  • Education
 INC
Gomeswar Pegu Jonai
  • Revenue
 INC
Ismail Hussain Barpeta
  • Agriculture
 INC
Boloram Nag Kaliabor
  • Labour
 INC
Indra Gogoi Lakhimpur
  • Flood control
  • Youth
  • Sports
 INC
Gautam Roy Katlicherra
  • Panchayat
  • Community Development
  • Rural Development
 INC
Jagat Patgiri Dudhnai
  • Welfare of Plain Tribals
  • Sericulture
  • Weaving
 INC
Anwar Hussain Bilasipara East
  • Planning
  • Development
  • Finance
 INC
Debesh Chakraborty Lumding
  • Relief
  • Rehabilitation
  • Social welfare
 INC
Mohibul Haque Dhubri
  • Border area
  • Power
  • Rural electrification
 INC
Sarat Barkotoky Sonari
  • PWD
  • Printing
  • Secondary education
 INC
Gopi Das Boko
  • Forests and Fisheries
 INC
Chittaranjan Patowary Gauhati East
  • Transport
 INC
Nurul Hussain Samaguri
  • Cooperation
 INC
Gautam Bora Batadroba
  • Health
  • Family Welfare
 INC
Rashidul Haque Rupohihat
  • Minority affairs
  • Veterinary
 INC

Changes

  • On 18 October 1991, Planning and Development Minister Kesab Chandra Gogoi was given charge of Public Enterprise while Law Minister Shri Devanand Konwar was given the additional charge of Power, Planning and Development.
  • On 25 November 1991, Minister of State for Transport Chittaranjan Patowary was dismissed. On 27 November, Minister for Public Enterprises Kesab Chandra Gogoi was dismissed for alleged anti-party activities.
  • On 22 April 1995, the ministry was reshuffled, with no ministers being dismissed and no ministers being inducted. Golok Rajbanshi was divested of his portfolio and given power, non-convention energy, law whilst retaining parliamentary affairs. Mukut Sharma retained tourism and was given the additional portfolio of education. Devanand Konwar was divested of the law, power and municipal administration portfolios and given revenue and land reforms.

References

  1. "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. Roy, Meenu (1996). India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-900-8.
  3. Committee, Indian National Congress All India Congress (1985). Report of the General Secretaries.
  4. "Hiteswar Saikia 1991 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.
  6. The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1991.
  7. "Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile". India Today. 15 May 1996. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1992.
  9. Data India. Press Institute of India. 1995.
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