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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentBhupen Kumar Borah
ChairmanDebabrata Saikia
HeadquartersRajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam
Student wingNational Students' Union of India
Youth wingIndian Youth Congress
Women's wingAll India Mahila Congress
Ideology
ECI StatusNational Party
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
United Opposition Forum
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 14
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly
23 / 126
Election symbol
Website
apcc.assam.org

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (or Assam PCC) was formed in June 1921. Its headquarters is at Rajiv Bhavan in GS Road Guwahati.

Kuladhar Chaliha was the first elected president and Chabilal Upadhyaya[1] was the first selected president of the committee when it was founded.[2][3]

Bhupen Kumar Borah is appointed as the new president on 24 July 2021 replacing Ripun Bora.[4][5]

List of Leaders of Opposition

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S.no Name Portrait
1. Gopinath Bordoloi
2. Golok Rajbanshi
3. Debabrata Saikia
4.

Structure & composition

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S.no Name Designation
1. Jitendra Singh AICC Incharge
2. Bhupen Kumar Borah President
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
3. Jakir Hussain Sikdar Working President
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
4. Zubair Anam President
Assam Pradesh Youth Congress
5. Mira Borthakur Goswami President
Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress
6. Dr Sanju Boruah General Secretary
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
7. Krishna Baruah President
Assam NSUI
8. Mehdi Alam Borah Senior Spokesperson
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

List of National & State Presidents

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See also: List of presidents of the Indian National Congress
S.no President Portrait Place of Conference Term
1. Dev Kant Baruah
Chandigarh 1975 1977
S.no President Portrait Term
Chabilal Upadhyaya 1921 1921
Kuladhar Chaliha
1921
Tarun Ram Phukan
Bishnuram Medhi
1930 1940
Maulana Mohammad Tayyebulla 1940 1948
Sriman Prafulla Goswami 1961
1. Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati 1967 1971
2. Dharanidhar Das 1981 1982
3. Harendra Nath Talukdar 1982 1983
4. Dharanidhar Basumatari 1983 1986
5. Tarun Gogoi 1986 1990
6. Hiteswar Saikia 1990 1992
7. Nakul Das 1993 1996
(6). Hiteswar Saikia 1996 1996
(5). Tarun Gogoi 1996 2002
8. Paban Singh Ghatowar 2002 2004
9. Bhubaneswar Kalita 2004 2014
10. Anjan Dutta 13

December 2014

16 June

2016

11. Ripun Bora 24 August 2016 24 July 2021
12. Bhupen Kumar Borah 24 July 2021 Incumbent

Assam Legislative Assembly election

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Year Legislature Party leader Portrait of Leader Seats Contested Seats won Change
in seats 		Votes Percentage of votes Vote swing Outcome
1952 1st Assembly Bishnu Ram Medhi
92
76 / 105
 Increase new 10,64,850 43.48 Increase new Government
1957 2nd Assembly 101
71 / 108
 Decrease 5 13,21,367 52.35 Increase 8.87 Government
1962 3rd Assembly Bimala Prasad Chaliha 103
79 / 105
 Increase 8 11,79,305 48.25 Decrease 4.1 Government
1967 4th Assembly 120
73 / 126
 Decrease 6 13,54,748 43.60 Decrease 4.65 Government
1972 5th Assembly Sarat Chandra Sinha
114
95 / 126
 Increase 22 19,76,209 53.20 Increase 9.6 Government
1978 6th Assembly 126
26 / 126
 Decrease69 12,20,189 23.62 Decrease 29.58 Opposition
1983 7th Assembly Hiteswar Saikia
109
91 / 109
 Increase 65 11,94,657 52.53 Increase 28.91 Government
1985 8th Assembly 125
26 / 126
 Decrease 66 17,24,003 23.23 Decrease 29.3 Opposition
1991 9th Assembly
125
66 / 126
 Increase 40 24,55,302 29.35 Increase 6.12 Government
1996 10th Assembly Bhumidhar Barman 122
34 / 122
 Decrease 32 27,78,627 30.56 Increase 1.21 Opposition
2001 11th Assembly Tarun Gogoi
126
71 / 126
 Increase 39 42,30,676 39.75 Increase 9.19 Government
2006 12th Assembly 120
53 / 126
 Decrease 18 41,02,479 31.08 Decrease 8.67 Government
2011 13th Assembly
126
78 / 126
 Increase 25 54,43,781 39.39 Increase 8.31 Government
2016 14th Assembly 122
26 / 126
 Decrease52 52,38,655 30.96 Decrease 8.43 Opposition
2021 15th Assembly Debabrata Saikia
95
29 / 126
 Increase 3 57,03,341 29.67 Decrease1.29 Opposition

List of Chief Ministers of Assam from Indian National Congress

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S.no Name Portrait Term
1. Gopinath Bordoloi 26 January 1950 6 August 1950 192 days
2. Bishnuram Medhi 9 August 1950 27 December 1957 7 years, 140 days
3. Bimala Prasad Chaliha 27 December 1957 6 November 1970 12 years, 314 days
4. Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
6 November 1970 30 January 1972 1 year, 85 days
5. Sarat Chandra Sinha 31 January 1972 12 March 1978 6 years, 40 days
6. Anwara Taimur 6 December 1980 30 June 1981 206 days
7. Kesab Chandra Gogoi 13 January 1982 19 March 1982 65 days
8. Hiteswar Saikia 27 February 1983 23 December 1985 7 years, 231 days
30 June 1991 22 April 1996
9. Bhumidhar Barman 22 April 1996 14 May 1996 22 days
10. Tarun Gogoi 18 May 2001 24 May 2016 15 years, 6 days

List of Union Ministers

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S.No. Portrait Ministe Prime Minister Constituency Term Ministry
1.
Dev Kant Baruah Indira Gandhi Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 5 February 1973 to 10 October 1974 Third Indira Gandhi ministry
2.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Indira Gandhi Minister of Power and Irrigation 29 January 1966 – 13 November 1966 First Indira Gandhi ministry
Minister of Education 13 November 1966 – 12 March 1967 First Indira Gandhi ministry
Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs 13 March 1967 – 27 June 1970 Second Indira Gandhi ministry
Minister of Food and Agriculture 27 June 1970 – 3 July 1974 Third Indira Gandhi ministry
3.
Santosh Mohan Dev Manmohan Singh Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 23 May 2004-22 May 2009 First Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Water Resources(Independent Charge) 18 November 2005 – 28 January 2006 First Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises(Independent Charge) 23 May 2004-29 January 2006 First Manmohan Singh ministry
P. V. Narasimha Rao Minister of State for Steel(Independent Charge) 21 June 1991-16 May 1996 Rao ministry
Rajiv Gandhi Minister of State for Tourism 12 May 1986-28 July 1987 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Minister of State for Defence 14 February 1988-4 July 1989 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Minister of State for Home Affairs 25 June 1988-2 December 1989 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
4.
Bijoy Krishna Handique Manmohan Singh Minister of Mines 28 May 2009-19 January 2011 Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region 28 May 2009-12 July 2011 Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 23 May 2004-6 April 2008 First Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Defence 23 May 2004-29 January 2006 First Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers 29 January 2006-22 May 2008 First Manmohan Singh ministry
5.
P. A. Sangma P. V. Narasimha Rao Minister of Information and Broadcasting 15 September 1995-18 May 1996 Rao ministry
Minister of State for Labour and Employment(Independent Charge) 10 July 1995-15 September 1995 Rao ministry
Minister of State for Coal(Independent Charge) 21 June 1991-18 January 1993 Rao ministry
Rajiv Gandhi Minister of State for Labour and Employment(Independent Charge) 20 September 1986-6 February 1988 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Minister of State for Home Affairs 25 September 1985-20 January 1988 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Minister of State for Commerce and supply 1 January 1985-25 September 1985 Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Deputy Minister of Commerce 4 November 1984-31 December 1984 First Rajiv Gandhi ministry
Indira Gandhi Deputy Minister of Commerce 15 January1982-31 October 1984 Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry
Deputy Minister of Industry 31 October 1980-15 February 1982 Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry
6.
Moinul Hoque Choudhury Indira Gandhi Minister of Industrial Development 18 March 1971-22 July 1974 Third Indira Gandhi ministry
Minister of Supply 18 March 1971-2 May 1971 Third Indira Gandhi ministry
7.
Paty Ripple Kyndiah Manmohan Singh Minister of Tribal Affairs 23 May 2004-22 May 2009 First Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region 23 May 2004-24 October 2006 First Manmohan Singh ministry
8.
Paban Singh Ghatowar Manmohan Singh Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region(Independent Charge) 12 July 2011-26 May 2014 Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 20 July 2011-26 May 2014 Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare 15 September 1995-16 May 1996
P. V. Narasimha Rao Deputy Minister for Health and Family Welfare 18 January 1993-15 September 1995 Rao ministry
Deputy Minister for Labour 21 June 1991-18 January 1993 Rao ministry
9.
Tarun Gogoi P. V. Narasimha Rao Minister of State for Food Processing Industries(Independent Charge) 17 July 1993-13 September 1995 Rao ministry

Union Ministers of State

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S.no Portrait Name Prime Minister Term Period Ministry
1. Surendranath Buragohain Jawaharlal Nehru Deputy Minister of Works, Mines and Power 14 August

1950-26 December 1950

134 days First Nehru ministry
Deputy Minister of Works, Production and Supply 26 December 1950-13 May 1952 1 year 139 days First Nehru ministry
Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Supply 13 May 1952-4 October 1953 1 year 144 days Second Nehru ministry
2. Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chabilal Upadhyaya the pride of Assam". Indian Gorkhas. Behali, Biswanath, Assam. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Assam Pradesh Congress Committee | humty dumty". Humtydumty.in. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ^ "President list of Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "कांग्रेस: असम में भूपेन बोरा बने प्रदेश अध्यक्ष, नामिरकपम लोकेन सिंह को दी मणिपुर की जिम्मेदारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Congress appoints Bhupen Bora chief of Assam unit". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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