Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
President Bhupen Kumar Borah
Chairperson Debabrata Saikia
HeadquartersRajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam
Student wing National Students' Union of India
Youth wing Indian Youth Congress
Women's wing All India Mahila Congress
Ideology
ECI StatusNational Party
Alliance Indian 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
Hand INC.svg
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.

Contents

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]

Structure & composition

S.noNameDesignation
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 AnamPresident
Assam Pradesh Youth Congress
5. Mira Borthakur Goswami President
Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress
6.Prem Lal GanjuGeneral Secretary
Assam Pradesh Congress
7.Krishna BaruahPresident
Assam NSUI

List of presidents

S.noPresidentPortraitTerm
1. Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati portrait.gif 19671971
2. Dharanidhar Das 19811982
3.Harendra Nath Talukdar19821983
4. D. Basumatari 19831986
5. Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG 19861990
6. Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg 19901992
7.Nakul Das19931996
(6). Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg 19961996
(5). Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG 19962002
8. Paban Singh Ghatowar Paban Singh Ghatowar at the 2013 Horasis Global India Business Meeting crop.jpg 20022004
9. Bhubeneshwar kalita 20042014
10. Anjan Dutta Anjan Dutta (politician).jpeg 13

December 2014

16 June

2016

11. Ripun Bora 24 August 201624 July 2021
12. Bhupen Kumar Borah 24 July 2021Incumbent

Assam Legislative Assembly election

YearLegislatureParty leaderPortrait of LeaderSeats ContestedSeats wonChange
in seats
VotesPercentage of votesVote swingOutcome
1952 1st Assembly Bishnu Ram Medhi
Stamp of India - 1989 - Colnect 165299 - Bishnu Ram Medhi - Politician - Birth Centenary.jpeg
92
76 / 105
Increase2.svg new10,64,85043.48Increase2.svg newGovernment
1957 2nd Assembly101
71 / 108
Decrease2.svg 513,21,36752.35Increase2.svg 8.87Government
1962 3rd Assembly Bimala Prasad Chaliha 103
79 / 105
Increase2.svg 811,79,30548.25Decrease2.svg 4.1Government
1967 4th Assembly120
73 / 126
Decrease2.svg 613,54,74843.60Decrease2.svg 4.65Government
1972 5th Assembly Sarat Chandra Sinha
Sarat Chandra Singha (cropped).jpg
114
95 / 126
Increase2.svg 2219,76,20953.20Increase2.svg 9.6Government
1978 6th Assembly126
26 / 126
Decrease2.svg6912,20,18923.62Decrease2.svg 29.58Opposition
1983 7th Assembly Hiteswar Saikia
Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg
109
91 / 109
Increase2.svg 6511,94,65752.53Increase2.svg 28.91Government
1985 8th Assembly125
26 / 126
Decrease2.svg 6617,24,00323.23Decrease2.svg 29.3Opposition
1991 9th Assembly
Dr. Bhumidhar Barman, Former Chief Minister of Assam and Agriculture Adviser to the Chief Minister of Assam addressing at the Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman, organized by Press Information Bureau (cropped).jpg
125
66 / 126
Increase2.svg 4024,55,30229.35Increase2.svg 6.12Government
1996 10th Assembly Bhumidhar Barman 122
34 / 122
Decrease2.svg 3227,78,62730.56Increase2.svg 1.21Opposition
2001 11th Assembly Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi.jpg
126
71 / 126
Increase2.svg 3942,30,67639.75Increase2.svg 9.19Government
2006 12th Assembly120
53 / 126
Decrease2.svg 1841,02,47931.08Decrease2.svg 8.67Government
2011 13th Assembly
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi - TeachAIDS (headshot).png
126
78 / 126
Increase2.svg 2554,43,78139.39Increase2.svg 8.31Government
2016 14th Assembly122
26 / 126
Decrease2.svg5252,38,65530.96Decrease2.svg 8.43Opposition
2021 15th Assembly Debabrata Saikia
A delegation from Assam led by the Leader of the Opposition of Assam Legislative Assembly, Shri Debabrata Saikia calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (IC), Prime Minister's Office.jpg
95
29 / 126
Increase2.svg 357,03,34129.67Decrease2.svg1.29Opposition

List of Chief Ministers of Assam from Indian National Congress

S.noNamePortraitTerm
1. Gopinath Bordoloi Gopinath Bordoloi.jpg 26 January 19506 August 1950192 days
2. Bishnuram Medhi Bishnuram Medhi.jpg 9 August 195027 December 19577 years, 140 days
3. Bimala Prasad Chaliha 27 December 19576 November 197012 years, 314 days
4. Mahendra Mohan Choudhry 6 November 197030 January 19721 year, 85 days
5. Sarat Chandra Sinha Sarat Chandra Singha.jpg 31 January 197212 March 19786 years, 40 days
6. Anwara Taimur 6 December 198030 June 1981206 days
7. Kesab Chandra Gogoi 13 January 198219 March 198265 days
8. Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg 27 February 198323 December 19857 years, 231 days
30 June 199122 April 1996
9. Bhumidhar Barman Dr. Bhumidhar Barman, Former Chief Minister of Assam and Agriculture Adviser to the Chief Minister of Assam addressing at the Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman, organized by Press Information Bureau (cropped).jpg 22 April 199614 May 199622 days
10. Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG 18 May 200124 May 201615 years, 6 days

Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan

S.No.NameDesignationIncharge
01Madhab Rajbanshi

State Chairman

RGPRS, Assam
02 Meer Akhtar Hussain Zonal Coordinator [6]
RGPRS, Assam
03Pabitra BoraZonal Coordinator
RGPRS, Assam
04HabibuallahZonal Coordinator
RGPRS, Assam

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