Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
President Bhupen Kumar Borah
Chairman 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
Political position Centre-left
Alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
United Opposition Forum
Seats in  Lok Sabha
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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]

List of Leaders of Opposition

S.noNamePortrait
1. Gopinath Bordoloi
Gopinath Bordoloi 1991 stamp of India.jpg
2. Golok Rajbanshi
3. 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
4.

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.Dr Sanju BoruahGeneral Secretary
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
7.Krishna BaruahPresident
Assam NSUI
8.Mehdi Alam BorahSenior Spokesperson
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

List of National & State Presidents

S.noPresidentPortraitPlace of ConferenceTerm
1. Dev Kant Baruah
Dev Kant Baruah.jpg
Chandigarh 19751977
S.noPresidentPortraitTerm
Chabilal Upadhyaya 19211921
Kuladhar Chaliha
Kuladhar Chaliha 1988 stamp of India.jpg
1921
Tarun Ram Phukan
Tarun Ram Phukan 1977 stamp of India.jpg
Bishnuram Medhi
Bishnuram Medhi 1989 stamp of India.jpg
19301940
Maulana Mohammad Tayyebulla 19401948
Sriman Prafulla Goswami 1961
1. Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati portrait.gif 19671971
2. Dharanidhar Das 19811982
3.Harendra Nath Talukdar19821983
4. Dharanidhar 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. Bhubaneswar 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
Statue of Mahendra Mohan Choudhury.jpg
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

List of Union Ministers

S.No.PortraitMinistePrime MinisterConstituencyTermMinistry
1.
Dev Kant Baruah.jpg
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 1977 stamp of India.jpg
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 addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg
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.
B. K. Handique (cropped).png
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 official portrait.jpg
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 Haque Choudhury.jpg
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.
P. R. Kyndiah (cropped).jpg
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 at the 2013 Horasis Global India Business Meeting crop.jpg
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 - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG
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

S.noPortraitNamePrime MinisterTermPeriodMinistry
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 19521 year 139 days First Nehru ministry
Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Supply 13 May 1952-4 October 19531 year 144 days Second Nehru ministry
2. Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati

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