List of Chief Ministers of Assam
Chief Ministers of Assam
Notes This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

List of Chief Ministers of Assam

Section Title: Chief Ministers of Assam
Table Section Text: Notes This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

No	Name	Term of office	Party	Days in office

1	Gopinath Bordoloi	11 February 1946	6 August 1950	Indian National Congress	1,638

2	Bishnu Ram Medhi MLA for Hajo	9 August 1950	27 December 1957	2,698

3	Bimala Prasad Chaliha MLA for Sonari	28 December 1957	6 November 1970	4,696

4	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry MLA for Gauhati East	11 November 1970	30 January 1972	446

5	Sarat Chandra Sinha MLA for Kokrajhar East	31 January 1972	12 March 1978	2,232

6	Golap Borbora MLA for Tinsukia	12 March 1978	4 September 1979	Janata Party	542

7	Jogendra Nath Hazarika MLA for Duliajan	9 September 1979	11 December 1979	94

–	Vacant (President's rule)	12 December 1979	5 December 1980	N/A	359

8	Anwara Taimur MLA for Dalgaon	6 December 1980	30 June 1981	Indian National Congress	207

–	Vacant (President's rule)	30 June 1981	13 January 1982	N/A	197

9	Kesab Chandra Gogoi MLA for Dibrugarh	13 January 1982	19 March 1982	Indian National Congress	66

–	Vacant (President's rule)	19 March 1982	27 February 1983	N/A	345

10	Hiteswar Saikia MLA for Nazira	27 February 1983	23 December 1985	Indian National Congress	1,031

11	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta MLA for Nowgong	24 December 1985	28 November 1990	Asom Gana Parishad	1,799

–	Vacant (President's rule)	28 November 1990	30 June 1991	N/A	214

(10)	Hiteswar Saikia [2] MLA for Nazira	30 June 1991	22 April 1996	Indian National Congress	[Total 2,788] 1,757

12	Bhumidhar Barman MLA for Barkhetry	22 April 1996	14 May 1996	23

(11)	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta [2] MLA for Barhampur	15 May 1996	17 May 2001	Asom Gana Parishad	[Total 3,628] 1,829

13	Tarun Gogoi MLA for Titabar	17 May 2001	24 May 2016	Indian National Congress	5,485

14	Sarbananda Sonowal MLA for Majuli	24 May 2016	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party	1,071

Sentence(s)

Sarat Chandra Sinha was Chief Minister in 1972, and served till 1978.

final_sentence: Sarat Chandra Sinha was Chief Minister in 1972, and served till 1978.