# Second Saikia 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.