The political structure of Assam in India is headed by the ceremonial post of the Governor. He is assisted by a council of ministers, headed by the Chief Minister, who are members of the Assam Assembly. In recent years the Governor has become more powerful, especially because the last two Governors have been ex-Army generals and the Army is entrusted with anti-insurgency operations against ULFA and other armed groups .
Some young artist, Prabal Sarma from nalbari, dhrupraj krishnatreya from Nalbari joined the movement strongly by their Cartoons and mocking art against the government.
History The Assam legislative structure is unicameral and consists of the 126-member Assam Assembly. Members are elected for a period of 5 years. The Assam Assembly is presided over by the Speaker, who is generally a member of the ruling party.
State Government Year Assembly Total seats Government Seats won Chief Minister Opposition 1946-52 Provincial Assembly 108 Indian National Congress 50 Gopinath Bordoloi/Bishnu Ram Medhi Muslim 1952-57 1st Assembly 108 Indian National Congress 76 Bishnu Ram Medhi Socialist Party 1957-62 2nd Assembly 108 Indian National Congress 71 Bishnu Ram Medhi/Bimala Prasad Chaliha Praja Socialist Party 1962-67 3rd Assembly 105 Indian National Congress 79 Bimala Prasad Chaliha All Party Hill Leaders Conference 1967-72 4th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress 73 Bimala Prasad Chaliha/Mohendra Mohan Choudhury All Party Hill Leaders Congress 1972-78 5th Assembly 114 Indian National Congress 95 Sarat Chandra Sinha Samyukta Socialist Party 1978-79 6th Assembly 126 Janata Party/Communist Party of India/Plains Tribals Council of Assam 53/11/4 Golap Borbora/Jogendra Nath Hazarika Indian National Congress 1979-80 – – Government of India – President Rule 1980-81 6th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress/Communist Party of India/Independents 51/11/4 Anowara Taimur Janata Party 1981-82 – – Government of India – President Rule 1982 6th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress/Communist Party of India/Independents 51/11/4 Keshab Chandra Gogoi Janata Party 1982-83 – – Government of India – President Rule 1983-85 7th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress 91 Hiteswar Saikia Plains Tribals Council of Assam 1985-90 8th Assembly 126 Asom Gana Parishad 69 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Indian National Congress 1990-91 – – Government of India – President Rule 1991-96 9th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress 66 Hiteswar Saikia/Bhumidhar Barman Asom Gana Parishad 1996-2001 10th Assembly 126 Asom Gana Parishad/Communist Party of India/United Minorities Front 59/2/2 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Indian National Congress 2001-06 11th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress 71 Tarun Gogoi Asom Gana Parishad 2006-11 12th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress/Bodoland People's Front 53/10 Tarun Gogoi Asom Gana Parishad 2011-16 13th Assembly 126 Indian National Congress/Bodoland People's Front 78/11 Tarun GogoiAll India United Democratic Front 2016-21 14th Assembly 126 Bharatiya Janata Party / Asom Gana Parishad / Bodoland People's Front 61/14/12 Sarbananda Sonowal Indian National Congress 2021-26 15th Assembly 126 Bharatiya Janata Party / Asom Gana Parishad / United People's Party Liberal 60/9/6 Himanta Biswa Sarma Indian National Congress
National Legislature
Assam sends 14 Member of Parliament(s) to the Lok Sabha.
Year Lok Sabha Total seats Largest party Seats won1951First Lok Sabha12 Indian National Congress111957Second Lok Sabha12 Indian National Congress101962Third Lok Sabha12 Indian National Congress91967Fourth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress101971Fifth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress131977Sixth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress101980Seventh Lok Sabha8 Indian National Congress 81985Eighth Lok Sabha15 Asom Gana Parishad 71989Ninth Lok Sabha– No elections–1991Tenth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress 81996Eleventh Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress 51998Twelfth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress111999Thirteenth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress102004Fourteenth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress72009Fifteenth Lok Sabha14 Indian National Congress72014Sixteenth Lok Sabha14 Bharatiya Janata Party72019Seventeeth Lok Sabha14 Bharatiya Janata Party92024Eighteeth Lok Sabha14 Bharatiya Janata Party9
Karimganj 1 – All India United Democratic Front Silchar 2 – Indian National Congress Autonomous District 3 – Indian National Congress Dhubri 4 – All India United Democratic Front Kokrajhar 5 – Independent Barpeta 6 – All India United Democratic Front Gauhati 7 – Bharatiya Janata Party Mangaldoi 8 – Bharatiya Janata Party Tezpur 9 – Bharatiya Janata Party Nowgaon 10 – Bharatiya Janata Party Kaliabor 11 – Indian National Congress Jorhat 12 – Bharatiya Janata Party Dibrugarh 13 – Bharatiya Janata Party Lakhimpur 14 – Bharatiya Janata Party
See also United Tribal Nationalist Liberation Front
References
External links Assam Assembly - Official website
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