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{{Short description|Leader of the executive branch of Government of Assam}}
{{Infobox political post
| native_name = 
| post = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| body = [[Assam]]
| insignia = Seal of Assam.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Assam]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 100px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagborder = yes
| image = Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2025.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]
| incumbentsince = 10 May 2021
| appointer = [[Governor of Assam]]
| appointer_qualified = by [[Political convention|convention]] based on appointees ability to command [[confidence]] in the Legislative Assembly
| reportsto = [[Governor of Assam]] [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| department = {{ubl|[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister's Office]]|[[Government of Assam]]}}
| inaugural = [[Gopinath Bordoloi]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|1950|01|26|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| status = [[Head of government]]
| type = Leader of the Executive
| seat = State Secretariat, [[Dispur]]
| residence = [[Guwahati]]
| abbreviation = CMoAssam
| member_of = *[[Assam Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Sarma ministry|State Cabinet]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = Chief Minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Assam as well.</ref>
| precursor = [[Prime Minister of Assam|Premier of Assam]]
| deputy = Deputy Chief Minister of Assam
}}

The [[Chief Minister (India)|chief minister]] of [[Assam]], an [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]], is the [[head of government|head]] of the [[government of Assam]]. As per the [[Constitution of India]], the [[governor (India)|governor]] is the state's ''[[de jure]]'' head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]], the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Assam as well.</ref> Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.<ref>https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house</ref>

Since 1946, Assam has had 17 chief ministers. Ten of them belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]], including [[Gopinath Bordoloi]], the first chief minister of Assam, and [[Anwara Taimur]], India's first female Muslim chief minister. Congress party's continuous rule in the state was brought to an end when [[Golap Borbora]] led the Janata party to victory in the 1978 elections. Borbora consequently became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state. Prior to that, Borbora was also the first non-Congress leader to be elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from the state. Congressman [[Tarun Gogoi]] is the longest-serving officeholder, having served for 15 years between 2001 and 2016. [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] became the first chief minister from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], when he was sworn in on 24 May 2016. On 9 May 2021, [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] was announced as the 15th chief minister of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-09|title=Himanta Biswa Sarma Crowned 15th Chief Minister Of Assam|url=https://www.pratidintime.com/himanta-biswa-sarma-crowned-15th-chief-minister-of-assam/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Pratidin Time|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Oath as the state chief minister ==
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
{{Blockquote|text= I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.|sign=|source=}}
== Prime Ministers of Assam (1935{{ndash}}1950) ==
Under the [[Government of India Act 1935]], a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council. The [[premier of Assam]] was the head of the government and leader of the legislative assembly of [[Assam Province]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |#{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
!Portrait
!Name
!Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of office<ref name=":0">[http://assamassembly.nic.in/cm-list.html Chief Ministers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116091830/http://assamassembly.nic.in/cm-list.html|date=16 January 2014}} from the [http://assamassembly.nic.in/ Assam Assembly] website</ref>
!Assembly
! colspan="2" |Party{{efn|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.}}
(coalition)
!Government
|-
|1
|[[File:Syed_Saadulla.jpg|frameless|81x81px]]
|[[Muhammed Saadulah]]
|Kamrup (South)
|1 April 1937
|19 September
1938
|{{ayd|1937|4|1|1938|9|19}}
| rowspan="3" |1st
Provincial

([[1937 Indian provincial elections|1937 election]])
|[[Muhammed Saadulah|Assam Valley Party]]
([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| width="4px" style="background-color: green" |
|[[First Saadulah ministry|Saadulah I]]
|-
|2
|[[File:Gopinath_Bordoloi.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Gopinath Bordoloi]]
|Kamrup Sadar (South)
|19 September
1938
|17 November
1939
|{{ayd|1938|9|19|1939|11|17}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[First Bordoloi ministry (Assam Province)|Bordoloi I]]
|-
|(1)
|[[File:Syed_Saadulla.jpg|frameless|81x81px]]
|[[Muhammed Saadulah]]
|Kamrup (South)
|17 November
1939
|24 December 1941
|{{ayd|1939|11|17|1941|12|24}}
|[[Muhammed Saadulah|Assam Valley Party]]
([[All-India Muslim League|AIML]])
| width="4px" style="background-color: green" |
|[[Second Saadulah ministry|Saadulah II]]
|-
| -
| -
|''Vacant''
(Governor's Rule)
| -
|25 December 1941
|24 August 1942
|{{ayd|1941|12|25|1942|8|24}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
|
|
|-
|(1)
|[[File:Syed_Saadulla.jpg|frameless|81x81px]]
|[[Muhammed Saadulah]]
|Kamrup (South)
|25 August 1942
|11 February 1946
|{{ayd|1942|8|25|1946|2|11}}
|1st
Provincial

([[1937 Indian provincial elections|1937 election]])
|[[Muhammed Saadulah|Assam Valley Party]]
([[All-India Muslim League|AIML]])
| width="4px" style="background-color: green" |
|[[Third Saadulah ministry|Saadulah III]]
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
|(2)
|[[File:Gopinath_Bordoloi.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Gopinath Bordoloi]]
|Kamrup Sadar (South)
|11 February 1946
|25 January 1950
|{{Age in years and days|1946|2|11|1950|1|26}}
|2nd Provincial
([[1946 Indian provincial elections|1946 election]])
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Second Bordoloi ministry (Assam Province)|Bordoloi II]]
|}

==Chief Ministers of Assam (1950{{ndash}}present)==

* {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
* {{note label|§|§|§}} Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister {{small|(Birth-Death) Constituency}}
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Gopinath Bordoloi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gopinath Bordoloi]]''' {{small|গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ (1890{{ndash}}1950) MLA for Kamrup Sadar (South)}}
| rowspan="2"| [[1946 Indian provincial elections|1946]] {{small|(Provincial)}}
| 26 January 1950
| 5 August 1950{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|26 Jan 1950|5 Aug 1950}}
| rowspan="9"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Bordoloi ministry (Assam)|Bordoloi]]
|-
! rowspan="3"| 2
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Bishnuram Medhi.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Bishnuram Medhi]]''' {{small|বিষ্ণুৰাম মেধি (1888{{ndash}}1981) MLA for [[Hajo–Sualkuchi Assembly constituency|Hajo]] (from 1951)}}
| rowspan="3"| 9 August 1950
| rowspan="3"| 28 December 1957
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|9 Aug 1950|28 Dec 1957}}
| [[First Medhi ministry|Medhi I]]
|-
| [[1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| [[Second Medhi ministry|Medhi II]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[Third Medhi ministry|Medhi III]]
|-
! rowspan="3"| 3
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Bimala Prasad Chaliha.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]]''' {{small|বিমলা প্ৰসাদ চলিহা (1912{{ndash}}1971) MLA for [[Badarpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Badarpur]] (until 1962) MLA for [[Sonari Assembly constituency|Sonari]] (from 1962)}}
| rowspan="3"| 28 December 1957
| rowspan="3"| 11 November 1970
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|28 Nov 1957|11 Nov 1970}}
| [[First Chaliha ministry|Chaliha I]]
|-
| [[1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[Second Chaliha ministry|Chaliha II]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[Third Chaliha ministry|Chaliha III]]
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry]]''' {{small|মহেন্দ্ৰ মোহন চৌধুৰী (1909{{ndash}}1982) MLA for [[Gauhati East Assembly constituency|Gauhati East]]}}
| 11 November 1970
| 31 January 1972
| {{ayd|11 Nov 1970|31 Jan 1972}}
| [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ministry|Choudhry]]
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Sarat Chandra Singha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sarat Chandra Singha]]''' {{small|শৰৎ চন্দ্ৰ সিংহ (1914{{ndash}}2005) MLA for [[Bilasipara East Assembly constituency|Bilasipara East]]}}
| [[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| 31 January 1972
| 12 March 1978
| {{ayd|31 Jan 1972|12 Mar 1978}}
| [[Sarat Chandra Sinha ministry|Sinha]]
|-
! 6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Golap Borbora (denoised).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Golap Borbora]]''' {{small|গোলাপ বৰবৰা (1925{{ndash}}2006) MLA for [[Tinsukia Assembly constituency|Tinsukia]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| 12 March 1978
| 9 September 1979
| {{ayd|12 Mar 1978|9 Sep 1979}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Borbora ministry|Borbora]]
|-
! 7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Jogendra Nath Hazarika Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]]''' {{small|যোগেন্দ্ৰ নাথ হাজৰিকা (1924{{ndash}}1998) MLA for [[Duliajan Assembly constituency|Duliajan]]}}
| 9 September 1979
| 11 December 1979
| {{ayd|9 Sep 1979|11 Dec 1979}}
| [[Hazarika ministry|Hazarika]]
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (12 December 1979{{snd}}5 December 1980) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|When [[President's rule]] is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.</ref>|name=PR}}
|-
! 8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Syeda Anwara Taimur.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anwara Taimur]]''' {{small|আনোৱাৰা টাইমুৰ (1936{{ndash}}2020) MLA for [[Dalgaon Assembly constituency|Dalgaon]]}}
| {{ndash}}
| 6 December 1980
| 30 June 1981
| {{ayd|6 Dec 1980|30 Jun 1981}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Taimur ministry|Taimur]]
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (30 June 1981{{snd}}13 January 1982) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|name=PR}}
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Seal of Assam.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]]''' {{small|কেছব চন্দ্ৰ গগৈ (1926{{ndash}}1998) MLA for [[Dibrugarh Assembly constituency|Dibrugarh]]}}
| {{ndash}}
| 13 January 1982
| 19 March 1982
| {{ayd|13 Jan 1982|19 Mar 1982}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi ministry|Kesab]]
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (19 March 1982{{snd}}27 February 1983) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|name=PR}}
|-
! 10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hiteswar Saikia]]''' {{small|হিতেশ্বৰ শইকীয়া (1934{{ndash}}1996) MLA for [[Nazira Assembly constituency|Nazira]]}}
| [[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| 27 February 1983
| 24 December 1985
| {{ayd|27 Feb 1983|24 Dec 1985}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Saikia ministry|Saikia I]]
|-
! 11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}"|
| [[File:The former Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta calling on the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on July 20, 2017 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prafulla Kumar Mahanta]]''' {{small|প্ৰফুল্ল কুমাৰ মহন্ত (born 1952) MLA for [[Nagaon–Batadraba Assembly constituency|Nowgong]]}}
| [[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| 24 December 1985
| 28 November 1990
| {{ayd|24 Dec 1985|28 Nov 1990}}
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| [[First Mahanta ministry|Mahanta I]]
|-
| colspan="10"| '''Position vacant''' (28 November 1990{{snd}}30 June 1991) ''[[President's rule]] was imposed during this period''{{efn|name=PR}}
|-
! (10)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hiteswar Saikia]]''' {{small|হিতেশ্বৰ শইকীয়া (1934{{ndash}}1996) MLA for [[Nazira Assembly constituency|Nazira]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 30 June 1991{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 22 April 1996{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|30 Jun 1991|22 Apr 1996}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Saikia ministry|Saikia II]]
|-
! 12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File: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|70px]]
| '''[[Bhumidhar Barman]]''' {{small|ভূমিধৰ বৰ্মন (1931{{ndash}}2021) MLA for [[Barkhetry Assembly constituency|Barkhetry]]}}
| 22 April 1996
| 15 May 1996
| {{ayd|22 Apr 1996|15 May 1996}}
| [[Bhumidhar Barman ministry|Barman]]
|-
! (11)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}"|
| [[File:The former Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta calling on the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on July 20, 2017 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prafulla Kumar Mahanta]]''' {{small|প্ৰফুল্ল কুমাৰ মহন্ত (born 1952) MLA for [[Barhampur Assembly constituency|Barhampur]]}}
| [[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 15 May 1996{{ref label|§|§|§}}
| 18 May 2001
| {{ayd|15 May 1996|18 May 2001}}
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| [[Second Mahanta ministry|Mahanta II]]
|-
! rowspan="3"| 13
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Tarun Gogoi]]''' {{small|তৰুণ গগৈ (1934{{ndash}}2020) MLA for [[Titabar Assembly constituency|Titabar]]}}
| [[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="3"| 18 May 2001
| rowspan="3"| 24 May 2016
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|18 May 2001|24 May 2016}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Tarun Gogoi ministry|Tarun I]]
|-
| [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[Second Tarun Gogoi ministry|Tarun II]]
|-
| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Third Tarun Gogoi ministry|Tarun III]]
|-
! 14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Sarbananda Sonowal 2023.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sarbananda Sonowal]]''' {{small|সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল (born 1962) MLA for [[Majuli Assembly constituency|Majuli]]}}
| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 24 May 2016
| 10 May 2021
| {{ayd|24 May 2016|10 May 2021}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Sonowal ministry|Sonowal]]
|-
!15
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2025.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]''' {{small|হিমন্ত বিশ্ব শৰ্মা (born 1969) MLA for [[Jalukbari Assembly constituency|Jalukbari]]}}
| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 10 May 2021
| ''Incumbent''
|{{Age in years and days|10 May 2021|}}
|[[Sarma ministry|Sarma ]]
|-
!16
|TBD
|TBD
|[[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|TBD
| TBD
|{{Age in years and days||}}
|TBD
|-
|}

== Statistics ==
===List by chief minister===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party
! colspan="2" |Term of office
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total duration of chief ministership
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| [[Tarun Gogoi]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 15 years, 6 days
| 15 years, 6 days
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 12 years, 318 days
| 12 years, 318 days
|-
! data-sort-value="3" |3
| [[Prafulla Kumar Mahanta]]
| {{Party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}
| 5 years, 3 days
| 9 years, 342 days
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| [[Hiteswar Saikia]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 4 years, 297 days
| 7 years, 232 days
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| [[Bishnuram Medhi]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 7 years, 141 days
| 7 years, 141 days
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| [[Sarat Chandra Sinha]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 6 years, 40 days
| 6 years, 40 days
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| '''[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]'''*
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}*
| '''{{ayd|2021|5|10}}'''*
| '''{{ayd|2021|5|10}}'''*
|-
! data-sort-value="8" | 8
| [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 4 years, 351 days
| 4 years, 351 days
|-
! data-sort-value="9" | 9
| [[Golap Borbora]]
| {{Party name with color|Janata Party}}
| 1 year, 181 days
| 1 year, 181 days
|-
! data-sort-value="10" | 10
| [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1 year, 81 days
| 1 year, 81 days
|-
! data-sort-value="11" | 11
| [[Anwara Taimur]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 0 year, 206 days
| 0 year, 206 days
|-
! data-sort-value="12" | 12
| [[Gopinath Bordoloi]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 0 year, 192 days
| 0 year, 192 days
|-
! data-sort-value="13" | 13
| [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 0 year, 65 days
| 0 year, 65 days
|-
! data-sort-value="14" | 14
| [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]]
| {{Party name with color|Janata Party}}
| 0 year, 93 days
| 0 year, 93 days
|-
! data-sort-value="15" | 15
| [[Bhumidhar Barman]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 0 year, 23 days
| 0 year, 23 days
|-
|}

==Timeline==

{{Pie chart|
| caption= Fraction of time of holding [[Chief minister (India)|Chief minister]]'s office by party (as of December 2025)
| label1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| value1 = 11.25 | color1 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| label2 = [[Indian National Congress]]
| value2 = 69.03 | color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| label3 = [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| value3 = 13.29 | color3 = {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}
| label4 = [[Janata Party]]
| value4 = 2.34 | color4 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| label5 = [[President's Rule]]
| value5 = 4.09 | color5 = grey
}}

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==See also==
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers]]
* [[List of governors of Assam]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Chief Ministers of Indian States}}
{{Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}

[[Category:Chief ministers of Assam| ]]
[[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Assam]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Assam|Chief Ministers]]
[[Category:Assam politics-related lists|Chief Ministers ]]

Chief Minister of Assam - Revision history

Rajnishkumar123 at 12:35, 6 May 2026