The Second Ministry of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Prafulla Kumar Mahanta that was formed after the 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3][4] The results of the election were announced on 22 April 1996 and this led to the formation of the 10th Assam Legislative Assembly. Mahanta, along with his council of ministers, was sworn in as Chief Minister on 15 May 1996.[5][6][7]
Second Mahanta ministry | |
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| Date formed | 15 May 1996 |
| Date dissolved | 17 May 2001 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Lokanath Misra Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Head of government | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| Member parties | |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress |
| History | |
| Election | 1996 |
| Outgoing election | 2001 |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Barman Ministry |
| Successor | First Tarun Gogoi Ministry |
Ministers
edit| Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | Barhampur |
|
AGP |
| Cabinet Ministers | |||
| Atul Bora | Dispur |
|
AGP |
| Nagen Sarma | Nalbari |
|
AGP |
| Pradip Hazarika | Amguri |
|
AGP |
| Sahidul Alam Choudhury | Algapur |
|
AGP |
| Digen Bora | Batadroba |
|
AGP |
| Thaneswar Bora | Rangiya |
|
AGP |
| Promode Gogoi | Sibasagar |
|
CPI |
| Jatin Mali | Palasbari |
|
AGP |
| Abdul Muhib Mazumder | Hailakandi |
|
IND |
| Phani Bhusan Choudhury | Bongaigaon |
|
AGP |
| Biraj Kumar Sarma | Gauhati East |
|
AGP |
| Surendra Nath Medhi | Bhabanipur |
|
AGP |
| Zoii Nath Sarmah | Sipajhar |
|
AGP |
| Chandra Mohan Patowary | Dharmapur |
|
AGP |
| Gunin Hazarika | Kaliabor |
|
AGP |
| Kamala Kanta Kalita | Chaygaon |
|
AGP |
| Rekha Rani Das Boro | Barama |
|
AGP |
| Ministers of State | |||
| Utpal Dutta | Lakhimpur |
|
AGP |
| Ramendra Narayan Kalita | Gauhati West |
|
AGP |
| Abdul Rouf | Jania |
|
UMF |
| Akon Rabha | Dudhnai |
|
AGP |
| Abdul Jabbar | Dalgaon |
|
AGP |
| Hiranya Konwar | Mahmara |
|
AGP |
| Bulbul Das | Jagiroad |
|
AGP |
| Rajendra Mushahary | Gossaigaon |
|
AGP |
| Bhaben Baruah | Chabua |
|
AGP |
| Joseph Toppo | Dhekiajuli |
|
AGP |
References
edit- ^ "Elections 1996: AGP bounces back to defeat a weak Congress (I) in Assam". India Today. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Crisis in AGP ministry: Dissidents plan to mount another attack after assembly by-polls". India Today. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Roy, Meenu (1996). India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-900-8.
- ^ "Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 1996 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1996.
- ^ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.