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| division_type    = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| division_type    = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| division          = [[Guwahati]]
| division          = [[Guwahati]]
| leader_type      = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
| leader_type      = [[List of governors of Assam|Governor]]
| leader_title      = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref name="nie-Mukhi"/>
| leader_title      = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref name="nie-Mukhi"/>
| leader_type2      = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| leader_type2      = [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| leader_title2    = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<ref name="cm-list"/>
| leader_title2    = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<ref name="cm-list"/>
| leader_type4      = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
| leader_type4      = [[List of chief secretaries of Assam|Chief Secretary]]
| leader_title4    = Jishnu Baruah, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title4    = Jishnu Barua, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature      = {{ubl|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]|}}
| legislature      = {{ubl|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]|}}
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| court              = [[Gauhati High Court]]
| court              = [[Gauhati High Court]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice      = [[Sudhanshu Dhulia|Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia]]
| chief_justice      = [[Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya]]
}}
}}


The '''Government of Assam''' is the governing authority  of [[Assam]], a state of [[India]]. It consists of the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] appointed by the [[President of India]] as the head of the state, currently [[Jagdish Mukhi]].<ref name="nie-Mukhi">{{cite news |title=Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/30/jagdish-mukhi-few-facts-about-assams-new-governor-1664813.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=30 September 2017}}</ref> The head of government is the [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]], currently [[Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma]],<ref name="cm-list">{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.
The '''Government of Assam''' is the governing authority  of [[Assam]], a state of [[India]]. It consists of the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] appointed by the [[President of India]] as the head of the state, currently [[Jagdish Mukhi]].<ref name="nie-Mukhi">{{cite news |title=Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/30/jagdish-mukhi-few-facts-about-assams-new-governor-1664813.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=30 September 2017}}</ref> The head of government is the [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]], currently [[Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma]],<ref name="cm-list">{{Cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937|website=assamassembly.gov.in}}</ref> who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.


In 2021, the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.
In 2021, the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.


== Ministers ==
== Cabinet Ministers ==
Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/assam-cabinet-minister-list-2021-check-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-himanta-biswa-sarma-govt/2250575/|title=Assam Cabinet Minister List 2021: Check full list of ministers and their portfolios in Himanta Biswa Sarma govt|website=financialexpress.com|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/assam-cabinet-minister-list-2021-check-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-himanta-biswa-sarma-govt/2250575/|title=Assam Cabinet Minister List 2021: Check full list of ministers and their portfolios in Himanta Biswa Sarma govt|website=financialexpress.com|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>


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! scope="col" style="width: 50px;" | Party
! scope="col" style="width: 50px;" | Party
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| 1 || [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]||[[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister of Assam]], Home, Personnel, PWD & any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.|| [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalukbari]] || [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 1 || [[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg|thumb|190x190px|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]]]||[[List of chief ministers of Assam|Chief Minister of Assam]], Home, Personnel, Public Works Department (PWD) & any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.|| [[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalukbari]] || [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
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| 2 || [[Ranjit Kumar Das]]||  Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.|| [[Patacharkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patacharkuchi]] || [[Bajali district|Bajali]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 2 || [[Ranjit Kumar Das]]||  Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.|| [[Patacharkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patacharkuchi]] || [[Bajali district|Bajali]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
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| 3 || [[Atul Bora]]||  Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation.|| [[Bokakhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bokakhat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
| 3 || [[File:Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town & Country Planning, Assam, Shri Atul Bora calling on the Union Home Minister (cropped).jpg|thumb|172x172px|[[Atul Bora]]]]||  Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation.|| [[Bokakhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bokakhat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
|-
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| 4 || [[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]||  Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Plain Tribe &amp;amp; Backward Classes (BTC)|| [[Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chapaguri]] || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || [[United People's Party Liberal|UPPL]]
| 4 || [[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]||  Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Plain Tribe &amp;amp; Backward Classes (BTC)|| [[Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chapaguri]] || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || [[United People's Party Liberal|UPPL]]
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| 5 || [[Ashok Singhal (politician)]] ||  Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation.|| [[Dhekiajuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhekiajuli]] || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 5 || [[Ashok Singhal (politician)]] ||  Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation.|| [[Dhekiajuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhekiajuli]] || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 6 || [[Parimal Suklabaidya]] || Environment & Forests, Fisheries, Excise.|| [[Dholai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dholai]] || [[Cachar district|Cachar]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 6 ||<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Parimal Suklabaidya.jpg|thumb|170x170px|[[Parimal Suklabaidya]]]] -->|| Environment & Forests, Fisheries, Excise.|| [[Dholai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dholai]] || [[Cachar district|Cachar]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 7 || [[Keshab Mahanta]]||  Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Information Technology.|| [[Kaliabor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]] || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
| 7 || [[File:Keshab Mahanta (cropped).JPG|thumb|169x169px|[[Keshab Mahanta]]]]||  Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Information Technology.|| [[Kaliabor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]] || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
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| 8 || [[Ajanta Neog]]||  Social Welfare, Finance|| [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 8 || [[File:Ajanta Neog, BJP MLA Assam.png|thumb|182x182px|[[Ajanta Neog]]]]||  Social Welfare, Finance|| [[Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golaghat]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 9 || [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]]||  Transport, Industries & Commerce, Skill Development, Welfare of Minorities|| [[Dharmapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharmapur]] || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 9 || [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]]||  Transport, Industries & Commerce, Skill Development, Welfare of Minorities|| [[Dharmapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharmapur]] || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| 14 || [[Bimal Bora]]||  Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism|| [[Tingkhong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tingkhong]] || [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 14 || [[Bimal Bora]]||  Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism|| [[Tingkhong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tingkhong]] || [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}
== Leaders ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!House
!Leader
!Portrait
!Since
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Constitutional Posts'''
|-
|[[List of governors of Assam|Governor]]
|[[Jagdish Mukhi]]
|[[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG|196x196px]]
|10 October 2017
|-
|Speaker
|[[Biswajit Daimary]]
|[[File:Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from a delegation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) led by the Member of Parliament, Shri Biswajit Daimary, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|200x200px]]
|21 May 2021
|-
|Deputy Speaker
|[[Numal Momin]]
|[[File:Numal Momin.jpg]]
|21 May 2021
|-
|[[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]]
|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]
|[[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg|190x190px]]
|10 May 2021
|-
| colspan="4" |Political Posts
|-
|Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Himanta Biswa Sarma
|[[File:Himanta Biswa Sarma,.jpg|190x190px]]
|10 May 2021
|-
|Leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
[[Leader of the Opposition]]
|[[Debabrata Saikia]]
|[[File:Debabrata Saikia.png|150x150px]]
|20 May 2021
|-
|Leader of [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|[[Atul Bora]]
|[[File:Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town & Country Planning, Assam, Shri Atul Bora calling on the Union Home Minister (cropped).jpg|172x172px]]
|15 July 2014
|-
|Leader of [[United People's Party Liberal]]
|[[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]
|
|2 May 2021
|}
|}


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