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Borbora ministry
Portrait of Chief Minister Borbora
Date formed12 March 1978
Date dissolved4 September 1979
People and organisations
GovernorLallan Prasad Singh
Chief MinisterGolap Borbora
Member parties  Janata Party
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
History
Election(s)1978
PredecessorSinha ministry
SuccessorHazarika ministry

The Borbora ministry was the state ministry of Assam headed by Chief Minister Golap Borbora of the Janata Party from 12 March 1978 until its resignation on 4 September 1979. The ministry was formed in the aftermath of the post-Emergency election in the state held in 1978 resulting in the victory of the Janata Party in the state. Borbora became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state and ousted the government of Sarat Chandra Sinha who had been in power since January 1972. The ministry remained in office until Borbora's resignation on 4 September 1979 and his subsequent replacement by Speaker of the Assembly Jogendra Nath Hazarika.

Composition[edit | edit source]

The ministry was formed on 12 March 1978 and sworn in into office by Governor Lallan Prasad Singh. It consisted of Chief Minister Golap Borbora, nine ministers of cabinet rank and two ministers of state. The cabinet ministers included Dulal Baruah, Kesab Chandra Gogoi, Lakshyadhar Choudhury, Soneswar Bora, Samar Brahma Choudhury, A. F. Golam Osmani, Jagannath Singh, Lakheshwar Gohain, and Zahirul Islam. The ministers of state included Kosheswar Bora and Lilamoy Das. The ministry was expanded on 21 March 1978 and four ministers were included, two of cabinet rank and two of minister of state rank. Ramesh Mohan Kouli and Sona Ram Thaosen were appointed as cabinet ministers, while Gandhi Ram Timung and Ramani Barman were appointed as ministers of state.[1][2] All the ministers except for Samar Brahma Choudhury belonged to the Janata Party, while Brahma belonged to the Plain Tribals Council of Assam.

Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home
Department of Information and Public Relations
Department of General Administration
Department of Political
Department of Planning and Development
Department of Election
Department of Civil Defence
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
Department of Secretariat Administration
Department of Minority Affairs
Department of Freedom Fighters
Department of Social Welfare
And all other departments and subjects not allocated to any other minister.
 Golap Borbora12 March 19784 September 1979JPTinsukia
Minister of Public Works Department (Roads and Buildings)
Minister of Supply
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Jails
 Dulal Baruah12 March 19784 September 1979JPJorhat
Minister of Finance
Minister of Judicial and Legislative (Law)
Minister of Students and Youth Welfare
Minister of Sports
Minister of Tourism
 Kesab Chandra Gogoi12 March 19784 September 1979JPDibrugarh
Minister of Education
Minister of Cultural Affairs
 Lakshyadhar Choudhury12 March 19784 September 1979JPJalukbari
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Co-operation
 Soneswar Bora12 March 19784 September 1979JPGolaghat
Minister of Forests
Minister of Livestock, Minister of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry
 Samar Brahma Choudhury12 March 19784 September 1979Plain Tribals Council of AssamKokrajhar East
Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Power
Minister of Mines and Minerals
Minister of Wakf Property
 A. F. Golam Osmani12 March 19784 September 1979JPBarkhola
Minister of Labour
Minister of Industries
Minister of Public Enterprises
 Jagannath Singh12 March 19784 September 1979JPUdharbond
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Land Reforms
Minister of Soil Conservation
 Lakheshwar Gohain12 March 19784 September 1979JPBarhampur
Minister of Transport
Minister of Panchayats and Community Development
Minister of Municipal Administration
Minister of Town and Country Planning
 Zahirul Islam12 March 19784 September 1979JPMankachar
Minister of Flood Control Ramesh Mohan Kouli21 March 19784 September 1979JPJonai
Minister of Hill Areas Development
Minister of Printing and Stationery
Minister of Registration and Stamps
 Golap Borbora12 March 197821 March 1978JPTinsukia
 Sona Ram Thaosen21 March 19784 September 1978JPHaflong
Minister of Sericulture and Weaving
Minister of Khadi and Village Industries
 Golap Borbora12 March 197821 March 1978JPTinsukia
 Gandhi Ram Timung21 March 19784 September 1978JPDiphu
Minister of State of the Department of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of State of the Department of Excise
 Kosheswar Bora12 March 19784 September 1979JPBiswanath
Minister of State of the Department of Fisheries
Minister of State of the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation
 Lilamoy Das12 March 19784 September 1979JPRatabari
Minister of State in the Department of Education
Minister of State in the Department of Youth Welfare
 Ramani Barman21 March 19784 September 1979JPDharmapur

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lok Sabha Secretariat (April 1978). "Journal of Parliamentary Information: Vol. XXIV, No. 2" (PDF). p. 262.
  2. "Borbora ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. p. 15. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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