Hiteswar Saikia

Hiteswar Saikia
10th Chief Minister of Assam
In office
30 June 1991 – 22 April 1996
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byBhumidhar Barman
In office
28 February 1983 – 23 December 1985
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
1st Governor of Mizoram
In office
20 February 1987 – 30 April 1989
Chief MinisterLaldenga
Lal Thanhawla
Preceded byOffice Established (Himself as Lieutenant Governor)
Succeeded byK. V. Krishna Rao
6th Lieutenant Governor of Mizoram
In office
11 December 1986 – 19 February 1987
Chief MinisterLaldenga
Preceded byH. S. Dubey
Succeeded byOffice Abolished (Himself as Governor)
Minister for Education
In office
January 1982 - March 1982
Chief MinisterKesab Chandra Gogoi
Minister for Education
In office
December 1980 - June 1981
Chief MinisterAnwara Taimur
Home Minister
In office
1974 - 1978
Chief MinisterSarat Chandra Singha
Minister of State for Home, Education and Public Relations
In office
May 1972 - March 1974
Chief MinisterSarat Chandra Singha
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1991 - 1996
Preceded byTanu Konwar
Succeeded byHemoprova Saikia
ConstituencyNazira
In office
1972 - 1988
Preceded byK.K. Gogoi
Succeeded byTanu Konwar
ConstituencyNazira
Personal details
Born(1934-10-03)3 October 1934
Sivasagar, Assam, British India
Died22 April 1996(1996-04-22) (aged 61)
New Delhi, India
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseHemoprova Saikia
Children3, including Debabrata Saikia
Parent
  • Haladhar Saikia (father)
RelativesMembor Gogoi (brother in law)
ResidenceGuwahati
EducationCotton College, Lucknow University
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.debabratasaikia.in/debabrata-legacy-karmoshri-hiteshwar-saikia/

Hiteswar Saikia (3 October 1934 – 22 April 1996)[1] was an Indian politician who served as the 10th chief minister of Assam for two terms, firstly from 28 February 1983 to 23 December 1985 and then from 30 June 1991 to 22 April 1996. He was the 1st Governor of Mizoram from 1987 to 1989 and the 6th Lieutenant Governor of Mizoram from 1986 to 1987. He was the education minister in the Government of Assam from and from 1980 to 1981 and again from 1982 to 1982. He was the Minister of State for Home, Education And public relations from 1972 to 1974 and the minister of Home from 1974 to 1978. He represented the Nazira constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1996.

  1. ^ "Debabrata Legacy Karmoshri Hiteshwar Saikia". Debabrata Saikia. Retrieved 7 April 2023.