First Mahanta ministry

First Mahanta ministry
Date formed24 December 1985
Date dissolved28 November 1990
People and organisations
GovernorBhishma Narain Singh
Hari Dev Joshi
Anisetti Raghuvir
Devi Das Thakur
Chief MinisterPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
Member party
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
History
Election1985
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorFirst Saikia Ministry
SuccessorPresident's rule

The First Ministry of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Prafulla Kumar Mahanta that was formed after the 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] Mahanta became the youngest Chief Minister in India and was sworn in at the Nehru Stadium on 24 December 1985 by Governor Bhishma Narain Singh, the youngest Governor in India.[3][4][5] The first cabinet consisted of Mahanta along with 13 cabinet ministers and 7 ministers of state.[6][7] The ministry was reshuffled in 1986 and 1988.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Assam 1985 - Assam - Election Commission of India". 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 1985 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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  6. ^ Asian Recorder. 1986.
  7. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1986.
  8. ^ Sainik Samachar. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1986.
  9. ^ "Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta reshuffles ministry". India Today. 15 November 1988. Retrieved 15 April 2023.