Government of Assam

Government of Assam
Seat of GovernmentGuwahati
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerBiswajit Daimary[1]
Deputy SpeakerNumal Momin[2]
Members in Assembly126
Executive branch
GovernorLakshman Prasad Acharya[3]
Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma[4]
Deputy Chief MinisterVacant
Chief SecretaryDr. Ravi Kota, IAS[5]
Judiciary
High CourtGauhati High Court
Chief JusticeVijay Bishnoi
Nighttime photo of a large, square concrete building topped by an inverted trapezoidal section (wider at the top than the bottom) ringed by a row of windows, and a much smaller, almost all-glass rectangular room atop that, in turned topped with a narrow glass pyramid partly surrounded by decorative metal bars. In the foreground are several trees and a sports field, and in the background to the left there's a cold gray, rectangular high-rise office building
New Assembly Hall of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Dispur

The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Lakshman Prasad Acharya.[3] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma,[4] 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 won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
  2. ^ "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
  3. ^ a b "The Governor of Assam, Assam gov portal".
  4. ^ a b "Assam Legislative Assembly – Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
  5. ^ PTI (1 September 2022). "New Assam chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur takes charge". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 September 2022.