Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ministry

Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ministry
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ministry
Date formed	11 November 1970
Date dissolved	31 January 1972
People and organisations
Governor	Braj Kumar Nehru
Chief Minister	Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
Member parties	INC;
Opposition party	AHL
History
Predecessor	Chaliha III
Successor	Sinha ministry

The Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Mahendra Mohan Choudhry.^[1] The Ministry lasted from 11 November 1970 to 31 January 1972.^[2]

Ministers

Cabinet


Name	Portfolios	Constituency	Party
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry Chief Minister	Appointments^[3] Home Political General Administration Secretariat Statistics Minority Affairs Education Elections Flood Control Irrigation Students Youth Welfare General coordination Any other portfolio not allocated to other ministers	Gauhati East	INC
Cabinet Ministers
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy	Finance Planning Development Town and country planning Information Public relations	Biswanath	INC
Biswadev Sarma	Power Mines and Minerals Industries (including Cottage industries)	Balipara	INC
Lakshmi Prasad Goswami	Revenue^[4]	Jamunamukh	INC
Mohendra Nath Hazarika	Jails Khadi and Village industries Fisheries Political sufferers	Bokani	INC
Ramesh Chandra Barooah	Supply Excise Trade and commerce Municipal administration	Dibrugarh	INC
Chatrasing Teron	Health Family planning	Howraghat	INC
Joy Bhadra Hagjer	Tribal areas’ development Cultural affairs	Haflong	INC
Altaf Hussain Mazumdar	Public Works Department (Buildings and Roads)	Barkhola	INC
Ataur Rahman	Agriculture Livestock Panchayats and community development Parliamentary affairs	Chenga	INC
Padma Kumari Gohain	Social Welfare Sericulture Weaving	Moran	INC
Prabin Kumar Choudhury	Transport Printing Stationery Tourism Veterinary	Boko	INC
Ranen Basumatry	Forests Backward Classes	Udalguri	INC
A. Thanglura	Social conservation Registration Stamps	Aijal West	INC
Syed ahmed Ali	Flood control Irrigation and Wakfs	Dhubri	INC
Jogen Saikia	Relief and rehabilitation Law Cooperation Municipal administration	Jorhat	INC

Junior

Ministers of State
Devendra Nath Hazarika	Saikhowa	INC
Syed ahmed Ali	Dhubri	INC
Chatra Gopal Karmakar	Sarupathar	INC
Durgeswar Saikia	Thowra	INC
Paramananda Gogoi	Tinsukia	INC
Jagannath Singha	Udharbond	INC
Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar	Lumding	INC
Sarat Goswami	Raha	INC
Deputy Ministers
Golak Chandra Patgiri	Bijni	INC
Dandi Ram Dutta	Kalaigaon	INC
Sai Sai Terang	Bokajan	INC

References

^ "Choudhry ministry" (PDF).
^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
^ India, a Reference Annual. Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1971.
^ "Remembering Late Lakshmi Prasad Goswami". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2026.

[1] "Choudhry ministry" (PDF).

[2] "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2026.

[3] India, a Reference Annual. Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1971.

[4] "Remembering Late Lakshmi Prasad Goswami". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2026.

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