State
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Assam
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| State Map |
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| Capital |
Dispur |
| Date of Formation |
26 January 1950 |
| Chief Minister |
Present Chief Minister – Sarbananda Sonowal
List of Chief Ministers of Assam
First Chief Minister – Gopinath Bordoloi |
| Governor |
Present Governor – Jagdish Mukhi
List of Governors of Assam
First Governor – Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari |
| Seat of High Court |
Gauhati High Court
List of Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court |
| Members of Rajya Sabha |
Total number of Seats – 7
1. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya, Asom Gana Parishad
2. Shri Ripun Bora, Indian National Congress
3. Shri Biswajit Daimary, Bodoland People’s Front
4. Smt. Ranee Narah, Indian National Congress
5. Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Bharatiya Janata Party
6. VACANCY
7. VACANCY |
| Members of Parliment (MP Seats) |
Total number of Seats – 14
MP Constituencies
Updates as per 2019 Election
1. Dhubri Present MP Ajmal, Maulana Badruddin
2. Lakhimpur Present MP Baruah, Shri Pradan
3. Autonomous District (ST) Present MP Bey, Shri Horen Sing
4. Nawgong Present MP Bordoloi, Shri Pradyut
5. Tezpur Present MP Das, Shri Pallab Lochan
6. Mangaldoi Present MP Dilip, Shri Saikia
7. Kaliabor Present MP Gogoi, Shri Gaurav
8. Jorhat Present MP Gogoi, Shri Topon Kumar
9. Barpeta Present MP Khaleque, Shri Abdul
10. Karimganj (SC) Present MP Mallah, Shri Kripanath
11. Gauhati Present MP Oja, Smt. Queen
12. Silchar Present MP Roy, Dr. Rajdeep
13. Kokrajhar (ST) Present MP Sarania, Shri Naba (Hira) Kumar
14. Dibrugarh Present MP Teli, Shri Rameswar |
| MLA Seats |
Total number of Seats – 126
MLA Constituencies
Updates as per 2019 Election
1. Ratabari Present MLA Kripanath Mallah
2. Patharkandi Present MLA Krishnendu Paul
3. Karimganj North Present MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha
4. Karimganj South Present MLA Aziz Ahmed Khan
5. Badarpur Present MLA Jamal Uddin Ahmed
6. Hailakandi Present MLA Anwar Hussain Laskar
7. Katlichera Present MLA Suzam Uddin Laskar
8. Algapur Present MLA Nizam Uddin Choudhury
9. Silchar Present MLA Dilip Kumar Paul
10. Sonai Present MLA Aminul Haque Laskar
11. Dholai Present MLA Parimal Suklabaidya
12. Udharbond Present MLA Mihir Kanti Shome
13. Lakhipur Present MLA Rajdeep Goala
14. Barkhola Present MLA Kishor Nath
15. Katigorah Present MLA Amar Chand Jain
16. Haflong Present MLA Bir Bhadra Hagjer
17. Bokajan Present MLA Numal Momin
18. Howraghat Present MLA Joy Ram Engleng
19. Diphu Present MLA Sum Ronghang
20. Baithalangso Present MLA Dr.Mansing Rongpi
21. Mankachar Present MLA Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal
22. Salmara South Present MLA Wazed Ali Choudhury
23. Dhubri Present MLA Najrul Hoque
24. Gauripur Present MLA Nijanur Rahman
25. Golakganj Present MLA Ashwini Ray Sarkar
26. Bilasipara West Present MLA Hafiz Bashir Ahmed
27. Bilasipara East Present MLA Ashok Kumar Singhi
28. Gossaigaon Present MLA Majendra Narzary
29. Kokrajhar West Present MLA Rabiram Narzary
30. Kokrajhar East Present MLA Pramila Rani Brahma
31. Sidli Present MLA Chandan Brahma
32. Bongaigaon Present MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury
33. Bijni Present MLA Kamal Shing Narzary
34. Abhayapuri North Present MLA Abdul Hai Nagori
35. Abhayapuri South Present MLA Ananta Kumar Malo
36. Dudhnai Present MLA Dipak Kumar Rabha
37. Goalpara East Present MLA Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam
38. Goalpara West Present MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal
39. Jaleswar Present MLA Sahab Uddin Ahmed
40. Sorbhog Present MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass
41. Bhabanipur Present MLA Abul Kalam Azad
42. Patacharkuchi Present MLA Pabindra Deka
43. Barpeta Present MLA Gunindra Nath Das
44. Jania Present MLA Abdul Khaleque
45. Baghbar Present MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed
46. Sarukhetri Present MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar
47. Chenga Present MLA Sukur Ali Ahmed
48. Boko Sc Present MLA Nandita Das
49. Chaygaon Present MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed
50. Palasbari Present MLA Pranab Kalita
51. Jalukbari Present MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma
52. Dispur Present MLA Atul Bora
53. Gauhati East Present MLA Siddhartha Bhattacharya
54. Gauhati West Present MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita
55. Hajo Present MLA Suman Haripriya
56. Kamalpur Present MLA Satyabrat Kalita
57. Rangia Present MLA Bhabesh Kalita
58. Tamulpur Present MLA Emmanuel Mosahary
59. Nalbari Present MLA Ashok Sarma
60. Barkhetry Present MLA Narayan Deka
61. Dharmapur Present MLA Chandra Mohan Patowary
62. Barama Present MLA Maneswar Brahma
63. Chapaguri Present MLA Thaneswar Basumatary
64. Panery Present MLA Kamali Basumatari
65. Kalaigaon Present MLA Maheswar Baro
66. Sipajhar Present MLA Binanda Kumar Saikia
67. Mangaldoi Present MLA Gurujyoti Das
68. Dalgaon Present MLA Ilias Ali
69. Udalguri Present MLA Rihon Daimari
70. Majbat Present MLA Charan Boro
71. Dhekiajuli Present MLA Ashok Singhal
72. Barchalla Present MLA Ganesh Kumar Limbu
73. Tezpur Present MLA Brindaban Goswami
74. Rangapara Present MLA Pallab Lochan Das
75. Sootea Present MLA Padma Hazarika
76. Biswanath Present MLA Promod Borthakur
77. Behali Present MLA Ranjit Dutta
78. Gohpur Present MLA Utpal Borah
79. Jagiroad Present MLA Pijush Hazarika
80. Marigaon Present MLA Rama Kanta Dewri
81. Laharighat Present MLA Dr. Nazrul Islam
82. Raha Present MLA Dimbeswar Das
83. Dhing Present MLA Aminul Islam
84. Batadroba Present MLA Angoorlata Deka
85. Rupohihat Present MLA Nurul Huda
86. Nowgong Present MLA Rupak Sarmah
87. Barhampur Present MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
88. Samaguri Present MLA Rakibul Hussain
89. Kaliabor Present MLA Keshab Mahanta
90. Jamunamukh Present MLA Abdur Rahim Ajmal
91. Hojai Present MLA Shiladitya Dev
92. Lumding Present MLA Sibu Misra
93. Bokakhat Present MLA Atul Bora
94. Sarupathar Present MLA Roselina Tirkey
95. Golaghat Present MLA Ajanta Neog
96. Khumtai Present MLA Mrinal Saikia
97. Dergaon Present MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali
98. Jorhat Present MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami
99. Majuli Present MLA Sarbananda Sonowal
100. Titabar Present MLA Tarun Gogoi
101. Mariani Present MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi
102. Teok Present MLA Renupoma Rajkhowa
103. Amguri Present MLA Prodip Hazarika
104. Nazira Present MLA Debabrata Saikia
105. Mahmara Present MLA Jogen Mohan
106. Sonari Present MLA Topon Kumar Gogoi
107. Thowra Present MLA Kushal Dowari
108. Sibsagar Present MLA Pranab Kumar Gogoi
109. Bihpuria Present MLA Debananda Hazarika
110. Naoboicha Present MLA Mamun Imdadul Haque Chawdhury
111. Lakhimpur Present MLA Utpal Dutta
112. Dhakuakhana Present MLA Naba Kumar Doley
113. Dhemaji Present MLA Pradan Baruah
114. Jonai Present MLA Bhubon Pegu
115. Moran Present MLA Chakradhar Gogoi
116. Dibrugarh Present MLA Prasanta Phukan
117. Lahowal Present MLA Rituparna Baruah
118. Duliajan Present MLA Terash Gowalla
119. Tingkhong Present MLA Bimal Borah
120. Naharkatia Present MLA Naren Sonowal (Botali)
121. Chabua Present MLA Binod Hazarika
122. Tinsukia Present MLA Sanjoy Kishan
123. Digboi Present MLA Suren Phukan
124. Margherita Present MLA Bhaskar Sharma
125. Doom Dooma Present MLA Durga Bhumij
126. Sadiya Present MLA Bolin Chetia |
| Number of District |
33
Name of the Districts
Baksa
Barpeta
Biswanath
Bongaigaon
Cachar
Charaideo
Chirang
Darrang
Dhemaji
Dhubri
Dibrugarh
Dima Hasao (North Cachar Hills)
Goalpara
Golaghat
Hailakandi
Hojai
Jorhat
Kamrup
Kamrup Metropolitan
Karbi Anglong
Karimganj
Kokrajhar
Lakhimpur
Majuli
Morigaon
Nagaon
Nalbari
Sivasagar
Sonitpur
South Salamara-Mankachar
Tinsukia
Udalguri
West Karbi Anglong |
| Area |
78,438 km2 |
| Rank of state by Area |
17th |
| Population(2011) |
31,205,576 |
| Literacy rate |
72.19% |
| Types Of Religion |
Hinduism (61.47%), Islam (34.22%), Christianity (3.7%), Buddhism (0.2%), Jainism (0.01%), Sikhism (0.01%), Animism (0.01%),Other or not religious (0.3%) |
| Neighbouring States |
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, West Bengal |
| Neighbouring Countries |
Bhutan, Bangladesh |
| Main Language |
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| Other Languages |
Assamese (48.8%), Bengali (20.5%), Bodo (12.8%), Hindi (5.88%), Nepali (2.12%), Mishing (1.9%), Karbi (1.5%), Dimasa (1.01%),Kuki (0.80%), Odia (0.12%),Others (6.62% |
| Biggest River |
Brahmaputra River |
| Number of River |
04 |
| Number Lakes |
Chandubi Lake, Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary, Son Beel, Saron Beel |
| Coastline |
– – |
| Number of Beaches |
– – |
| Number of Mountains |
Nachma Barwa, Gyala Peri, Kangto, Nyegyi Kansang |
| Agricultural land [Km2] |
– – |
| Forest Land [Km2] |
26,832 km2 |
| Latitude |
24°3′ and 27°58′N |
| Longitude |
89°5′ and 961′E |
| City & Town |
Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Tezpur |
| Transport & Communication |
Road, Railway, Air |
| AirPorts |
(08) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Dibrugarh Airport, Jorhat Airport, Lilabari Airport, Rupsi Airport, Shella Airport, Silchar Airport, Tezpur Airport |
| International Airports |
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport |
| Major Ports |
– – |
| Length of National Highways |
2836 |
| National Highway Number |
31, 31B, 31C, 36, 37, 37A, 38, 39, 44, 51, 52, 52A, 52B, 53, 54, 61, 62, 151, 152, 153 & 154 |
| Railway Length |
2442.57 Km |
| World Heritage Sites (UNESCO) in Assam |
Kaziranga National Park (1985)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985) |
| Waterfalls in Assam |
Akashiganga water falls, Chapanala, Chapanala Water Falls, Kakochang, Sivakunda, Dikrut (Paklongkam), Kangthilangso Waterfall, Bheloghat (Paklangso), Bheloghat Waterfalls, Panimur fall and Koka fall, Bendao BaIglai, Tegheria |
| Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam |
Garampani WLS, Laokhowa WLS, Bura Chapori WLS, Bornadi WLS, Pobitora WLS, Chakrashila WLS, Pani Dihing WLS, Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Sonai Rupai WLS, East Karbi-Anglong WLS, Nambor WLS, Nambor – Doigrung WLS, Dehing Patkai WLS, Amchang WLS, Borail WLS, Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni WLS, Deepor Beel WLS, Marat Longri WLS |
| Monuments in Assam |
Kamakhya Temple |
| Major Temples |
Kamakhya Temple
Negheriting Shiva Doul
Siva Dol
Kedareswara Temple
Asvakranta Temple
Basistha Temple
Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar
Bhairabi Temple
Umananda Temple
Ugra Tara Temple
Maha Bhairav Temple
Tamresveri Temple
Navagraha Temple
Da Parbatia Temple
Sukreswar Temple
Hayagriva Madhava Temple
Tilinga Mandir
Mahamaya Temple |
| Major Tourist Places |
Rang Ghar, Kaziranga National Park, Statue of Ahom warriors near Sivasagar town, Shiva Dol, Vishnudol joysagar, Kamakhya Temple (Nilachal Hills), Karengghar of the Ahom Kings (Joysagar) |
| Legislative Assembly Name |
Assam Legislative Assembly |
| Emblem |
Oxom sorkar |
| State Dance |
Bihu Dance |
| State Anthem |
O Mur Apunar Desh |
| Cuisine |
Typically, an Assamese meal consists of many things such as bhat (rice) with dal (lentils), masoor jool (fish curry), with mangxô (meat curry) or xaak and bhaji (herbs and vegetables) |
| State Animal |
One-Horned Rhinoceros |
| State Bird |
White-Winged Wood Duck |
| State Flower |
Foxtail Orchids |
| State Fruit |
Mango |
| State tree |
Hollong (Dipterocarpus Macrocarpus) |
| Sport |
Dhopkhel |
| Number of National Park |
05 (Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park) |
| Movie Industry Name |
Jollywood |
| Festivals |
Bihu Festival, Ambubashi Festival, Majuli Festival, Dehing Patkai Festival, Tea Festival, Ras Lila in Majuli, Karam Puja, Baishagu Festival, |
| Website |
www.ssam.gov.in |