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Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and the current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 and soon was made convenor of NEDA. He is a six time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari, having been elected since 2001.

Infobox

Governor
Jagdish Mukhi Gulab Chand Kataria Lakshaman Acharya
Departments
Agriculture Planning and Development
Preceded by
Bhrigu Phukan
Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi
Constituency
Jalukbari
National Chairman
Amit Shah J. P. Nadda Nitin Nabin
Born
(1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 Jorhat, Assam, India
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2015–present)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (1991–2015)
Spouse
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma (m. 2001)
Children
2
Alma mater
Cotton College (BA, MA) BRM Government Law College (LLB) Gauhati University (PhD)
Occupation
Lawyer politician
Website
www

Tables

Assam Legislative Assembly · Electoral Performance
2001
2001
Year
2001
Constituency
Jalukbari
Party
INC
Votes
45,054
%
46 %
Opponent
Bhrigu Kumar Phukan
Opponent Party
NCP
Opponent Votes
35,035
%
36 %
Margin
10,019
2006
2006
Year
2006
Constituency
76,948
Party
63 %
Party
Puspa Deka
%
AGP
Opponent
34,480
Opponent Party
28 %
Opponent Party
42,468
Opponent Votes
35 %
%
Won
2011
2011
Year
2011
Constituency
93,812
Party
72 %
Party
Prodyut Bora
%
BJP
Opponent
16,409
Opponent Party
12 %
Opponent Party
77,403
Opponent Votes
59 %
%
Won
2016
2016
Year
2016
Party
BJP
Party
118,390
Votes
76 %
%
Niren Deka
Opponent Party
INC
Opponent Party
32,455
Opponent Votes
20 %
%
85,935
Margin
55 %
2021
2021
Year
2021
Constituency
130,762
Party
77 %
Party
Ramen Chandra Borthakur
Votes
28,851
%
17 %
Opponent
1,01,911
Opponent Party
60 %
Opponent Party
Won
2026
2026
Year
2026
Constituency
127,151
Party
74 %
Party
Bidisha Neog
Votes
37,717
%
22 %
Opponent
89,434
Opponent Party
52 %
Opponent Party
Won
Year
Constituency
Party
Votes
%
Opponent
Opponent Party
Opponent Votes
%
Margin
Margin in %
Result
2001
Jalukbari
INC
45,054
46 %
Bhrigu Kumar Phukan
NCP
35,035
36 %
10,019
2006
76,948
63 %
Puspa Deka
AGP
34,480
28 %
42,468
35 %
Won
2011
93,812
72 %
Prodyut Bora
BJP
16,409
12 %
77,403
59 %
Won
2016
BJP
118,390
76 %
Niren Deka
INC
32,455
20 %
85,935
55 %
2021
130,762
77 %
Ramen Chandra Borthakur
28,851
17 %
1,01,911
60 %
Won
2026
127,151
74 %
Bidisha Neog
37,717
22 %
89,434
52 %
Won
· References
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Political offices
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Political offices
Chief Minister of Assam 10 May 2021 – Present
Political offices
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Chief Minister of Assam 10 May 2021 – Present
Incumbent
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