Assam Polity

Ajanta Neog became the first woman to hold the Finance portfolio in Assam. This is distinct from Syeda Anwara Taimur, Assam's first woman Chief Minister.

Bishnuram Medhi became the second Chief Minister of Assam after Gopinath Bordoloi. His tenure was from 1950 to 1957; he later served as Governor of Madras.

Sir Akbar Hydari was Governor of Assam at the time of Indian independence in 1947. He served as Governor from 1947 to 1948.

Assam was separated from the Bengal Presidency on 2 February 1874 and became a Chief Commissioner's Province.

Assam was reconstituted as a Chief Commissioner's Province in 1912.

Sir Archdale Earle was the first Chief Commissioner of Assam after the 1912 reconstitution.

The Assam Legislative Council first met at Shillong on 6 January 1913.

The Assam Rural Self-Government Act, 1926 provided a framework for village-level self-government and expanded Panchayat functions.

The Assam Legislative Assembly held its first sitting at Shillong on 7 April 1937.

Article 371B provides special provisions for Assam, including a committee of the Legislative Assembly for tribal areas.

Before Independence, Assam had 13 districts in 1947.

Shillong was the capital of Assam after Independence and later became the capital of Meghalaya.

APSC was established on 1 April 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935.

The Assam Legislative Council was abolished in 1947, making the state legislature unicameral.

Gopinath Bordoloi was the first Chief Minister of Assam after Independence.

Bishnu Ram Medhi was Chief Minister from 1950–1957; the First Five-Year Plan began during his tenure.

Babu Basanta Kumar Das was the first Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Sir R.F. Lodge was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Assam High Court on 5 April 1948.

The APSC Regulations were promulgated in 1951; Kameswar Das was the first non-official Chairman.

The Assam Official Language Bill was passed on 24 October 1960; Assamese was declared the official language with safeguards for linguistic minorities.