First Mahanta Ministry
# First Mahanta Ministry

The First Ministry of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Prafulla Kumar Mahanta that was formed after the 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election. Mahanta became the youngest Chief Minister in India and was sworn in at the Nehru Stadium on 24 December 1985 by Governor Bhishma Narain Singh, the youngest Governor in India. The first cabinet consisted of Mahanta along with 13 cabinet ministers and 7 ministers of state. The ministry was reshuffled in 1986 and 1988.

## Ministers

| Name | Portfolio | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Cabinet Ministers |||
| Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Chief Minister | Personnel Finance Accord Implementation Administration Forest Health Election Planning and Development Cultural Affairs Sports and Youth Welfare Other departments not allotted specifically | AGP |
| Bhrigu Kumar Phukan | Home Political General Administration Publicity Jails Printingand Stationery Excise Tourism | AGP |
| Lalit Chandra Rajkhowa | Food and Civil Supplies Transport Corporation Rural Development | AGP |
| Atul Bora | Public Works Department Town and Country Planning | AGP |
| Brindaban Goswami | Education Science Technology Environment | AGP |
| Thaneswar Boro | Revenue Registration Stamps Relief Rehabilitation | AGP |
| Bharat Narah | Flood Control Irrigation Welfare of Plains and Tribal Areas | AGP |
| Digen Bora | Industry Power Mines Minerals Public Health Engineering | AGP |
| Surendra Nath Medhi | Law Justice Legislative Judicial | AGP |
| Nagen Sarma | Veterinary Handloom Textiles Sericulture Weaving | AGP |
| Bargi Prasad Telenga | Labour Employment | AGP |
| Sahidul Alam Choudhury | Administration Wagf Properties Haj Committee | AGP |
| Chandra Arandhara | Panchayat and Community Development | AGP |
| Nilamoni Das | Agriculture Fisheries | AGP |
| Ministers of State |||
| Dipen Tanti | Transport and Labour | AGP |
| Pradip Gogoi | Parliamentary Affairs | AGP |
| Anirudha Singh Choudhury | Relief and Rehabilitation Backward Classes | AGP |
| Rekha Rani Das Boro | Women Social Welfare Handloom Textile Sericulture Weaving | AGP |
| Jatin Mali | Health Family and Child Welfare | AGP |
| Padmeswar Doley | Industries Power Mines Minerals | AGP |
| Moti Das | Agriculture Fisheries | AGP |
