Bhumidhar Barman
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Bhumidhar Barman | |
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.jpg) Barman in 2013 | |
| 12th Chief Minister of Assam | |
| In office 22 April 1996 – 14 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Hiteswar Saikia |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, Administrative Reforms and Training | |
| In office 22 January 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Minister for Revenue & DM | |
| In office 2006 - 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Minister for Health & FW | |
| In office 2001 - 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | Tarun Gogoi |
| Minister for Education, Health & Panchayat | |
| In office 1991 - 22 April 1996 | |
| Chief Minister | Hiteswar Saikia |
| Minister of State for Revenue and Education | |
| In office 1973 - 1978 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarat Chandra Singha |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001 - 2016 | |
| Constituency | Barkhetry |
| In office 1991 - 1996 | |
| Constituency | Barkhetry |
| In office 1983 - 1985 | |
| Constituency | Dharmapur |
| In office 1967 - 1978 | |
| Constituency | Nalbari West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1931 |
| Died | 18 April 2021 (aged 89)[1] |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Malati Barman |
| Children | 3 daughters,1 son Diganta Barman |
| Parent | Bhakat Ram Barman (Father) Mathupriya Barman (Mother) |
Bhumidhar Barman (12 October 1931 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Assam, his tenure lasting only 22 days, from 22 April 1996 to 14 May 1996.[2] First elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1967, he became a member of that assembly a total of seven times.[3][4][5] In 2015, he was made a Cabinet Minister of Assam.
Bhumidhar Barman was born on 12 October 1931 to the late Bhakat Ram Barman and the late Mathupriya Barman in Belsor.[6] He passed his matriculation from Tihu High School in 1951.[7] His Father, late Bhakat Ram Barman was a well-established businessman of his area. He completed his schooling at Tihu High school, thereafter at Cotton College and finally his MBBS degree from Assam Medical College. He was among the last batch of students to have passed out from Calcutta University.[7] Initially he started practising nearby his village people who were deprived of the medical facility and soon became famous as Bhumi Doctor.
Political career
He joined Indian National Congress in 1967 and got elected from then west Nalbari constituency and again in 1972.[6][8] He again was elected in 1983 but for Dharmapur.[9] After Hiteshwar Saikia's death, he was made Chief Minister for a serving of twenty two days before being succeeded by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta. He was again elected to the Assembly in 1991 for Barkherty and again in 2001 until 2016. Barman was made a minister many times throughout his career.[10][11] Barman was the oldest member in the council of ministers of Assam in 2010.[7] He was made acting Chief Minister when Tarun Gogoi was hospitalised in Mumbai for heart surgery.[7]
Electoral history
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nalbari West | INC | 10,776 | 34.04% | Tarun Sen Deka | CPI | Won | 1,028 | ||
| 1972 | 22,596 | 58.33% | Won | 8,505 | ||||||
| 1978 | Dharmapur | 11,832 | 30.1% | Ramani Barman | JP | Lost | 3,363 | |||
| 1983 | 266 | 100% | Jogen Barman | CPI | Won | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | 11,556 | 18.8% | Chandra Mohan Patowary | AGP | Lost | 35,287 | ||||
| 1991 | Barkhetry | 30,243 | 40.3% | Pulakesh Barua | NAGP | Won | 1,907 | |||
| 1996 | 40,166 | 44.8% | AGP | Lost | 6,762 | |||||
| 2001 | 64,748 | 66.9% | IND | Won | 35,925 | |||||
| 2006 | 55,210 | 45.9% | TGP | Won | 17,209 | |||||
| 2011 | 53,958 | 45.5% | AGP | Won | 6,346 | |||||