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On 27 June 2016, one more district was announced by Sarbananda Sonowal, taking the total number from 32 to 33 which is Majuli (carved out of the Northern parts of Jorhat). It is the first river island district of India. On 8 August 2020, the Assam cabinet approved a proposal to make Bajali (curved out of Barpeta) the 34th district of Assam.
Governors of Assam (1921–47) In 1921, the chief commissionership was upgraded to governor. Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell, 3 January 1921 – 2 April 1921. Sir William Sinclair Marris, 3 April 1921 – 10 October 1922. Sir John Henry Kerr, 10 October 1922 – 28 June 1927. Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond, 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932.
The National Register of Citizens ( NRC) is meant to be a register of all Indian citizens whose creation was mandated by the 2003 amendment of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Its purpose is to document all the legal citizens of India so that the illegal immigrants can be identified and deported. [1] [2] It has been implemented for the state of Assam ...
Jaigaon. / 26.83; 89.38. Jaigaon is a census town in Alipurduar subdivision under Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on the country's border with Bhutan, and Bhutan Gate separates the two countries. Phuentsholing is the Bhutan's nearest city to Jaigaon.
At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the ...
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Asembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021 , taking place in eight phases. [3]
Hasimara. / 26.75; 89.35. Hasimara is a town in Alipurduar district of West Bengal state, India near the border with Bhutan. It is located at 26° 45' N latitude and 89° 21' E longitude at an altitude of 109 metres above sea level and has a population of about 40,000 (2001 census).
^ The Province of Bengal was split into two states i.e. West Bengal and East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) by the Indian Independence Act 1947 [11] †† Partition of Bengal (1947) West Bengal ( / b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l / , Bengali : Poshchim Bongo , pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ , abbr. WB ) is a state in the eastern portion of India .