The correct answer is: a) Gopinath Bordoloi.
Gopinath Bordoloi was the first Chief Minister of Assam after Independence. He was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born in 1890 in Jorhat, Assam. He was educated at the Cotton College in Guwahati and the University of Calcutta. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1916. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1926. He was the leader of the Assam Congress Legislature Party from 1937 to 1947. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from 1947 to 1950. He died in 1950.
Bishnuram Medhi was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born in 1892 in Sibsagar, Assam. He was educated at the Cotton College in Guwahati and the University of Calcutta. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1916. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1937. He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Assam from 1947 to 1950. He died in 1951.
Tarun Ram Phookan was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born in 1908 in Jorhat, Assam. He was educated at the Cotton College in Guwahati and the University of Calcutta. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1926. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1937. He was the Minister of Finance of Assam from 1947 to 1950. He died in 1982.
Bimala Prasad Chaliha was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born in 1906 in Jorhat, Assam. He was educated at the Cotton College in Guwahati and the University of Calcutta. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1926. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 1937. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from 1950 to 1957. He died in 1981.