List of chief ministers of Manipur

Chief Minister of Manipur
Chief Minister of Manipur
	File:..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png Emblem of Manipur
	Incumbent; Nongthombam Biren Singh; since 15 March 2017
Style	The Honourable (Formal); Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Manipur Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Governor of Manipur
Appointer	Governor of Manipur
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly; Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holder	Mairembam Koireng Singh
Formation	1 July 1963; (60 years ago)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur

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The Chief Minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.^[1]

Since 1963, twelve people have served as Chief Minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. The current incumbent Nongthombam Biren Singh is the first Chief Minister belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

List[edit]

No^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Party^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1	Mairembam Koireng Singh		1 July 1963	11 January 1967	3 years, 194 days	Interim	Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	12 January 1967	19 March 1967	66 days		N/A
(1)	Mairembam Koireng Singh	Thanga	20 March 1967	4 October 1967	198 days	1st (1967 election)	Indian National Congress
2	Longjam Thambou Singh		13 October 1967	24 October 1967	11 days		Manipur United Front
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	25 October 1967	18 February 1968	116 days		N/A
(1)	Mairembam Koireng Singh	Thanga	19 February 1968	16 October 1969	1 year, 239 days (5 years, 266 days)		Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	17 October 1969	22 March 1972	2 years, 157 days		N/A
3	Mohammed Alimuddin	Lilong	23 March 1972	27 March 1973	1 year, 4 days	2nd (1972 election)	Manipur Peoples Party
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	28 March 1973	3 March 1974	340 days		N/A
(3)	Mohammed Alimuddin	Lilong	4 March 1974	9 July 1974	127 days(1 year, 131 days)	3rd (1974 election)	Manipur Peoples Party
4	Yangmasho Shaiza	Ukhrul	10 July 1974	5 December 1974	148 days		Manipur Hills Union
5	Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh	Yaiskul	6 December 1974	15 May 1977	2 years, 160 days		Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	16 May 1977	28 June 1977	43 days		N/A
(4)	Yangmasho Shaiza	Ukhrul	29 June 1977	13 November 1979	2 years, 137 days (2 years, 285 days)		Janata Party
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	14 November 1979	13 January 1980	60 days		N/A
(5)	Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh	Yaiskul	14 January 1980	26 November 1980	317 days	4th (1980 election)	Indian National Congress
6	Rishang Keishing	Phungyar	27 November 1980	27 February 1981	92 days		Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	28 February 1981	18 June 1981	110 days		N/A
(6)	Rishang Keishing	Phungyar	19 June 1981	3 March 1988	6 years, 258 days		Indian National Congress
(6)	Rishang Keishing	Phungyar	19 June 1981	3 March 1988	6 years, 258 days	5th (1984 election)
7	Raj Kumar Jaichandra Singh	Sagolband	4 March 1988	22 February 1990	1 year, 355 days	5th (1984 election)
8	Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh	Keishamthong	23 February 1990	6 January 1992	1 year, 317 days	6th (1990 election)	Manipur Peoples Party
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	7 January 1992	7 April 1992	91 days		N/A
(5)	Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh	Yaiskul	8 April 1992	10 April 1993	1 year, 2 days (4 years, 114 days)		Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	31 December 1993	13 December 1994	347 days		N/A
(6)	Rishang Keishing	Phungyar	14 December 1994	15 December 1997	3 years, 1 day (9 years, 351 days)		Indian National Congress
(6)	Rishang Keishing	Phungyar	14 December 1994	15 December 1997	3 years, 1 day (9 years, 351 days)	7th (1995 election)
9	Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh	Wangoi	16 December 1997	14 February 2001	3 years, 60 days	7th (1995 election)
9	Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh	Wangoi	16 December 1997	14 February 2001	3 years, 60 days	8th (2000 election)	Manipur State Congress Party
10	Radhabinod Koijam	Thangmeiband	15 February 2001	1 June 2001	106 days	8th (2000 election)	Samata Party
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 3]} (President's rule)	N/A	2 June 2001	6 March 2002	277 days		N/A
11	Okram Ibobi Singh	Thoubal	7 March 2002	1 March 2007	15 years, 11 days	9th (2002 election)	Indian National Congress
			2 March 2007	5 March 2012		10th (2007 election)
			6 March 2012	14 March 2017		11th (2012 election)
12	Nongthombam Biren Singh	Heingang	15 March 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 39 days	12th (2017 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party

Timeline[edit]

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Notes[edit]

Footnotes

↑ A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Manipur as well.
↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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[2] A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.

[3] This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

[PR-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[2]

[term1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Manipur as well.

[4] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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