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List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers
This list details chief ministers of Indian states and union territories who have served for the longest years consecutively or otherwise. This list includes chief ministers who have served for more than 10 years in office.[1][2]
- Key
- * Incumbent Chief Minister
- † Died in office
- Indicates the Chief Minister was associated with multiple political party
| # | Chief Minister | Portrait | State | Party | Term(s) | Term length | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Kumar Chamling (b. 22 September 1950) |
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Sikkim | SDF | 12 December 1994 – 26 May 2019 | 24 years, 165 days | [3][4] |
| 2 | Naveen Patnaik (b. 16 October 1946) |
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Odisha | BJD | 5 March 2000 - 12 June 2024 | 24 years, 99 days | [3] |
| 3 | Jyoti Basu (8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) |
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West Bengal | CPI(M) | 21 June 1977 – 5 November 2000 | 23 years, 137 days | [3][5][6] |
| 4 | Gegong Apang (b. 8 July 1949) |
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Arunachal Pradesh | Template:Bulletlist | 22 years, 250 days | [3] | |
| 5 | Lal Thanhawla (b. 19 May 1942) |
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Mizoram | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 21 years, 55 days | [3] |
| 6 | Virbhadra Singh (23 June 1934 – 8 July 2021) |
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Himachal Pradesh | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 21 years, 11 days | [3] |
| 7 | Manik Sarkar (b. 22 January 1949) |
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Tripura | CPI(M) | 11 March 1998 – 9 March 2018 | 19 years, 363 days | [3] |
| 8 | M. Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) |
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Tamil Nadu | DMK | Template:Bulletlist | 18 years, 360 days | |
| 9 | Parkash Singh Badal (b. 8 December 1927) |
File:Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png | Punjab | SAD | Template:Bulletlist | 18 years, 350 days | |
| 10 | Yashwant Singh Parmar (4 August 1906 – 2 May 1981) |
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Himachal Pradesh | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 18 years, 30 days | |
| 11 | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (31 July 1916 – 2 February 1982) |
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Rajasthan | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 16 years, 194 days | |
| 12 | Nitish Kumar* (b. 1 March 1951) |
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Bihar | SP JD(U) |
Template:Bulletlist | 19 years, 159 days | [7] |
| 13 | Pratapsingh Rane (b. 28 January 1939) |
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Goa | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 250 days | |
| 14 | S. C. Jamir (b. 17 October 1931) |
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Nagaland | UDF | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 200 days | |
| 15 | Sheila Dikshit (31 March 1938 – 20 July 2019) |
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Delhi | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 25 days | |
| 16 | Okram Ibobi Singh (b. 19 June 1948) |
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Manipur | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 8 days | |
| 17 | Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1934 – 23 November 2020) |
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Assam | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 7 days | |
| 18 | Raman Singh (b. 15 October 1952) |
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Chhattisgarh | BJP | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 4 days | |
| 19 | Shri Krishna Sinha (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961) |
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Bihar | INC | 2 April 1946 – 31 January 1961[†] | 14 years, 304 days | |
| 20 | Neiphiu Rio* (b. 11 November 1950) |
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Nagaland | NPF NDPP |
Template:Bulletlist | 18 years, 65 days | |
| 21 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan* (b. 5 March 1959) |
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Madhya Pradesh | BJP | Template:Bulletlist | 18 years, 58 days | |
| 22 | Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) |
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West Bengal | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 14 years, 159 days | [6] |
| 23 | J. Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) |
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Tamil Nadu | AIADMK | Template:Bulletlist | 14 years, 124 days | [8] |
| 24 | Williamson A. Sangma (18 October 1919 – 25 October 1990) |
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Meghalaya | APHLC INC |
Template:Bulletlist | 14 Years, 87 days | |
| 25 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari (5 October 1940 – 16 July 2017) |
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Sikkim | SJP SSP |
Template:Bulletlist | 13 Years, 272 days | |
| 26 | N. Chandrababu Naidu (b. 20 April 1950) |
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Andhra Pradesh | TDP | Template:Bulletlist | 13 years, 230 days | |
| 27 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) |
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Odisha | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 13 years, 155 days | |
| 28 | Zoramthanga* (b. 13 July 1944) |
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Mizoram | MNF | Template:Bulletlist | 16 years, 146 days | |
| 29 | Ashok Gehlot* (b. 3 May 1951) |
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Rajasthan | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 16 years, 142 days | |
| 30 | Bimala Prasad Chaliha (26 March 1912 – 25 February 1971) |
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Assam | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 12 years, 313 days | |
| 31 | Bansi Lal (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) |
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Haryana | Template:Bulletlist | 12 years, 250 days | ||
| 32 | Narendra Modi (b. 17 September 1950) |
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Gujarat | BJP | 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014 | 12 years, 227 days | [9] |
| 33 | N. Rangasamy* (b. 4 August 1950) |
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Puducherry | Template:Bulletlist | 15 years, 328 days | ||
| 34 | Bhajan Lal (b. 6 October 1930 – 3 June 2011) |
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Haryana |
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11 Years, 298 Days | ||
| 35 | Vasantrao Naik (1 July 1913 – 18 August 1979) |
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Maharashtra | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 11 Years, 75 Days | |
| 36 | Farooq Abdullah (b.21 October 1937) |
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Jammu and Kashmir | JKNC | Template:Bulletlist | 11 Years, 16 Days | |
| 37 | Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) |
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Uttar Pradesh | INC | Template:Bulletlist | 11 years, 11 days | |
| 38 | E. K. Nayanar (9 December 1919 – 19 May 2004) |
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Kerala | CPI(M) | Template:Bulletlist | 11 years 10 days | |
| 39 | Mamata Banerjee* (b. 5 January 1955) |
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West Bengal | AITC | 20 May 2011 – present | 13 years, 347 days | |
| 40 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (b. 1 March 1944) |
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West Bengal | CPI(M) | Template:Bulletlist | 10 years, 188 days | [10] |
| 41 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1925 – 15 May 2010) |
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Rajasthan | JP BJP |
Template:Bulletlist | 10 Years, 158 Days | |
| 42 | M. G. Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987) |
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Tamil Nadu | AIADMK | Template:Bulletlist | 10 years, 65 days | |
| 43 | Nripen Chakraborty (b. 4 April 1905 – 25 December 2004) |
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Tripura | CPI(M) | 5 January 1978 – 5 February 1988 | 10 years, 31 days | |
| 44 | Vasundhara Raje (b. 8 March 1953) |
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Rajasthan | BJP | Template:Bulletlist | 10 years, 10 days | |
| 45 | Digvijaya Singh (b. 28 February 1947) |
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Madhya Pradesh | INC | 7 December 1993 – 7 December 2003 | 10 years |
See also[edit]
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of female chief ministers in India
- List of longest-serving Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party
- List of chief ministers from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress
- List of chief ministers from the Aam Aadmi Party
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "List of longest serving Chief Ministers in India". Jagron Josh. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ "India's longest-serving CMs". Times of India. 30 April 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Shah, Naman (30 May 2019). "Naveen Patnaik takes oath for fifth time; but he's not India's longest serving chief minister yet". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ Chewn K Dahal (30 April 2018). "Sikkim's Pawan Chamling pips Jyoti Basu as India's longest-serving chief minister". Times of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal celebrates birth anniversary of former chief minister Jyoti Basu". The New Indian Express. 8 July 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal" (PDF). Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Hooghly. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ Naman Shah (30 May 2019). "Naveen Patnaik takes oath for fifth time; but he's not India's longest serving chief minister yet". Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ↑ "The five oaths of Jayalalithaa". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Shah, Ami (21 May 2015). "PSU stocks disappoint in Modi govt's first year". Live Mint. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "Curtain falls on Left rule after 34 years in WB". News18. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.