List of chief ministers of Sikkim

Chief Minister of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim
	Emblem of Sikkim
	Incumbent; Prem Singh Tamang; since 27 May 2019
Style	The Honourable (Formal); Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Governor of Sikkim
Appointer	Governor of Sikkim
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	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Formation	16 May 1974; (49 years ago)

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The Chief Minister of Sikkim, is the principal minister of state of the executive branch of the Government of Sikkim, a state in India. Following elections to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, the 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 1974, Sikkim has had five chief ministers. The first was Kazi Lhendup Dorjee of the Indian National Congress. Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front was the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994-2019. He occupied the office longer than all his predecessors put together and currently holds the record for longest serving CM in India. The 24 year old rule of Pawan Kumar Chamling ended in 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections where Sikkim Krantikari Morcha emerged victorious. Prem Singh Tamang became Chief Minister on 27 May 2019.

Chief Ministers of Sikkim[edit]

No	Name	Constituency	Term			Assembly	Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	Tashiding	16 May 1974	17 August 1979	5 years, 93 days	1st (1974 Elections)	Sikkim National Congress
1	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	Tashiding	16 May 1974	17 August 1979	5 years, 93 days	1st (1974 Elections)	Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	18 August 1979	17 October 1979	60 days	-	N/A
2	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	18 October 1979	11 May 1984	4 years, 206 days	2nd (1979 Elections)	Sikkim Janata Parishad
3	Bhim Bahadur Gurung	Jorthang-Nayabazar	11 May 1984	25 May 1984	14 days	2nd (1979 Elections)	Indian National Congress
–	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	25 May 1984	8 March 1985	287 days	-	N/A
(2)	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	8 March 1985	25 November 1989	9 years, 70 days	3rd (1985 Elections)	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
(2)	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	26 November 1989	17 May 1994	9 years, 70 days	4th (1989 Elections)
4	Sanchaman Limboo		18 May 1994	12 December 1994	208 days	4th (1989 Elections)
5	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Damthang	13 December 1994	10 October 1999	24 years, 165 days	5th (1994 Elections)	Sikkim Democratic Front
			11 October 1999	21 May 2004		6th (1999 Elections)
			21 May 2004	20 May 2009		7th (2004 Elections)
		Poklok-Kamrang	20 May 2009	21 May 2014		8th (2009 Elections)
		Namchi-Singhithang	21 May 2014	27 May 2019		9th (2014 Elections)
6	Prem Singh Tamang	Poklok-Kamrang	28 May 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 336 days	10th (2019 Elections)	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Notes[edit]

↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^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 Sikkim as well.
↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

External links[edit]

List on worldstatesmen.org

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

[PR-4] 2.0 ^2.1 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. 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 Sikkim as well.

[3] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

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