List of Chief Ministers of Bihar

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar: From 1946, 23 people have been chief minister of Bihar. The current incumbent is Nitish Kumar who is having incumbency since 22 February 2015.

The province of Bihar headquartered in Patna then comprised the present-day states Bihar and Jharkhand. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces by the partition of the province of Bihar and Orissa. Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council with a government headed by the premier.

Premiers of Bihar

1. Mohammad Yunus
Born: 4 May 1884 in Panehara village
Died: 13 May 1952 in London

Term: 1 April 1937 – 19 July 1937
Duration: 109 days
Party: Muslim Independent Party

2. Shri Krishna Sinha
Born: 21 October 1887, Maur village, Bengal Presidency
Died: 31 January 1961 (aged 74) Patna, Bihar, India

Term: 20 July 1937 – 31 October 1939
Duration: 2 years, 104 days
Party: Indian National Congress

3. Shri Krishna Sinha

Term: 23 March 1946 – 25 January 1950
Duration: 3 years, 308 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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Chief Ministers of Bihar

1. Shri Krishna Sinha
Born: 21 October 1887, Maur village,, Bengal Presidency
Died: 31 January 1961 (aged 74) Patna, Bihar, India

Constituency: Basantpur West
Term: 26 January 1950 – 31 January 1961
Duration: 11 years, 5 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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2. Deep Narayan Singh
Born: 25 November 1894, Purantand, Bengal Presidency
Died: 7 December 1977 (aged 83) Hajipur, Bihar, India

Constituency: Hajipur
Term: 1 February 1961 – 18 February 1961
Duration: 17 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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3. Binodanand Jha
Born: 17 April 1901, Deoghar, Bengal Presidency
Died: 1971 (aged 70-71)

Constituency: Rajmahal
Term: 18 February 1961- 2 October 1963
Duration: 2 years, 226 days
Party:Indian National Congress

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4. K. B. Sahay
Born: 31 December 1898, Sheikhpura, Bengal Presidency,
Died: 3 June 1974 (aged 75) Hazaribagh, Bihar, India

Constituency: Patna West
Term: 2 October 1963 – 5 March 1967
Duration: 3 years, 154 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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5. Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Born: 1 May 1909
Died: 1987 (aged 87-88)

Constituency: Patna West
Term:5 March 1967 – 28 January 1968
Duration: 330 days
Party: Jana Kranti Dal

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6 Satish Prasad Singh
Born: 1 January 1936,Khagaria, Bihar, British India
Died: 2 November 2020 (aged 84) Delhi, India

Constituency: Parbatta
Term: 28 January 1968 – 1 February 1968
Duration: 5 days
Party:Shoshit Dal

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7. B. P. Mandal
Born: August 25, 1918
Died: 13 April 1982 (aged 63)

Constituency: MLC
Term: 1 February 1968 – 22 March 1968
Duration: 51 days
Party: Shoshit Dal

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8. Bhola Paswan Shastri
Born: 21 September 1914, Bairgacchi, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 10 September 1984 (aged 69) New Delhi, India

Constituency: Korha
Term: 22 March 1968 – 29 June 1968
Duration: 100 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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9. Harihar Singh
Born: 1925, Dumraon, Buxar, Bihar
Died: 1994 (aged 68–69)

Constituency: Nayagram
Term: 26 February 1969 – 22 June 1969
Duration: 117 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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10. Bhola Paswan Shastri

Born: 21 September 1914, Bairgacchi, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 10 September 1984 (aged 69) New Delhi, India

Constituency: Korha
Term: 22 June 1969 – 4 July 1969
Duration: 13 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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11. Daroga Prasad Rai
Born: 2 September 1922, Saran district, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 15 April 1981 (age 58)

Constituency: Parsa
Term: 16 February 1970 – 22 December 1970
Duration: 310 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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12. Karpoori Thakur
Born: 24 January 1924, Pitaunjhia, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 17 February 1988 (aged 64) Patna, Bihar, India

Constituency: Tajpur
Term: 22 December 1970 – 2 June 1971
Duration: 163 days
Party: Socialist Party

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13. Bhola Paswan Shastri

Born: 21 September 1914, Bairgacchi, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 10 September 1984 (aged 69) New Delhi, India

Constituency: Korha
Term: 2 June 1971 – 9 January 1972
Duration: 222 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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14. Kedar Pandey

Born: 14 June 1920, West Champaran, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 3 July 1982 (aged 62)

Constituency: Nautan
Term: 19 March 1972 – 2 July 1973
Duration: 1 year, 105 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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15. Abdul Ghafoor

Born: 1918, Gopalganj, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 10 July 2004 (aged 85-86) Patna, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 2 July 1973 – 11 April 1975
Duration: 1 year, 283 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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16. Jagannath Mishra

Born: 24 June 1937, Supaul, Bihar
Died: 19 August 2019 (aged 82) Delhi, India

Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term: 11 April 1975 – 30 April 1977
Duration: 2 years, 19 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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17. Karpoori Thakur

Born: 24 January 1924, Pitaunjhia, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 17 February 1988 (aged 64) Patna, Bihar, India

Constituency: Phulparas
Term: 24 June 1977 – 21 April 1979
Duration: 1 year, 301 days
Party: Janata Party

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18. Ram Sundar Das

Born: 9 January 1921, Gangajal, Saran district, Bihar
Died: 6 March 2015 (aged 94) Patna, India

Constituency: Sonepur
Term: 21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980
Duration: 302 days
Party: Janata Party

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19. Jagannath Mishra
Born: 24 June 1937, Supaul, Bihar
Died: 19 August 2019 (aged 82) Delhi, India

Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term: 8 June 1980 – 14 August 1983
Duration: 3 years, 67 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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20. Chandrashekhar Singh
Born: 17 August 1927, Jamui, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 9 July 1986 (aged 58) New Delhi, India

Constituency:
Term: 14 August 1983 – 12 March 1985
Duration: 1 year, 210 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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21. Bindeshwari Dubey
Born: 14 January 1921, Mahuaon, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 20 January 1993 (aged 72) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Constituency: Shahpur
Term: 12 March 1985 – 13 February 1988
Duration: 2 years, 338 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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22. Bhagwat Jha Azad
Born: 28 November 1922, Godda, Jharkhand
Died: October 4, 2011 (aged 88)

Constituency: MLC
Term: 14 February 1988 – 10 March 1989
Duration: 1 year, 24 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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23. Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Born: 12 July 1917, Poiwan, Bihar and Orissa Province
Died: 4 September 2006 (aged 89) Patna, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 11 March 1989 – 6 December 1989
Duration: 270 days
Party:Indian National Congress

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24. Jagannath Mishra

Born: 24 June 1937, Supaul, Bihar
Died: 19 August 2019 (aged 82) Delhi, India

Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term: 6 December 1989 – 10 March 1990
Duration: 94 days
Party: Indian National Congress

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25. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Born: 11 June 1948 (age 73) Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 10 March 1990 – 28 March 1995
Duration: 5 years, 18 days
Party: Janata Dal

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26. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Born: 11 June 1948 (age 73) Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Constituency: Raghopur
Term: 4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997
Duration: 2 years, 112 days
Party: Janata Dal

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27. Rabri Devi

Born: 1 January 1956 (age 66) Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 25 July 1997 – 11 February 1999
Duration: 1 year, 201 days
Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

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28. Rabri Devi

Born: 1 January 1956 (age 66) Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 9 March 1999 – 2 March 2000
Duration: 359 days
Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

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29. Nitish Kumar

Born: 1 March 1951 (age 71), Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India

Constituency:
Term: 3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000
Duration: 7 days
Party: Samta Party

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30. Rabri Devi

Born: 1 January 1956 (age 66) Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Constituency: Raghopur
Term: 11 March 2000 – 6 March 2005
Duration: 4 years, 360 days
Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

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31. Nitish Kumar
Born: 1 March 1951 (age 71), Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 24 November 2005 – 20 May 2014
Duration: 8 years, 177 days
Party: Janata Dal (United)

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33. Jitan Ram Manjhi
Born: 6 October 1944 (age 77) Gaya, Bihar, British India

Constituency: Makhdumpur
Term: 20 May 2014 – 22 February 2015
Duration: 278 days
Party: Janata Dal (United)

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34. Nitish Kumar
Born: 1 March 1951 (age 71), Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India

Constituency: MLC
Term: 22 February 2015 – Incumbent
Duration: 7 years, 284 days
Party: Janata Dal (United)

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List of Chief Ministers of Bihar

SI	Name	Term	Duration	Party
1	Shri Krishna Sinha	26 Jan 1950 – 31 Jan 1961	11 years, 5 days	INC
2	Deep Narayan Singh	1 Feb 1961 – 18 Feb 1961	17 days	INC
3	Binodanand Jha	18 Feb 1961- 2 Oct 1963	2 years, 226 days	INC
4	K. B. Sahay	2 Oct 1963 – 5 Mar 1967	3 years, 154 days	INC
5	Mahamaya Prasad Sinha	5 Mar 1967 – 28 Jan 1968	330 days	JKD
6	Satish Prasad Singh	28 Jan 1968 – 1 Feb 1968	5 days	SD
7	B. P. Mandal	1 Feb 1968 – 22 Mar 1968	51 days	SD
8	Bhola Paswan Shastri	22 Mar 1968 – 29 June 1968	100 days	INC
9	Harihar Singh	26 Feb 1969 – 22 June 1969	117 days	INC
10	Bhola Paswan Shastri	22 June 1969 – 4 July 1969	13 days	INC
11	Daroga Prasad Rai	16 Feb 1970 – 22 Dec1970	310 days	INC
12	Karpoori Thakur	22 Dec1970 – 2 June 1971	163 days	SP
13	Bhola Paswan Shastri	2 June 1971 – 9 Jan 1972	222 days	INC
14	Kedar Pandey	19 Mar 1972 – 2 July 1973	1 year, 105 days	INC
15	Abdul Ghafoor	2 July 1973 – 11 Apr 1975	1 year, 283 days	INC
16	Jagannath Mishra	11 Apr 1975 – 30 Apr 1977	2 years, 19 days	INC
17	Karpoori Thakur	24 June 1977 – 21 Apr1979	1 year, 301 days	JP
18	Ram Sundar Das	21 Apr1979 – 17 Feb 1980	302 days	JP
19	Jagannath Mishra	8 June 1980 – 14 August 1983	3 years, 67 days	INC
20	Chandrashekhar Singh	14 August 1983 – 12 Mar 1985	1 year, 210 days	INC
21	Bindeshwari Dubey	12 Mar 1985 – 13 Feb 1988	2 years, 338 days	INC
22	Bhagwat Jha Azad	14 Feb 1988 – 10 Mar 1989	1 year, 24 days	INC
23	Satyendra Narayan Sinha	11 Mar 1989 – 6 Dec1989	270 days	INC
24	Jagannath Mishra	6 Dec 1989 – 10 Mar 1990	94 days	INC
25	Lalu Prasad Yadav	10 Mar 1990 – 28 Mar 1995	5 years, 18 days	JD
26	Lalu Prasad Yadav	4 Apr 1995 – 25 July 1997	2 years, 112 days	JD
27	Rabri Devi	25 July 1997 – 11 Feb 1999	1 year, 201 days	RJD
28	Rabri Devi	9 Mar 1999 – 2 Mar 2000	359 days	RJD
29	Nitish Kumar	3 Mar 2000 – 10 Mar 2000	7 days	SP
30	Rabri Devi	11 Mar 2000 – 6 Mar 2005	4 years, 360 days	RJD
31	Nitish Kumar	24 Nov 2005 – 20 May 2014	8 years, 177 days	JD[U]
32	Jitan Ram Manjhi	20 May 2014 – 22 Feb 2015	278 days	JD[U]
33	Nitish Kumar	22 Feb 2015 – Incumbent	7 years, 284 days	JD[U]

Notes

• INC: Indian National Congress
• JKD: Jana Kranti Dal
• RJD: Rashtriya Janata Dal
• JD[U]: Janata Dal [United]
• SD: Shoshit Dal
• SP: Socialist Party
• JP: Janata Party
• JD: Janata Dal
• SP: Samta Party

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