List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim

List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim: Sikkim is a state in northeastern India. Its capital and largest city is Gangtok. It is the least populous and the second-smallest state in the country.

Since 1974, Sikkim has had five Chief Ministers. The first Chief Minister was Kazi Lhendup Dorjee from the Indian National Congress.

Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front served as Chief Minister from 1994 to 2019, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of Sikkim. He also holds the record as the longest-serving Chief Minister in India, having remained in office longer than all his predecessors combined.

His 24-year tenure ended after the 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections, in which Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won the majority. Prem Singh Tamang assumed office as Chief Minister on 27 May 2019.

List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Born: 11 October 1904, Pakyong, East Sikkim, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died: 28 July 2007 (aged 102), Kalimpong, West Bengal

Constituency: Tashiding
Term: 16 May 1975 – 17 August 1979
Duration: 4 years, 93 days
Party: Sikkim National Congress, Indian National Congress

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Born: 5 October 1940, Malbasy, Soreng, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died: 16 July 2017 (aged 76), New Delhi, India

Constituency: Soreong
Term: 18 October 1979 – 11 May 1984
Duration: 4 years, 206 days
Party: Sikkim Janata Parishad

Bhim Bahadur Gurung
Born: 11 October 1929, Chakhung, West Sikkim
Died: 28 March 2022 (aged 92)

Constituency: Jorthang-Nayabazar
Term: 11 May 1984 25 May 1984
Duration: 14 days
Party: Indian National Congress

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Born: 5 October 1940, Malbasy, Soreng, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died: 16 July 2017 (aged 76), New Delhi, India

Constituency: Soreong
Term: 8 March 1985 – 17 May 1994
Duration: 9 years, 70 days
Party: Sikkim Sangram Parishad

Sanchaman Limboo
Born: 15 January 1947, Hee Yangthang, West Sikkim
Died: 8 November 2020 (aged 73), Gangtok, Sikkim

Constituency:
Term: 18 May 1994 – 12 December 1994
Duration: 208 days
Party: Sikkim Sangram Parishad

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Born: 22 September 1950 (age 75)
Yangang, Kingdom of Sikkim

Constituency: Damthang, Poklok-Kamrang, Namchi-Singhithang
Term: 13 December 1994 – 27 May 2019
Duration: 24 years, 165 days
Party: Sikkim Democratic Front

Prem Singh Tamang
Born: 5 February 1968 (age 58)
Soreng, Kingdom of Sikkim

Constituency: Poklok-Kamrang
Term: 27 May 2019 – Incumbent
Duration: 6 years, 267 days
Party: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Sikkim Chief Ministers List

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SNC: Sikkim National Congress
INC: Indian National Congress
SJP: Sikkim Janata Parishad
SSP: Sikkim Sangram Parishad
SDF: Sikkim Democratic Front
SKM: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

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