List of chief ministers of Sikkim

The Chief Minister of Sikkim, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Sikkim. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Sikkim is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. 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]

Chief Minister of Sikkim
Incumbent
Prem Singh Tamang
since 27 May 2019
AppointerGovernor of Sikkim
Inaugural holderKazi Lhendup Dorjee
Formation16 May 1975

Since 1975, 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
Colour key for parties
  Indian National Congress
  Sikkim Democratic Front
  Sikkim Janata Parishad
  Sikkim Sangram Parishad
  Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
  N/A (President's rule)
No Name Constituency Term Party[lower-alpha 1] Tenure Ref
1 Kazi Lhendup Dorjee 16 May 1975 17 August 1979 Indian National Congress 1,554 days [2]
– Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)		 N/A 18 August 1979 17 October 1979 N/A [2]
2 Nar Bahadur Bhandari Soreong 18 October 1979 11 May 1984 Sikkim Janata Parishad 1,667 days [2]
3 B. B. Gurung Jorthang-Nayabazar 11 May 1984 25 May 1984 Indian National Congress 14 days [2]
– Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
(President's rule)		 N/A 25 May 1984 8 March 1985 N/A [2]
(2) Nar Bahadur Bhandari Soreong 8 March 1985 25 November 1989 Sikkim Sangram Parishad 3,357 days [2]
26 November 1989 17 May 1994
4 Sanchaman Limboo 18 May 1994 12 December 1994 209 days [2]
5 Pawan Kumar Chamling Damthang 12 December 1994 10 October 1999 Sikkim Democratic Front 8,932 days [4][5]
11 October 1999 21 May 2004 [5]
21 May 2004 20 May 2009 [6]
Poklok-Kamrang 20 May 2009 21 May 2014 [7]
Namchi-Singhithang 21 May 2014 27 May 2019
6 Prem Singh Tamang Poklok-Kamrang 27 May 2019 Incumbent Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 450 days [8]

Notes
  1. 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. 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.[3]

References
  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.
  2. Shresta, R. S. (2005). Sikkim, Three Decades Towards Democracy: Evolution of the Legislative System. Sikkim Legislative Assembly Secretariat. p. 158. ISBN 9788190137461.
  3. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
  4. "Pawan Chamling to be longest serving Chief Minister". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 17 May 2014.
  5. Shresta, R. S. (2005). Sikkim, Three Decades Towards Democracy: Evolution of the Legislative System. Sikkim Legislative Assembly Secretariat. p. 319. ISBN 9788190137461.
  6. Dam, Marcus (22 May 2004). "Will strive to remove urban, rural disparities: Chamling". The Hindu.
  7. "Chamling takes oath as Sikkim CM for record fourth term". The Indian Express. 20 May 2009.
  8. Singh, Shiv Sahay (27 May 2019). "P.S. Golay sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister". The Hindu.
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