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List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim & Their Tenure Periods

Since 1974, Sikkim has seen 6 Chief Ministers, the first being Kazi Lhendup Dorjee who took oath in May 1975 from INC Party, and the current serving Chief Minister,Prem Singh Tamang of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party, who took oath on June 10, 2024, for a second term.Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front has been the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim served from 1994 to 2019. There have been two instances of President's rule in Sikkim.The major ruling party has been Sikkim Democratic Front, Sikkim Sangram Parishad, INC.Here is the complete list of Sikkim Chief Minister.

Chief Minister

Chief Minister Party From To
Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 27 May 2019 Present
Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 21 May 2014 27 May 2019
Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 20 May 2009 21 May 2014
Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 21 May 2004 20 May 2009
Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 01 Oct 1999 21 May 2004
Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 12 Dec 1994 01 Oct 1999
Sanchaman Limboo Sikkim Sangram Parishad 17 Jun 1994 12 Dec 1994
Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 30 Nov 1989 17 Jun 1994
Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 08 Mar 1985 30 Nov 1989
President's rule 25 May 1984 08 Mar 1985
Chief Minister Party From To
B. B. Gurung INC 11 May 1984 25 May 1984
Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad 18 Oct 1979 11 May 1984
President's rule 18 Aug 1979 18 Oct 1979
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee INC 16 May 1975 18 Aug 1979
Source: ECI
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The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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