Chief Minister of Manipur

The Chief Minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, the state's 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 is collectively responsible to the assembly. If they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Usually, the chief minister also serves as leader of the house in the legislative assembly.

Since 1963, fourteen people have served as the chief minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. Okram Ibobi Singh was the longest holder of the post and held the office for 15 years and 11 days. Yumnam Khemchand Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent, having taken charge on 4 February 2026.

Chief ministers of Manipur (19631972)

Died in office
Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

Union Territory

After India’s independence, Manipur briefly had an elected government and a constitution in 1948. In 1949, the Maharaja of Manipur signed the Merger Agreement with India, and Manipur became part of the Indian Union on 15 October 1949. Initially, it was administered as a Part C State and later became a Union Territory in 1956.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister

! rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Ministry

! style="width:9em"| From

! style="width:9em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

! 1

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| Mairembam Koireng Singh

|

| 1 July 1963

| 11 January 1967

| Indian National Congress

| Mairembam I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (12 January19 March 1967) President's rule was imposed during this period

! (1)

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| Mairembam Koireng Singh

| rowspan="2"| 1967

| 20 March 1967

| 4 October 1967

| Indian National Congress

| Mairembam II

! 2

| bgcolor="yellow"|

| 70px

| Longjam Thambou Singh

| 4 October 1967

| 24 October 1967

| Manipur United Front

| Longjam

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (25 October 196718 February 1968) President's rule was imposed during this period

! (1)

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| 70px

| Mairembam Koireng Singh

| 1967

| 19 February 1968

| 16 October 1969

| Indian National Congress

| Mairembam III

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (17 October 196920 January 1972) President's rule was imposed during this period

Chief ministers of Manipur (1972present)

Died in office
Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

Manipur State

Due to growing political demands for greater autonomy and full democratic representation, the Government of India passed the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, which granted Manipur full statehood on 21 January 1972. On the same day, Meghalaya and Tripura also became states of India.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2"| #

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister

! rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Ministry

! style="width:9em"| From

! style="width:9em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (21 January22 March 1972) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 1

| bgcolor=""|

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| Mohammed Alimuddin

| 1972

| 23 March 1972

| 27 March 1973

| Manipur People's Party

| Alimuddin I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (28 March 19733 March 1974) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 2

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Mohammed Alimuddin

| rowspan="3"| 1974

| 4 March 1974

| 9 July 1974

| Manipur People's Party

| Alimuddin II

! 3

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| 70px

| Yangmaso Shaiza

| 9 July 1974

| 5 December 1974

| Manipur Hills Union

| Shaiza I

! 4

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Rajkumar Dorendra Singh

| 5 December 1974

| 15 May 1977

| Indian National Congress

| Dorendra I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (16 May28 June 1977) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 5

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Yangmaso Shaiza

|

| 29 June 1977

| 13 November 1979

| Janata Party

| Shaiza II

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (14 November 197913 January 1980) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 6

| bgcolor=""|

| 70px

| Rajkumar Dorendra Singh

| rowspan="2"| 1980

| 14 January 1980

| 26 November 1980

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| Dorendra II

! 7

| bgcolor=""|

| Rishang Keishing

| 27 November 1980

| 27 February 1981

| Keishing I

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (28 February28 June 1981) President's rule was imposed during this period

! rowspan="2"| 8

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Rishang Keishing

|

| rowspan="2"| 19 June 1981

| rowspan="2"| 3 March 1988

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress

| Keishing II

| rowspan="2"| 1984

| Keishing III

! 9

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| 70px

| Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh

| 4 March 1988

| 22 February 1990

| Jaichandra

! 10

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| 70px

| Rajkumar Ranbir Singh

| 1990

| 23 February 1990

| 6 January 1992

| Manipur People's Party

| Ranbir

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (7 January7 April 1992) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 11

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| 70px

| Rajkumar Dorendra Singh

|

| 8 April 1992

| 31 December 1993

| Indian National Congress

| Dorendra III

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (31 December 199313 December 1994) President's rule was imposed during this period

! rowspan="2"| 12

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Rishang Keishing

|

| rowspan="2"| 14 December 1994

| rowspan="2"| 15 December 1997

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress

| Keishing IV

| rowspan="2"| 1995

| Keishing V

! rowspan="2"| 13

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| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh

| rowspan="2"| 16 December 1997

| rowspan="2"| 14 February 2001

| rowspan="2"|

| Wahengbam I

| bgcolor=""|

| rowspan="2"| 2000

| Manipur State Congress Party

| Wahengbam II

! 14

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| 70px

| Radhabinod Koijam

| 15 February 2001

| 1 June 2001

| Samata Party

| Koijam

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (2 June 20016 March 2002) President's rule was imposed during this period

! rowspan="3"| 15

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| rowspan="3"| 70px

| rowspan="3"| Okram Ibobi Singh

| 2002

| rowspan="3"| 7 March 2002

| rowspan="3"| 14 March 2017

| rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress

| Okram I

| 2007

| Okram II

| 2012

| Okram III

! rowspan="2"| 16

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| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Nongthombam Biren Singh

| 2017

| rowspan="2"| 15 March 2017

| rowspan="2"| 13 February 2025

| rowspan="2"|

| rowspan="2"| Bharatiya Janata Party

| Nongthombam I

| 2022

| Nongthombam II

| colspan="10"| Position vacant (13 February 2025 4 February 2026) President's rule was imposed during this period

! 17

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| Yumnam Khemchand Singh

| 2022

| 4 February 2026

| Incumbent

| Bharatiya Janata Party

| Yumnam

Statistics

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"

! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister

! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! Longest continuous term

! Total duration of chief ministership

! data-sort-value="1" | 1

| Okram Ibobi Singh

| 15 years, 11 days

! data-sort-value="2" | 2

| Rishang Keishing

| 6 years, 258 days

| 9 years, 351 days

! data-sort-value="3" | 3

| N. Biren Singh

! data-sort-value="4" | 4

| Mairembam Koireng Singh

| 3 years, 194 days

| 5 years, 266 days

! data-sort-value="5" | 5

| Rajkumar Dorendra Singh

| 2 years, 160 days

| 4 years, 114 days

! data-sort-value="6" | 6

| Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh

| 3 years, 60 days

! data-sort-value="7" | 7

| Yangmaso Shaiza

| /JP

| 2 year, 137 days

| 2 year, 285 days

! data-sort-value="8" | 8

| Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh

| 1 year, 355 days

! data-sort-value="9" | 9

| Rajkumar Ranbir Singh

| 1 year, 317 days

! data-sort-value="10" | 10

| Mohammed Alimuddin

| 1 year, 4 days

| 1 year, 131 days

! data-sort-value="11" | 11

| Maharajkumar Priyobarta Singh

| 1 year, 0 days

! data-sort-value="13" | 12

| Yumnam Khemchand Singh

! data-sort-value="12" | 13

| Radhabinod Koijam

| 106 days

! data-sort-value="14" | 14

| Longjam Thambou Singh

| 11 days

Timeline

Notes

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Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

Oath of Secrecy

"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.==External links==