The chief minister of Tripura, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Tripura. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tripura is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Tripura 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.
Since 1963, Tripura has had eleven chief ministers. The first was Sachindra Lal Singh of the Indian National Congress. Manik Sarkar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) served as chief minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2018; his reign was the longest in the state's history. The incumbent is Manik Saha, who succeeded Biplab Kumar Deb both are from Bharatiya Janata Party. First non-INC associated Nripen Chakraborty
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:
Benglish:
"Ami, [Name], Ishwarer name shapath koritechhi / driptobhabe ghoshona koritechhi je, ami biniyomito bhabe sthapito Bharat-er Shongbidhaner proti prokrito bishwash o anugotto poshwan koribo; ami Bharat-er sharbovoumotto o akhandata rakhya koribo; ami [State Name] rajyer montri hishebe amar kortobbyo nishtha o bibek-er shathe palon koribo; ebong ami bhoy ba pokkhopat, anurag ba birag-er urdhw-e uthiya, Shongbidhan o ain onujayi shob prokarer manusher proti naybichar koribo.""Ami, [Name], Ishwarer name shapath koritechhi / driptobhabe ghoshona koritechhi je, [State Name] rajyer montri hishebe amar bibechanar jonne jaha ona hobe ba jaha amar gochor hobe, taha ami protyokkho ba porokkhobhabe konobyakti ba byaktiborgoke janatbo na ba prokash koribo na; kebolmatro montri hishebe amar kortobbyo suthubhabe paloner jonne jodi taha proyojon hoy, tobei ami taha prokash koribo."
Chief Ministers of Union Territory of Tripura (1963–1972)
- Died in office
- Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
Union Territory
Tripura became a Union Territory of India on 1 July 1963 and was administered directly by the Central Government. It remained a Union Territory until it attained full statehood on 21 January 1972.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! rowspan="2"| 1
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|
| rowspan="2"| 70px
| rowspan="2"| Sachindra Lal Singh<br/>
| 1963<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 1 July 1963
| rowspan="2"| 1 November 1971
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress
| Singh I
|-
| 1967<br/>
| Singh II
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (1 November 197120 January 1972)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
|}
Chief Ministers of Tripura (1972–present)
- Died in office
- Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
Tripura State
Tripura became a full state of India on 21 January 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. After attaining statehood, Tripura received its own elected government and greater administrative powers within the Indian Union.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (21 January20 March 1972)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! 2
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Sukhamoy Sen Gupta<br/>
| rowspan="3"| 1972<br/>
| 20 March 1972
| 1 April 1977
|
| style="width:8em"| Indian National Congress
| Sen Gupta
|-
! 3
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Prafulla Kumar Das<br/>
| 1 April 1977
| 26 July 1977
|
| Congress for Democracy
| Das
|-
! 4
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Radhika Ranjan Gupta<br/>
| 26 July 1977
| 4 November 1977
|
| Janata Party
| Gupta
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (5 November 19775 January 1978)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! rowspan="2"| 5
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|
| rowspan="2"| 70px
| rowspan="2"| Nripen Chakraborty<br/>
| 1977<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 5 January 1978
| rowspan="2"| 5 February 1988
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| Chakraborty I
|-
| 1983<br/>
| Chakraborty II
|-
! 6
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 1988<br/>
| 5 February 1988
| 19 February 1992
|
| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress
| Majumdar
|-
! 7
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Samir Ranjan Barman<br/>
| 19 February 1992
| 10 March 1993
|
| Barman
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (11 March10 April 1993)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! 8
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Dasarath Deb<br/>
| 1993<br/>
| 10 April 1993
| 11 March 1998
|
| rowspan="5"| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| Dasarath
|-
! rowspan="4"| 9
| rowspan="4" bgcolor=""|
| rowspan="4"| 70px
| rowspan="4"| Manik Sarkar<br/>
| 1998<br/>
| rowspan="4"| 11 March 1998
| rowspan="4"| 9 March 2018
| rowspan="4"|
| Sarkar I
|-
| 2003<br/>
| Sarkar II
|-
| 2008<br/>
| Sarkar III
|-
| 2013<br/>
| Sarkar IV
|-
! 10
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Biplab Kumar Deb<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 2018<br/>
| 9 March 2018
| 15 May 2022
|
| rowspan="3"| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Biplab
|-
! rowspan="2"| 11
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=""|
| rowspan="2"| 70px
| rowspan="2"| Manik Saha<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 15 May 2022
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"|
| Saha I
|-
| 2023<br/>
| Saha II
|-
|}
Statistics
List by chief minister
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 |Party
! colspan="2" |Term of office
|-
! Longest term
! Total duration
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| Manik Sarkar
|
| 19 years, 363 days
| 19 years, 363 days
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| Nripen Chakraborty
|
| 10 years, 31 days
| 10 years, 31 days
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| Sachindra Lal Singh
|
| 8 years, 123 days
| 8 years, 123 days
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| Sukhamoy Sen Gupta
|
| 5 years, 12 days
| 5 years, 12 days
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| Dasarath Deb
|
| 4 years, 335 days
| 4 years, 335 days
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| Biplab Kumar Deb
|
| 4 years, 67 days
| 4 years, 67 days
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
|
| 4 years, 14 days
| 4 years, 14 days
|-
! data-sort-value="8" |8
| Manik Saha*
| *
| *
| *
|-
! data-sort-value="9" | 9
| Samir Ranjan Barman
|
| 1 year, 19 days
| 1 year, 19 days
|-
! data-sort-value="10" | 10
| Prafulla Kumar Das
| style="background-color: green;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | CFD
| 116 days
| 116 days
|-
! data-sort-value="11" | 11
| Radhika Ranjan Gupta
|
| 101 days
| 101 days
|-
|}
Notes
References
External links
- Indian states since 1947