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 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 Manipur | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | Manipur Legislative Assembly& Manipur Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Governor of Manipur |
| Appointer | Governor of Manipur |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Mairembam Koireng Singh |
| Formation | 1 July 1963 |
| Deputy | List of deputy chief ministers of Manipur |
Since 1963, twelve people have served as Chief Minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. The current incumbent Nongthombam Biren Singh is the first Chief Minister belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
List
edit| No[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly
(election) |
Party[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 
|
Maharajkumar Priyobarta Singh | N/A | 1948 | 1949 | 1 year, 0 days | N/A | N/A | |
| 1 |
|
Mairembam Koireng Singh | Thanga | 1 July 1963 | 11 January 1967 | 3 years, 194 days | Interim | Indian National Congress | |
| – | 
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 12 January 1967 | 19 March 1967 | 66 days | N/A | ||
| (1) |
|
Mairembam Koireng Singh | Thanga | 20 March 1967 | 4 October 1967 | 198 days | 1st
(1967) |
Indian National Congress | |
| 2 |
|
Longjam Thambou Singh | Keishamthong | 13 October 1967 | 24 October 1967 | 11 days | Manipur United Front | ||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 25 October 1967 | 18 February 1968 | 116 days | N/A | ||
| (1) |
|
Mairembam Koireng Singh | Thanga | 19 February 1968 | 16 October 1969 | 1 year, 239 days (5 years, 266 days) |
Indian National Congress | ||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 17 October 1969 | 22 March 1972 | 2 years, 157 days | N/A | ||
| 3 |
|
Mohammed Alimuddin | Lilong | 23 March 1972 | 27 March 1973 | 1 year, 4 days | 2nd
(1972) |
Manipur Peoples Party | |
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 28 March 1973 | 3 March 1974 | 340 days | N/A | ||
| (3) |
|
Mohammed Alimuddin | Lilong | 4 March 1974 | 9 July 1974 | 127 days (1 year, 131 days) |
3rd
(1974) |
Manipur Peoples Party | |
| 4 |
|
Yangmaso Shaiza | Ukhrul | 10 July 1974 | 5 December 1974 | 148 days | Manipur Hills Union | ||
| 5 |
|
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh | Yaiskul | 6 December 1974 | 15 May 1977 | 2 years, 160 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 16 May 1977 | 28 June 1977 | 43 days | N/A | ||
| (4) |
|
Yangmaso Shaiza | Ukhrul | 29 June 1977 | 13 November 1979 | 2 years, 137 days (2 years, 285 days) |
Janata Party | ||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 14 November 1979 | 13 January 1980 | 60 days | N/A | ||
| (5) |
|
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh | Yaiskul | 14 January 1980 | 26 November 1980 | 317 days | 4th
(1980) |
Indian National Congress | |
| 6 |
|
Rishang Keishing | Phungyar | 27 November 1980 | 27 February 1981 | 92 days | |||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 28 February 1981 | 18 June 1981 | 110 days | N/A | ||
| (6) |
|
Rishang Keishing | Phungyar | 19 June 1981 | 3 March 1988 | 6 years, 258 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 5th
(1984) | |||||||||
| 7 |
|
Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh | Sagolband | 4 March 1988 | 22 February 1990 | 1 year, 355 days | |||
| 8 |
|
Rajkumar Ranbir Singh | Keishamthong | 23 February 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 1 year, 317 days | 6th
(1990) |
Manipur Peoples Party | |
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 7 January 1992 | 7 April 1992 | 91 days | N/A | ||
| (5) |
|
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh | Yaiskul | 8 April 1992 | 10 April 1993 | 1 year, 2 days (4 years, 114 days) |
Indian National Congress | ||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 31 December 1993 | 13 December 1994 | 347 days | N/A | ||
| (6) |
|
Rishang Keishing | Phungyar | 14 December 1994 | 15 December 1997 | 3 years, 1 day (9 years, 351 days) |
Indian National Congress | ||
| 7th
(1995) | |||||||||
| 9 |
|
Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh | Wangoi | 16 December 1997 | 14 February 2001 | 3 years, 60 days | |||
| 8th
(2000) |
Manipur State Congress Party | ||||||||
| 10 | Radhabinod Koijam | Thangmeiband | 15 February 2001 | 1 June 2001 | 106 days | Samata Party | |||
| – |
|
Vacant[c] (President's rule) |
N/A | 2 June 2001 | 6 March 2002 | 277 days | N/A | ||
| 11 | 
|
Okram Ibobi Singh | Khangabok | 7 March 2002 | 1 March 2007 | 15 years, 11 days | 9th
(2002) |
Indian National Congress | |
| Thoubal | 2 March 2007 | 5 March 2012 | 10th
(2007) | ||||||
| 6 March 2012 | 14 March 2017 | 11th
(2012) | |||||||
| 12 | 
|
N. Biren Singh | Heignang | 15 March 2017 | 21 March 2022 | 7 years, 246 days | 12th
(2017) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | 13th (2022) | |||||||
Statistics
edit| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| Okram Ibobi Singh | INC | 15 years, 11 days | 15 years, 11 days | ||
| N. Biren Singh* | BJP* | 7 years, 246 days* | 7 years, 246 days* | ||
| Rishang Keishing | INC | 1 year, 317 days | 1 year, 317 days | ||
| Rajkumar Ranbir Singh | MPP | 1 year, 317 days | 1 year, 317 days | ||
| Radhabinod Koijam | Samata Party | 106 days | 106 days | ||
Timeline
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Notes
edit- Footnotes
- ^ A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
- ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[2]
- References
- ^ a b 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 Manipur as well.
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.