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Chief Minister of Tripura

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Chief Minister of Tripura
Emblem of Tripura
Flag of India
Incumbent
Manik Saha
since 15 May 2022
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
TypeLeader of the Executive
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCMoTripura
Member of
Reports toGovernor of Tripura
Tripura Legislative Assembly
SeatAgartala
AppointerGovernor of Tripura
by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderSachindra Lal Singh
Formation1 July 1963
(62 years ago) (1963-07-01)
DeputyDeputy Chief Minister of Tripura
Salary₹105,000 (US$1,100)
Websitehttps://tripura.gov.in/chief-minister-profile

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.[1]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[2]

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.[3] First non-INC associated Nripen Chakraborty

Oath as the state chief minister

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

I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

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)

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

Union Territory

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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.

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
1 Sachindra Lal Singh
(1907–2000)
MLA for Agartala Sadar II 		1963
(1st)[a] 		1 July 1963 1 November 1971 8 years, 123 days Indian National Congress Singh I
1967
(2nd) 		Singh II
Position vacant (1 November 1971 – 20 January 1972)
President's rule was imposed during this period[b]

Chief Ministers of Tripura (1972–present)

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

Tripura State

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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.

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Position vacant (21 January–20 March 1972)[c]
President's rule was imposed during this period[b]
2 Sukhamoy Sen Gupta
(1919–1995)
MLA for Agartala Town III 		1972
(3rd) 		20 March 1972 1 April 1977 5 years, 12 days Indian National Congress Sen Gupta
3 Prafulla Kumar Das
(1930–?)
MLA for Bamutia 		1 April 1977 26 July 1977 116 days Congress for Democracy Das
4 Radhika Ranjan Gupta
(?–1998)
MLA for Fatikroy 		26 July 1977 4 November 1977 101 days Janata Party Gupta
Position vacant (5 November 1977–5 January 1978)
President's rule was imposed during this period[b]
5 Nripen Chakraborty
(1905–2004)
MLA for Pramodnagar 		1977
(4th) 		5 January 1978 5 February 1988 10 years, 31 days Communist Party of India (Marxist) Chakraborty I
1983
(5th) 		Chakraborty II
6 Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
(1939–2009)
MLA for Town Bordowali 		1988
(6th) 		5 February 1988 19 February 1992 4 years, 14 days Indian National Congress Majumdar
7 Samir Ranjan Barman
(born 1942)
MLA for Bishalgarh 		19 February 1992 10 March 1993 1 year, 19 days Barman
Position vacant (11 March–10 April 1993)
President's rule was imposed during this period[b]
8 Dasarath Deb
(1916–1998)
MLA for Ramchandraghat 		1993
(7th) 		10 April 1993 11 March 1998 4 years, 335 days Communist Party of India (Marxist) Dasarath
9 Manik Sarkar
(born 1949)
MLA for Dhanpur 		1998
(8th) 		11 March 1998 9 March 2018 19 years, 363 days Sarkar I
2003
(9th) 		Sarkar II
2008
(10th) 		Sarkar III
2013
(11th) 		Sarkar IV
10 Biplab Kumar Deb
(born 1971)
MLA for Banamalipur 		2018
(12th) 		9 March 2018 15 May 2022 4 years, 67 days Bharatiya Janata Party Biplab
11 Manik Saha
(born 1953)
MLA for Town Bordowali 		15 May 2022 Incumbent 4 years, 17 days Saha I
2023
(13th) 		Saha II

Statistics

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List by chief minister

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Time held in office by party (as of May 2026)
  1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (56.2%)
  2. Indian National Congress (29.6%)
  3. Bharatiya Janata Party (13.2%)
  4. Janata Party (0.44%)
  5. Congress for Democracy (0.51%)
# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest term Total duration
1 Manik Sarkar CPI(M) 19 years, 363 days 19 years, 363 days
2 Nripen Chakraborty CPI(M) 10 years, 31 days 10 years, 31 days
3 Sachindra Lal Singh INC 8 years, 123 days 8 years, 123 days
4 Sukhamoy Sen Gupta INC 5 years, 12 days 5 years, 12 days
5 Dasarath Deb CPI(M) 4 years, 335 days 4 years, 335 days
6 Biplab Kumar Deb BJP 4 years, 67 days 4 years, 67 days
7 Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar INC(I) 4 years, 14 days 4 years, 14 days
8 Manik Saha* BJP* 4 years, 17 days* 4 years, 17 days*
9 Samir Ranjan Barman INC(I) 1 year, 19 days 1 year, 19 days
10 Prafulla Kumar Das CFD 116 days 116 days
11 Radhika Ranjan Gupta JP 101 days 101 days

Notes

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  1. ^ On 1 July 1963, the Territorial Council of Union Territory of Tripura was dissolved and the first Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Tripura was constituted. Members of the dissolved Territorial Council became members of the first assembly and permitted to continue for the remainder of their original five year term.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.[4]
  3. ^ Continued since 1 November 1971. Statehood granted on 21 January 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 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 Tripura as well.
  2. ^ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  3. ^ "Manik Saha to become new CM of Tripura". google.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
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