List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. The Sikkim has the second smallest state of Indian(Rank 27th in largest State by area) and least populated state(Rank 31st in the largest state by population) in India.

The Chief Minister of Sikkim is the chief executive of the Indian state of Sikkim which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Sikkim state. Sikkim Legislative Assembly having 32 seats, headed by a speaker. Sikkim state sends 1 member to the Lok Sabha and 1 member to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The formation of the first chief minister was on 16 May 1974.

Sr no.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	MLC	16 May 1974 to 17 August 1979 (4 year 93 days)	Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	60 days	N/A
2.	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Soreong	18 October 1979 to 11 May 1984 (4 year 206 days)	Sikkim Janata Parishad
3.	Bhim Bahadur Gurung	Jorthang-Nayabazar	11 May 1984 to 25 May 1984 (14 days)	Indian National Congress
	President rule	N/A	287 days	N/A
4.	Nar Bahadur Bhandari (2nd term)	Soreong	8 March 1985 to 17 May 1994 (9 year 70 days)	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
5.	Sanchaman Limboo	MLC	18 May 1994 to 12 December 1994 (209 days)	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
6.	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Namchi-Singhithang	13 December 1994 to 27 May 2019 (5 times elected) (24 years 166 days)	Sikkim Democratic Front
7.	Prem Singh Tamang	Poklok-Kamrang	28 May 2019 to present	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

⦿Did you know?

1.Pawan Kumar Chamling was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994-2019.

2.Sixth chief minister Prem Singh Tamang popularly known as P S Golay.

3.Pawan Chamling received has been conferred with many national and international award, recognition, literally honour and prices.

4.Pawan Chamling received more than 60 awards from national or international.

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FAQ:

Q1.When did Sikkim become an associate state of India?
Ans. Sikkim became an integral part of the Indian Union on 26 April 1975. Q2. The capital city of Sikkim?
Ans. Gangtok is the capital city of Sikkim. Q3.Where is the Meeting place of the Sikkim government?
Ans. Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.