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.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
| Chief Minister of Tripura | |
|---|---|
Emblem of Tripura | |
Incumbent since 15 May 2022Manik Saha | |
| Government of Tripura | |
| Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | Tripura Legislative Assembly& Tripura Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Governor of Tripura |
| Appointer | Governor of Tripura |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. |
| Inaugural holder | Sachindra Lal Singh |
| Formation | 1 July 1963 |
| Deputy | Vacant |
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.
List
Union Territory of Tripura (1963–1972)
| # | 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) | 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 | |||||||||
Tripura state (1972–present)
| # | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Position vacant (21 January–20 March 1972) President's rule was imposed during this period | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 Deb | ||
| 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 Deb | ||
| 11 | Manik Saha (born 1953) MLA for Town Bordowali | 15 May 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 214 days | Saha I | ||||
| 2023 (13th) | Saha II | ||||||||
Statistics
List by chief minister
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 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* | 3 years, 214 days* | 3 years, 214 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 | |
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