List of longest-

serving Indian chief

ministers

This list details chief ministers of Indian

states and union territories who have
served for the longest years consecutively
or otherwise.

This list includes chief ministers who have

served for more than 10 years in
office.[1][2][a]
As of April 2023, 46 ministers have served
for more than 10 years; of which only four
have been female chief ministers: Sheila
Dikshit (Delhi), J. Jayalalithaa (Tamil
Nadu), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal),
and Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan). Pawan
Kumar Chamling has served five
consecutive terms as Chief Minister of
Sikkim completing a total of more than 24
years of tenure; the highest so far. Of the
46, eight ministers are incumbent and
continue to serve.

List
Key
* Incumbent chief minister
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

Pawan Kumar 12 Sikkim

27 May 24 years,
1[3] Chamling Sikkim December Democrat ic
2019 166 days
(b. 22 Sept 1949) 1994 Front

Naveen Pat naik 5 March 23 years, Biju Janat a

2[4] Odisha Incumbent
(b. 16 Oct 1946) 2000 237 days Dal

Communist
Jyot i Basu 6
21 June 23 years, Part y of
3[5] (8 Jul 1914 – 17 West Bengal November
1977 138 days India
Jan 2010) 2000
(Marxist )

Indian
Nat ional
18 January 19 January
Congress
1980 1999
Arunachal
Congress

Unit ed
Gegong Apang Arunachal 22 years, Democrat ic
4
(b. 8 Jul 1949) Pradesh 250 days Front

Bharat iya
3 August 9 April
Janat a
2003 2007
Part y

Indian
Nat ional
Congress

5 Lal Thanhawla Mizoram 21 August 22 years, Indian

5 May 1984
(b. 19 May 1938 or 1986 60 days Nat ional
1942) Congress
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

3
24 January
December
1989
1998

11 15
December December
2008 2018

5 March
8 April 1983
1990

3 December 24 March
1993 1998
Virbhadra Singh Indian
Himachal 30 21 years,
6 (23 Jun 1934 - 8 Jul 6 March Nat ional
Pradesh December 13 days
2021) 2003 Congress
2007

25 27
December December
2012 2017

Communist
Manik Sarkar 11 March 9 March 19 years, Part y of
7 Tripura
(b. 22 Jan 1949) 1998 2018 363 days India
(Marxist )

10 February 31 January
1969 1976

27 January 30 January
M. Karunanidhi Dravida
1989 1991 18 years,
8 (3 Jun 1924 – 7 Tamil Nadu Munnet ra
13 May 14 May 362 days
Aug 2018) Kazhagam
1996 2001

13 May 16 May
2006 2011
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

27 March 14 June
1970 1971

17
20 June
Parkash Singh February
1977
Badal 1980 18 years, Shiromani
9 Punjab
(8 Dec 1927 – 25 26 350 days Akali Dal
12 February
Apr 2023) February
1997
2002

1 March 16 March
2007 2017

31
Yashwant Singh 8 March
Oct ober Indian
Parmar Himachal 1952 18 years,
10 1956 Nat ional
(4 Aug 1906 – 2 Pradesh 83 days
28 January Congress
May 1981) 1 July 1963
1977

3 March 11 March Samat a

2000 2000 Part y

24
Nit ish Kumar 20 May 17 years,
11 Bihar November
(b. 1 Mar 1951) 2014 68 days Janat a Dal
2005
(Unit ed)
22 February
Incumbent
2015

31
20 July
Shri Krishna Sinha Oct ober Indian
1937 17 years,
12 [6]
(21 Oct 1887 – 31 Bihar 1939 Nat ional
51 days
Jan 1961) 31 January Congress
2 April 1946
1961
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

6 March 3 January
Naga
2003 2008
People's
12 March 24 May
Front
Neiphiu Rio 2008 2014 16 years,
13 Nagaland
(b. 11 Nov 1950) 245 days
Nat ionalist
8 March Democrat ic
Incumbent
2018 Progressive
Part y

29 17
Shivraj Singh November December Bharat iya
Madhya 16 years,
14 Chouhan 2005 2018 Janat a
Pradesh 237 days
(b. 5 Mar 1959) 23 March Part y
Incumbent
2020

13
Mohan Lal 13 March
November Indian
Sukhadia 1967 16 years,
15 Rajast han 1954 Nat ional
(31 Jul 1916 – 2 194 days
26 April 9 July Congress
Feb 1982)
1967 1971

16 January 27 March
1980 1990

16
29 July
Prat apsingh December Indian
1998 15 years,
16 Rane Goa 1994 Nat ional
325 days
(b. 28 Jan 1939) 3 February 4 March Congress
2005 2005

8 June
7 June 2005
2007
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

18 April 5 June
Unit ed
1980 1980
Democrat ic
18 29
Front -
November Oct ober
S. C. Jamir 15 years, Progressive
17 Nagaland 1982 1986
(b. 17 Oct 1931) 151 days
25 January 16 May
Indian
1989 1990
Nat ional
22 February 6 March
Congress
1993 2003

Sheila Dikshit 28 Indian

3 December 15 years,
18 (3 December 1998 Delhi December Nat ional
1998 25 days
– 28 Dec 2013) 2013 Congress

17 Bharat iya
Raman Singh 7 December 15 years,
19 Chhat t isgarh December Janat a
(b. 15 Oct 1952) 2003 10 days
2018 Part y

Okram Ibobi Indian

7 March 15 March 15 years,
20 Singh Manipur Nat ional
2002 2017 8 days
(b. 19 June 1948) Congress

Tarun Gogoi Indian

18 May 24 May 15 years,
21 (1 Apr 1936 – 23 Assam Nat ional
2001 2016 6 days
Nov 2020) Congress

22 Zoramt hanga Mizoram 11 14 years, Mizo

3 December
(b. 13 Jul 1944) December 325 days Nat ional
1998
2008 Front
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

15
December Incumbent
2018

8
1 December
December
1998
2003

12 13 Indian
Ashok Gehlot 14 years,
23 Rajast han December December Nat ional
(b. 3 May 1951) 323 days
2008 2013 Congress

17
December Incumbent
2018

All Part y
10 March
2 April 1970 Hill Leaders
Williamson A. 1978
Conference
Sangma 14 years,
24 – Meghalaya 2 March
(18 Oct 1919 – 25 7 May 1981 221 days Indian
1983
Oct 1990) Nat ional
6 February
2 April 1983 Congress
1988

Bidhan Chandra
Indian
Roy 23 January 1 July 14 years,
25 West Bengal Nat ional
(1 Jul 1882 – 1 Jul 1948 1962 159 days
Congress
1962)

26[7] J. Jayalalit haa Tamil Nadu 24 June 13 May 14 years, All India
(24 Feb 1948 – 5 1991 1996 127 days Anna
Dec 2016) Dravida
21
14 May Munnet ra
Sept ember
2001 Kazhagam
2001
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

2 March 13 May
2002 2006

28
16 May
Sept ember
2011
2014

5
23 May
December
2015
2016

4 Indian
27 Oct ober
Sept ember Nat ional
2001
N. Rangaswamy 2008 14 years, Congress
27 Puducherry
(b 4 Aug 1950) 16 May 6 June 143 days All India
2011 2016 N.R.
7 May 2021 Incumbent Congress

Sikkim
18 Oct ober 11 May
Nar Bahadur Janat a
1979 1984
Bhandari 13 years, Parishad
28 – Sikkim
(5 Oct 1940 – 16 277 days Sikkim
8 March 18 May
Jul 2017) Sangram
1985 1994
Parishad

1
14 May
N. Chandrababu Sept ember Telugu
Andhra 2004 13 years,
29 Naidu 1995 Desam
Pradesh 247 days
(b. 20 Apr 1950) 30 May Part y
8 June 2014
2019

30 Janaki Ballabh Odisha 7 13 years, Indian

Pat naik 9 June 1980 December 155 days Nat ional
1989 Congress
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

(3 Jan 1927 – 21 17
15 March
Apr 2015) February
1995
1999

Bimala Prasad
28 11 Indian
Chaliha 12 years,
31 – Assam December November Nat ional
(26 Mar 1912 – 25 318 days
1957 1970 Congress
Feb 1971)

Bharat iya
Narendra Modi 7 Oct ober 22 May 12 years,
32 Gujarat Janat a
(b. 17 Sep 1950) 2001 2014 227 days
Part y

Mamat a All India

20 May 12 years,
33 Banerjee West Bengal Incumbent Trinamool
2011 161 days
(b. 5 Jan 1955) Congress

28 June 23 May Janat a

1979 1982 Part y
Bhajan Lal
23 May 5 June 11 years,
34 – (6 Oct 1930 – 3 Haryana Indian
1982 1986 300 days
Jun 2011) Nat ional
23 June 11 May
Congress
1991 1996

1
21 May
December Indian
1968
Bansi Lal 1975 Nat ional
11 years,
35 (26 Aug 1927 – 28 Haryana 20 June Congress
5 June 1986 283 days
Mar 2006) 1987

11 May 24 July Haryana

1996 1999 Vikas Part y
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

Vasant rao Naik 21 Indian

5 December 11 years,
36 (1 Jul 1913 – 18 Maharasht ra February Nat ional
1963 78 days
Aug 1979) 1975 Congress

8
2 July
Sept ember
1984
1982 Jammu &
Farooq Abdullah Jammu & 7 November 19 January 11 years, Kashmir
37
(b. 21 Oct 1937) Kashmir 1986 1990 15 days Nat ional

18 Conference
9 Oct ober
Oct ober
1996
2002

2
17 July
Govind Ballabh November
1937 Indian
Pant 1939 11 years,
38 Ut t ar Pradesh Nat ional
(10 Sep 1887 – 7 27 13 days
Congress
Mar 1961) 1 April 1946 December
1954

20
25 January
Oct ober
1980 Communist
E. K. Nayanar 1981
10 years, Part y of
39 (9 Dec 1919 - 19 Kerala 26 March 24 June
355 days India
May 2004) 1987 1991
(Marxist )
20 May 17 May
1996 2001

40 M. O. H. Farook Puducherry 10 years, Indian

6 March
(6 Sept 1937 – 26 9 April 1967 250 days Nat ional
1968
Jan 2012) Congress
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

Dravida
17 March 2 January
Munnet ra
1969 1974
Kazhagam

Indian
16 March 8 March
Nat ional
1985 1990
Congress

Communist
Buddhadeb
6 November 13 May 10 years, Part y of
41[8] Bhat t acharjee West Bengal
2000 2011 188 days India
(b. 1 Mar 1944)
(Marxist )

16
22 June Janat a
February
1977 Part y
1980
Bhairon Singh
15
Shekhawat 4 March 10 years,
42 Rajast han December
(23 Oct 1923 – 15 1990 156 days Bharat iya
1992
May 2010) Janat a
1
4 December Part y
December
1993
1998

17
30 June All India
M. G. February
1977 Anna
Ramachandran 1980 10 years,
43 Tamil Nadu Dravida
(17 Jan 1917 - 24 24 65 days
Munnet ra
Dec 1987) 9 June 1980 December
Kazhagam
1987
 Term of office
Name
State/Union Time Political
No. Por trait Assumed Left
(Bir th–Death) territory in par ty
office office
office

Nripen Communist
Chakrabort y 5 January 5 February 10 years, Part y of
44 Tripura
(4 Apr 1905 – 25 1978 1988 31 days India
Dec 2004) (Marxist )

12
8 December
December
2003 Bharat iya
Vasundhara Raje 2008 10 years,
45 Rajast han Janat a
(b. 8 Mar 1953) 13 17 8 days
Part y
December December
2013 2018

8 Indian
Digvijaya Singh Madhya 7 December 10 years,
46 December Nat ional
(b. 28 Feb 1947) Pradesh 1993 1 day
2003 Congress

See also
List of current Indian chief ministers
List of current Indian deputy chief
ministers
List of female chief ministers in India
 List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya
Janata Party
List of chief ministers from the
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
List of chief ministers from the Indian
National Congress
List of longest-serving members of the
Union Council of Ministers

Footnotes
a. The chief ministers from states Jharkhand ,
Karnataka and Uttarakhand have not served
for 10 years in office or more.
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