List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim
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Chief Ministers of Sikkim
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
| 1 | Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Kazi Lhendup Dorjee also spelled Kazi Lhendup Dorji or Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa, was the first chief minister of Sikkim from 1974 to 1979 after its union with India. He was popularly known as Kazi Saab in Sikkim.-Early life:Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was born in 1904 in Pakyong, East Sikkim, Sikkim... |
16 May 1975 | 18 August 1979 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| President's rule | 18 August 1979 | 18 October 1979 | ||
| 2 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari is a former chief minister of the state of Sikkim in India who governed the state from 1979 to 1994. He was the founder leader of Sikkim Sangram Parishad party.-Personal life:... |
18 October 1979 | 11 May 1984 | Sikkim Janata Parishad Sikkim Janata Parishad Sikkim Janata Parishad or SJP is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim led by N.B. Bhandari.SJP won the state assembly elections 1979, when it got 22,776 votes and won 17 seats . Bhandari became the Chief Minister.In 1981 SJP merged with Indian National Congress... |
| 3 | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | 11 May 1984 | 25 May 1984 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| President's rule | 25 May 1984 | 8 March 1985 | ||
| 4 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari is a former chief minister of the state of Sikkim in India who governed the state from 1979 to 1994. He was the founder leader of Sikkim Sangram Parishad party.-Personal life:... [2] |
8 March 1985 | 17 June 1994 | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 5 | Sanchaman Limboo | 17 June 1994 | 12 December 1994 | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 6 | Pawan Kumar Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling is the fifth chief minister of the Indian state of Sikkim. Chamling is the founder president of the Sikkim Democratic Front party, which has governed Sikkim for four successive terms since 1994, winning the 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 state assembly elections.-Personal... |
12 December 1994 | present | Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Democratic Front is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the state since 1994 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It... |