# List of chief ministers of Tripura

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.
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 of chief ministers of Assam
### Prime ministers (1919-50)

Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council. The premier of Assam was the head of the government and leader of the legislative assembly of Assam Province.
| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party (coalition) |
| 1 | | Ghanashyam Baruah | 1919 | 1923 | |
| 2 | | Pramod Chandra Dutta | 1923 | 1926 | |
| 3 | | Maulavi Saiyid Muhammad Saadulla | 1926 | 1929 | |
| 4 | | Maulavi Abdul Hamid | 1929 | 1937 | |
| 5 | | Muhammed Saadulah | 1 April 1937 | 19 September 1938 | Assam Valley Party (INC) |
| 6 | | Gopinath Bordoloi | 19 September 1938 | 17 November 1939 | Indian National Congress |
| (5) | | Muhammed Saadulah | 17 November 1939 | 24 December 1941 | Assam Valley Party (AIML) |
| - | - | Vacant (Governor's Rule) | 25 December 1941 | 24 August 1942 | N/A |
| (5) | | Muhammed Saadulah | 25 August 1942 | 11 February 1946 | Assam Valley Party (AIML) |
| (6) | | Gopinath Bordoloi | 11 February 1946 | 25 January 1950 | Indian National Congress |

### Chief ministers

| # | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly | Party |
| 6 | Gopinath Bordoloi | Kamrup Sadar (South) | 26 January 1950 | 5 August 1950 | 191 days | 2nd Provincial (1946 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Bishnuram Medhi | Hajo | 9 August 1950 | 28 December 1957 | 7 years, 141 days | 2nd Provincial (1946 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Bishnuram Medhi | Hajo | 9 August 1950 | 28 December 1957 | 7 years, 141 days | 1st (1952 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Bishnuram Medhi | Hajo | 9 August 1950 | 28 December 1957 | 7 years, 141 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Bimala Prasad Chaliha | Badarpur | 28 December 1957 | 1963 | 12 years, 318 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Bimala Prasad Chaliha | Sonari | 28 December 1957 | 1963 | 12 years, 318 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Bimala Prasad Chaliha | Sonari | 28 December 1957 | 1963 | 12 years, 318 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |

## Chief ministers of Tripura

| No | Name | Constituency | Term | Term | Term | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 9 | Sachindra Lal Singh | Agartala Sadar II | 1 July 1963 | 1 November 1971 | 8 years, 123 days | 1st (1963 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Sachindra Lal Singh | Agartala Sadar II | 1 July 1963 | 1 November 1971 | 8 years, 123 days | 2nd (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 1 November 1971 | 20 March 1972 | 140 days | – | N/A |
| 10 | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | Agartala Town III | 20 March 1972 | 1 April 1977 | 5 years, 12 days | 3rd (1972 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Prafulla Kumar Das | Bamutia | 1 April 1977 | 26 July 1977 | 116 days | 3rd (1972 election) | Congress for Democracy |
| 12 | Radhika Ranjan Gupta | Fatikroy | 26 July 1977 | 4 November 1977 | 101 days | 3rd (1972 election) | Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 5 November 1977 | 5 January 1978 | 61 days | – | N/A |
| 13 | Nripen Chakraborty | Pramodnagar | 5 January 1978 | 5 February 1988 | 10 years, 31 days | 4th (1977 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 13 | Nripen Chakraborty | Pramodnagar | 5 January 1978 | 5 February 1988 | 10 years, 31 days | 5th (1983 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 14 | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | Town Bordowali | 5 February 1988 | 19 February 1992 | 4 years, 14 days | 6th (1988 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 15 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Bishalgarh | 19 February 1992 | 10 March 1993 | 1 year, 19 days | 6th (1988 election) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 11 March 1993 | 10 April 1993 | 30 days | – | N/A |
| 16 | Dasarath Debbarma | Ramchandraghat | 10 April 1993 | 11 March 1998 | 4 years, 335 days | 7th (1993 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 17 | Manik Sarkar | Dhanpur | 11 March 1998 | 7 March 2003 | 19 years, 363 days | 8th (1998 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 17 | Manik Sarkar | Dhanpur | 7 March 2003 | 10 March 2008 | 19 years, 363 days | 9th (2003 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 17 | Manik Sarkar | Dhanpur | 10 March 2008 | 6 March 2013 | 19 years, 363 days | 10th (2008 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 17 | Manik Sarkar | Dhanpur | 6 March 2013 | 9 March 2018 | 19 years, 363 days | 11th (2013 election) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 18 | Biplab Kumar Deb | Banamalipur | 9 March 2018 | 15 May 2022 | 4 years, 67 days | 12th (2018 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Manik Saha | Town Bordowali | 15 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 306 days | 12th (2018 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Manik Saha | Town Bordowali | 15 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 306 days | 13th (2023 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Statistics
### List by chief minister

| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | 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* | 2 years, 306 days* | 2 years, 306 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 |