Chief Minister of Manipur
Leader of the executive branch of Government of Manipur
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The Chief Minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, the state's 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 is collectively responsible to the assembly. If they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1] Usually, the chief minister also serves as leader of the house in the legislative assembly.[2]
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
TypeLeader of the Executive
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCMoManipur
| Chief Minister of Manipur | |
|---|---|
Emblem of Manipur | |
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| Style | The Honourable (formal) Mr. Chief Minister (informal) |
| Type | Leader of the Executive |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CMoManipur |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Governor of Manipur Manipur Legislative Assembly |
| Seat | Imphal |
| Nominator | MLAs of the majority party or alliance |
| Appointer | Governor of Manipur by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly |
| 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 | Mairembam Koireng Singh |
| Formation | 1 July 1963 |
| Deputy | Deputy chief minister of Manipur |
Since 1963, fourteen people have served as the chief minister of Manipur. Five of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Mairembam Koireng Singh. Okram Ibobi Singh was the longest holder of the post and held the office for 15 years and 11 days. Yumnam Khemchand Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent, having taken charge on 4 February 2026.
List
Union Territory of Manipur (1963–1972)
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Mairembam Koireng Singh (1915–1994) MLA for Thanga |
– (Interim) |
1 July 1963 | 11 January 1967 | 3 years, 194 days | Indian National Congress | Mairembam I | |
| Position vacant (12 January – 19 March 1967) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (1) | |
Mairembam Koireng Singh (1915–1994) MLA for Thanga |
1967 (1st) |
20 March 1967[§] | 4 October 1967 | 198 days | Indian National Congress | Mairembam II | |
| 2 | |
Longjam Thambou Singh MLA for Keishamthong |
4 October 1967 | 24 October 1967 | 20 days | Manipur United Front | Longjam | ||
| Position vacant (25 October 1967 – 18 February 1968) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (1) | |
Mairembam Koireng Singh (1915–1994) MLA for Thanga |
1967 (1st) |
19 February 1968[§] | 16 October 1969 | 1 year, 239 days | Indian National Congress | Mairembam III | |
| Position vacant (17 October 1969 – 20 January 1972) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
Manipur state (1972–present)
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Position vacant (21 January–22 March 1972)[b] President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| 3 | |
Mohammed Alimuddin (1920–1983) MLA for Lilong |
1972 (2nd) |
23 March 1972 | 27 March 1973 | 1 year, 4 days | Manipur People's Party | Alimuddin I | |
| Position vacant (28 March 1973–3 March 1974) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (3) | |
Mohammed Alimuddin (1920–1983) MLA for Lilong |
1974 (3rd) |
4 March 1974[§] | 9 July 1974 | 127 days | Manipur People's Party | Alimuddin II | |
| 4 | |
Yangmaso Shaiza (1930–1984) MLA for Ukhrul |
9 July 1974 | 5 December 1974 | 149 days | Manipur Hills Union | Shaiza I | ||
| 5 |  |
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh (1934–2018) MLA for Yaiskul |
5 December 1974 | 15 May 1977 | 2 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress | Dorendra I | ||
| Position vacant (16 May–28 June 1977) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (4) | |
Yangmaso Shaiza (1930–1984) MLA for Ukhrul |
– (3rd) |
29 June 1977[§] | 13 November 1979 | 2 years, 137 days | Janata Party | Shaiza II | |
| Position vacant (14 November 1979–13 January 1980) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (5) | |
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh (1934–2018) MLA for Yaiskul |
1980 (4th) |
14 January 1980[§] | 26 November 1980 | 317 days | Indian National Congress | Dorendra II | |
| 6 | Rishang Keishing (1920–2017) MLA for Phungyar |
27 November 1980 | 27 February 1981 | 92 days | Keishing I | ||||
| Position vacant (28 February–28 June 1981) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (6) | Rishang Keishing (1920–2017) MLA for Phungyar |
– (4th) |
19 June 1981[§] | 3 March 1988 | 6 years, 258 days | Indian National Congress | Keishing II | ||
| 1984 (5th) |
Keishing III | ||||||||
| 7 |  |
Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh (born 1942) |
4 March 1988 | 22 February 1990 | 1 year, 355 days | Jaichandra | |||
| 8 | |
Rajkumar Ranbir Singh (1930–2006) MLA for Keishamthong |
1990 (6th) |
23 February 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 1 year, 317 days | Manipur People's Party | Ranbir | |
| Position vacant (7 January–7 April 1992) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (5) | |
Rajkumar Dorendra Singh (1934–2018) MLA for Yaiskul |
– (6th) |
8 April 1992[§] | 31 December 1993 | 1 year, 267 days | Indian National Congress | Dorendra III | |
| Position vacant (31 December 1993–13 December 1994) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| (6) | Rishang Keishing (1920–2017) MLA for Phungyar |
– (6th) |
14 December 1994[§] | 15 December 1997 | 3 years, 1 day | Indian National Congress | Keishing IV | ||
| 1995 (7th) |
Keishing V | ||||||||
| 9 |  |
Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh (1930–2012) MLA for Wangoi |
16 December 1997 | 14 February 2001 | 3 years, 60 days | Wahengbam I | |||
| 2000 (8th) |
Manipur State Congress Party | Wahengbam II | |||||||
| 10 | |
Radhabinod Koijam (born 1948) MLA for Thangmeiband |
15 February 2001 | 1 June 2001 | 106 days | Samata Party | Koijam | ||
| Position vacant (2 June 2001–6 March 2002) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
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Okram Ibobi Singh (born 1948) MLA for Khangabok, until 2007 MLA for Thoubal, from 2007 |
2002 (8th) |
7 March 2002 | 14 March 2017 | 15 years, 7 days | Indian National Congress | Okram I | |
| 2007 (9th) |
Okram II | ||||||||
| 2012 (10th) |
Okram III | ||||||||
| 12 |  |
Nongthombam Biren Singh (born 1961) MLA for Heingang |
2017 (11th) |
15 March 2017 | 13 February 2025 | 7 years, 335 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nongthombam I | |
| 2022 (12th) |
Nongthombam II | ||||||||
| Position vacant (13 February 2025– 4 February 2026) President's rule was imposed during this period[a] | |||||||||
| 13 |  |
Yumnam Khemchand Singh (born 1963) MLA for Singjamei |
2022 (12th) |
4 February 2026[4] | Incumbent | 92 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Yumnam | |
Statistics
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Okram Ibobi Singh | INC | 15 years, 11 days | 15 years, 11 days | |
| 2 | Rishang Keishing | INC | 6 years, 258 days | 9 years, 351 days | |
| 3 | N. Biren Singh | BJP | 7 years, 335 days | 7 years, 335 days | |
| 4 | Mairembam Koireng Singh | INC | 3 years, 194 days | 5 years, 266 days | |
| 5 | Rajkumar Dorendra Singh | INC | 2 years, 160 days | 4 years, 114 days | |
| 6 | Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh | MSCP | 3 years, 60 days | 3 years, 60 days | |
| 7 | Yangmaso Shaiza | MHU/JP | 2 year, 137 days | 2 year, 285 days | |
| 8 | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh | INC | 1 year, 355 days | 1 year, 355 days | |
| 9 | Rajkumar Ranbir Singh | MPP | 1 year, 317 days | 1 year, 317 days | |
| 10 | Mohammed Alimuddin | MPP | 1 year, 4 days | 1 year, 131 days | |
| 11 | Maharajkumar Priyobarta Singh | N/A | 1 year, 0 days | 1 year, 0 days | |
| 12 | Radhabinod Koijam | SAP | 106 days | 106 days | |
| 13 | Yumnam Khemchand Singh | BJP | 92 days | 92 days | |
| 14 | Longjam Thambou Singh | MUF | 11 days | 11 days | |
Timeline
