Chief Ministers of Tripura
11 people have held the office, across 11 terms, from formation to today.
Every Chief Minister
Most recent first, with a short biography where one is available.
Manik Saha
Incumbent15 May 2022 – present · 4 years, 3 months
Manik Saha (born 8 January 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the Chief Minister of Tripura and leader of the house in the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He has represented the Town Bordowali Assembly constituency in the Tripura Legislative Assembly since 26 June 2022. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from Tripura in 2022 until he became Chief Minister, and the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura from 2020 to 2022. Wikipedia →
9 Mar 2018 – 15 May 2022 · 4 years, 2 months
Biplab Kumar Deb (born 25 November 1971) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party serving as Member of Parliament from Tripura West. He served as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Tripura from 2022 to 2024. He also served as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura from 2018 to 2022. Wikipedia →
11 Mar 1998 – 9 Mar 2018 · 19 years, 11 months
Manik Sarkar (born 22 January 1949) is an Indian communist politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from March 1998 to March 2018. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In March 2008, he was sworn in as leader of the Left Front, the Tripura coalition government. Wikipedia →
Dasarath Deb
10 Apr 1993 – 11 Mar 1998 · 4 years, 11 months
Dasarth Debbarma (2 February 1916 – 14 October 1998) was an Indian Communist politician in the Indian state of Tripura. He was chief minister of Tripura from 1993 to 1998. He was a leader of the Ganamukti Parishad (Tripura State Indigenous People's Liberation Council) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Wikipedia →
19 Feb 1992 – 10 Mar 1993 · 1 year
Samir Ranjan Barman is an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Tripura from 19 February 1992 to 10 March 1993 as a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the father of the current legislator from the Agartala constituency and Indian National Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman. Wikipedia →
5 Feb 1988 – 19 Feb 1992 · 4 years
Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (18 May 1939 – 4 January 2009) was the Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 5 February 1988 to 19 February 1992. He was a school teacher before entering politics. He was also a member of the Upper House of Indian parliament the Rajya Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress representing Tripura. Wikipedia →
5 Jan 1978 – 5 Feb 1988 · 10 years
Nripen Chakraborty (4 April 1905 – 25 December 2004) was an Indian Communist politician who served as the Chief minister of Tripura from 1978 to 1988. Nripen Chakraborty was involved in the Communist movement in India for six decades. Wikipedia →
26 Jul 1977 – 4 Nov 1977 · 3 months
Radhika Ranjan Gupta (died 15 May 1998) was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 26 July 1977 to 4 November 1977. At that time the socio-international situation was unfavourable. Wikipedia →
1 Apr 1977 – 26 Jul 1977 · 3 months
Prafullah Kumar Das (born c. 1930) served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from 1 April 1977 to 25 July 1977. Wikipedia →
20 Mar 1972 – 1 Apr 1977 · 5 years
Sukhamoy Sen Gupta (September 1919 – 18 May 1995), also known as Sukhamoy Sengupta, was an Indian politician. He was the second Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 1972 to 1977 as a member of the Indian National Congress. Wikipedia →
Sachindra Lal Singh
1 Jul 1963 – 1 Nov 1971 · 8 years, 4 months
Sachindra Lal Singh (7 August 1907 – 9 December 2000) was a leader of the Indian National Congress and the first Chief Minister of Tripura state in northeastern India from 1 July 1963 to 1 November 1971. In 1977, he became the leader of the newly formed Congress for Democracy party. He was elected to the sixth Lok Sabha from Tripura West constituency as a member of the Congress for Democracy. Wikipedia →
Full timeline
Every term and every President's or Governor's Rule interval, most recent first.
| 15 May 2022 – present | Manik Saha | BJP | 4 years, 3 months |
| 9 Mar 2018 – 15 May 2022 | Biplab Kumar Deb | BJP | 4 years, 2 months |
| 11 Mar 1998 – 9 Mar 2018 | Manik Sarkar | CPM | 19 years, 11 months |
| 10 Apr 1993 – 11 Mar 1998 | Dasarath Deb | CPM | 4 years, 11 months |
| 11 Mar 1993 – 10 Apr 1993 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's Rule | 30 days | |
| 19 Feb 1992 – 10 Mar 1993 | Samir Ranjan Barman | INC | 1 year |
| 5 Feb 1988 – 19 Feb 1992 | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | INC | 4 years |
| 5 Jan 1978 – 5 Feb 1988 | Nripen Chakraborty | CPM | 10 years, 1 month |
| 5 Nov 1977 – 5 Jan 1978 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's Rule | 2 months | |
| 26 Jul 1977 – 4 Nov 1977 | Radhika Ranjan Gupta | JNP | 3 months |
| 1 Apr 1977 – 26 Jul 1977 | Prafulla Kumar Das | CFD | 3 months |
| 20 Mar 1972 – 1 Apr 1977 | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | INC | 5 years |
| 1 Nov 1971 – 20 Mar 1972 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's Rule spanning Tripura's transition from Union Territory to full statehood (21 Jan 1972) | 4 months | |
| 1 Jul 1963 – 1 Nov 1971 | Sachindra Lal Singh | INC | 8 years, 4 months |
Covers both the pre-1972 Union Territory period (Sachindra Lal Singh) and the state period thereafter.