8 Longest Serving Chief Ministers In India You Must Know About

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India, the largest democratic country in the world, held its General Elections from 19 April to 1 June 2024. The result of the election marked the end of many strongholds while setting new beginnings.

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On this occasion, let’s have a look at the longest-serving Chief Ministers in India.

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Pawan Kumar Chamling Rai (24 years, 5 months, 14 days): Born on 22 September 1950, he served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019, being the longest-serving CM of Sikkim and India.

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Naveen Patnaik (24 years, 3 months, 7 days): Born on 16 October 1946, he reigned in Odisha from 5th March 2000 to 12 June 2024, becoming the 2nd longest-serving CM in India after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim.

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Jyoti Basu (23 years, 4 months, 15 days): A politician, Indian Marxist theorist and communist activist, he was the 6th and longest-serving CM of West Bengal. His name was proposed for the Prime Minister of India post 4 times.

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Gegong Apang (22 years 8 months 6 days): Born in 1947 January 10, he served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh becoming the state's longest-serving CM and 4th longest-serving CM in India.

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Pu Lal Thanhawla (18 Years, 269 Days): Born in 1938, 19 May, he holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram, sitting in the position for five terms.

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Virbhadra Singh (21 Years, 13 Days): Popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib, he was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He also served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.

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Manik Sarkar (19 years, 11 months, 25 days): Born in 1949, he served as the Chief Minister of Tripura from March 1998 to March 2018. During the 2018 Tripura Assembly election, it was revealed that he is a chief minister with the least possessions among all his counterparts in India.

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Muthuvel Karunanidhi (18 Years, 362 Days): He served as a Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades between 1969 and 2011. He also contributed to Tamil literature with many stories, novels, plays, and a multiple-volume memoir.