List of chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent Pema Khandu since 17 July 2016 [1]
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Arunachal Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Appointer	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [2]
Inaugural holder	Prem Khandu Thungan
Formation	13 August 1975 (49 years ago) (1975-08-13)
Deputy	Chowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister
Website	www.arunachalpradeshcm.in

The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh is chief executive of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Arunachal Pradesh is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Arunachal Pradesh 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. ^[2] Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent.

List of chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

No [a]	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term			Assembly (election)	Party [b]
1		Prem Khandu Thungan	Dirang Kalaktang	13 August 1975	18 September 1979	4 years, 36 days	1st (1978 election)	Janata Party [c]
2		Tomo Riba	Basar	18 September 1979	3 November 1979	46 days		People's Party of Arunachal
–		Vacant [d] (President's rule)	N/A	3 November 1979	18 January 1980	76 days		N/A
3		Gegong Apang	Tuting–Yingkiong	18 January 1980 [e]	19 January 1999	19 years, 1 day	2nd (1980 election)	Indian National Congress
							3rd (1984 election)
							4th (1990 election)
							5th (1995 election)	Arunachal Congress
4		Mukut Mithi	Roing	19 January 1999	3 August 2003	4 years, 196 days	6th (1999 election)	Arunachal Congress (Mithi)
								Indian National Congress
(3)		Gegong Apang	Tuting–Yingkiong	3 August 2003	9 April 2007	3 years, 249 days		United Democratic Front
								Bharatiya Janata Party
								Indian National Congress
							7th (2004 election)
5		Dorjee Khandu	Mukto	9 April 2007	30 April 2011	4 years, 21 days
							8th (2009 election)
6		Jarbom Gamlin	Liromoba	5 May 2011	1 November 2011	180 days
7		Nabam Tuki	Sagalee	1 November 2011	26 January 2016	4 years, 86 days
							9th (2014 election)
–		Vacant [f] (President's rule)	N/A	26 January 2016	19 February 2016	24 days		N/A
8		Kalikho Pul	Hayuliang	19 February 2016	13 July 2016	145 days		People's Party of Arunachal
(7)		Nabam Tuki [4]	Sagalee	13 July 2016	17 July 2016	4 days		Indian National Congress
9		Pema Khandu	Mukto	17 July 2016 [5]	16 September 2016	8 years, 311 days
				16 September 2016 [6]	31 December 2016			People's Party of Arunachal
				31 December 2016 [7]	29 May 2019			Bharatiya Janata Party
				29 May 2019	13 June 2024		10th (2019 election)
				13 June 2024	Incumbent		11th (2024 election)

Statistics

List by chief minister

#	Chief Minister	Party		Term of office
				Longest continuous term	Total duration of chief ministership
1	Gegong Apang		INC/AC/UDF/BJP	19 years, 1 day	22 years, 250 days
2	Pema Khandu		BJP/INC/PPA	8 years, 311 days	8 years, 311 days
3	Mukut Mithi		AC(M)	4 years, 196 days	4 years, 196 days
4	Nabam Tuki		INC	4 years, 86 days	4 years, 90 days
5	Prem Khandu Thungan		JP	4 years, 36 days	4 years, 36 days
6	Dorjee Khandu		INC	4 years, 21 days	4 years, 21 days
7	Jarbom Gamlin		INC	180 days	180 days
8	Kalikho Pul		PPA	145 days	145 days
9	Tomo Riba		PPA	45 days	45 days

Timeline

Notes

1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
3. Elected in first Assembly elections held in 1978.
4. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. Chief Minister Pema Khandu Suspended By His Party PPA on 29 December 2016. ^[3]
5. On 20 February 1987, Arunachal Pradesh got full statehood
6. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. ^[3]

References

1. saiyal-sworn-in-as-Chief-Minister-of-Arunachal-Pradesh/article14494230.ece "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu . 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Arunachal Pradesh as well.
3. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
4. "अरुणाचल प्रदेश में बीजेपी को बड़ा झटका, Sc ने कांग्रेस की सरकार बहाल की". 13 July 2016.
5. "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu . 17 July 2016.
6. Times of India 16 September 2016
7. Shankar Bora, Bijay (31 December 2016). "Arunachal CM Pema Khandu joins BJP, ends political crisis". The Tribune . Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

See also

• Deputy chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh

External links

• Indian states since 1947