List of deputy chief ministers of Manipur

Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur
Incumbent Vacant since 10 March 2022
Member of	Cabinet of Manipur Manipur Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Governor of Manipur
First holder	Gaikhangam Gangmei

The deputy chief minister of Manipur is a member of the Cabinet of Manipur Government in the Government of Manipur, in India. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. ^[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.^{[ citation needed ]}

List of deputy chief ministers

Sr. No.	Name (constituency) (birth-death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political Party		Chief Minister	Ref
1	Dr. Leishangthem Chandramani Singh (Patsoi) (b. 1950)		16 December 1997	14 February 2001	3 years, 60 days		Manipur State Congress Party	Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh	[2]
2	Gaikhangam Gangmei (Nungba) (b. 1950)		7 March 2012	15 March 2017	5 years, 8 days		Indian National Congress	Okram Ibobi Singh	[3]
3	Y. Joykumar Singh (Uripok) (b. 1955)		15 March 2017	17 June 2020	3 years, 94 days		National People's Party	N. Biren Singh	[4] [5]
			5 July 2020	10 March 2022	1 year, 248 days				[6]

See also

• List of current Indian deputy chief ministers

References

1. Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. "Manipur: Former Deputy CM L Chandramani Singh Passes Away at 86". India Today. 19 February 2024.
3. "Suspected NSCN-IM cadres attack Manipur Deputy CM Gaikhangam's security team". India Today. 21 February 2017.
4. "Manipur: BJP's Biren Singh sworn in as chief minister, NPP's Y Joykumar as deputy". Scroll. 15 March 2017.
5. Manipur Deputy CM resigned. 18 June 2020. The Print. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. Manipur Governor reallocates portfolios to deputy chief minister. Jagran (Hindi). Retrieved 6 July 2020.