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Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Head of the government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh


Summary

Head of the government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh

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imagesize180px
postChief Minister
bodyArunachal Pradesh
insigniaFile:Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg
insigniasize200px
insigniacaptionEmblem of Arunachal Pradesh
imagePema Khandu in July 2016.jpg
incumbentPema Khandu
incumbentsince17 July 2016
statusHead of Government
abbreviationCM
appointerGovernor of Arunachal Pradesh
member_ofArunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Arunachal Pradesh Council of Ministers
reportstoGovernor of Arunachal Pradesh
deputyChowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister
inauguralPrem Khandu Thungan
formation
termlengthAt the confidence of the assembly
termlength_qualifiedChief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
website

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. Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent. Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

List

  • Died in office
  • Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (1975{{ndash}}1987)

#PortraitChief Minister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryFromToPeriod123
Janata Party}}"[[File:Prem Khandu Thungan.jpg70px]]Prem Khandu Thungan
(born 1946)
MLA for Dirang Kalaktang13 August 197518 September 1979Janata PartyThungan I
1978
(1st)Thungan II
People's Party of Arunachal}}"[[File:Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg70px]]Tomo Riba
(19342000)
MLA for Basar18 September 19793 November 1979People's Party of ArunachalRiba
Position vacant (3 November 197918 January 1980)
President's rule was imposed during this period
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Gegong Apang.jpg70px]]Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong1980
(2nd)18 January 198019 February 1987Indian National CongressApang I
1984
(3rd)Apang II

Arunachal Pradesh state (1987{{ndash}}present)

#PortraitChief Minister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryFromToPeriod(3)4(3)5678(7)8
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Gegong Apang.jpg70px]]Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong1984
(3rd)19 February 198719 January 1999Indian National CongressApang II
1990
(4th)Apang III
Arunachal Congress}}"1995
(5th)Arunachal CongressApang IV
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Mukut Mithi.jpg70px]]Mukut Mithi
(born 1952)
MLA for Roing1999
(6th)19 January 19993 August 2003Indian National CongressMithi
United Democratic Front (Arunachal Pradesh)}}"[[File:Gegong Apang.jpg70px]]Gegong Apang
(born 1947)
MLA for Tuting–Yingkiong3 August 20039 April 2007United Democratic FrontApang V
BJP}}"Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress}}"2004
(7th)Indian National CongressApang VI
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Dorjee Khandu.jpg70px]]Dorjee Khandu
(19552011)
MLA for Mukto9 April
200730 April
2011Dorjee I
2009
(8th)Dorjee II
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:JarbomGamlin.jpg70px]]Jarbom Gamlin
(19612014)
MLA for Liromoba5 May 20111 November 2011Gamlin
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Nabam Tuki.jpg70px]]Nabam Tuki
(born 1964)
MLA for Sagalee1 November 201126 January 2016Tuki I
2014
(9th)Tuki II
Position vacant (26 January 201619 February 2016)
President's rule was imposed during this period
People's Party of Arunachal}}"[[File:Kalikho Pul.jpg70px]]Kalikho Pul
(19692016)
MLA for Hayuliang
(9th)19 February 201613 July 2016People's Party of ArunachalPul
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Nabam Tuki.jpg70px]]Nabam Tuki
(born 1964)
MLA for Sagalee13 July 201617 July 2016Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Pema Khandu in July 2016.jpg70px]]Pema Khandu
(born 1979)
MLA for Mukto17 July
2016IncumbentPema I
People's Party of Arunachal}}"People's Party of ArunachalPema II
BJP}}"Bharatiya Janata PartyPema III
2019
(10th)Pema IV
2024
(11th)Pema V

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of officeLongest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership123456789
Gegong Apang/AC/UDF/BJP19 years, 1 day22 years, 250 days
Pema Khandu/INC/PPA********
Mukut MithiAC(M)4 years, 196 days4 years, 196 days
Nabam Tuki4 years, 86 days4 years, 90 days
Prem Khandu Thungan4 years, 36 days4 years, 36 days
Dorjee Khandu4 years, 21 days4 years, 21 days
Jarbom Gamlin180 days180 days
Kalikho Pul145 days145 days
Tomo Riba45 days45 days

Timeline

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Define $today =

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PlotData = width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till

bar:Tungan from: 13/08/1975 till: 18/09/1979 color:jan text:"Prem Khandu Tungan" fontsize:10 bar:Riba from: 18/09/1979 till: 03/11/1979 color:ppa text:"Tomo Riba" fontsize:10 bar:Apang from: 18/01/1980 till: 01/01/1996 color:inc from: 01/01/1996 till: 19/01/1999 color:ac from: 03/08/2003 till: 23/08/2003 color:udf from: 23/08/2003 till: 11/10/2004 color:bjp from: 11/10/2004 till: 09/04/2007 color:inc text:"Gegong Apang" fontsize:10 bar:Mithi from: 19/01/1999 till: 01/07/1999 color:ac from: 01/07/1999 till: 03/08/2003 color:inc text:"Mukul Mithi" fontsize:10 bar:DKhandu from: 09/04/2007 till: 30/04/2011 color:inc text:"Dorjee Khandu" fontsize:10 bar:Gamlin from: 05/05/2011 till: 01/11/2011 color:inc text:"Jarbom Gamlin" fontsize:10 bar:Tuki from: 01/11/2011 till: 26/01/2016 color:inc from: 13/07/2016 till: 17/07/2016 color:inc text:"Nabam Tuki" fontsize:10 bar:Pul from: 19/02/2016 till: 13/07/2016 color:ppa text:"Kalikho Pul" fontsize:10 bar:PKhandu from: 17/07/2016 till: 13/09/2016 color:inc from: 13/09/2016 till: 31/12/2016 color:ppa from: 01/11/2016 till: $today color:bjp text:"Pema Khandu" fontsize:10

Notes

References

References

  1. (17 July 2016). "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". [[The Hindu]].
  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. https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  4. Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
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