CNBC TV18
By Priyanka Deshpande
Published Jan 29, 2024
Nitish Kumar on January 28 took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record ninth time. With a tenure of more than 17 years, he is among the longest-serving chief ministers in India.
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Terms: 29 Nov 2005 – 12 Dec 2018 23 Mar 2020 – 11 Dec 2023
#7 Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh)
Time in office: 16 years, 9 months, 4 day
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Terms: 6 Mar 2003 – 3 Jan 2008 12 Mar 2008 – 24 May 2014 8 Mar 2018 - incumbent
#6 Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland)
Time in office: 16 years, 11 months, 4 day
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Terms: 3 Mar 2000 – 10 Mar 2000 24 Nov 2005 – 17 May 2014 22 Feb 2015 – incumbent
#5 Nitish Kumar (Bihar)
Time in office: 17 years, 5 months, 10 days
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Term: 11 Mar 1998 – 9 Mar 2018
#4 Manik Sarkar (Tripura)
Time in office: 19 years, 11 months, 27 days
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Term: 21 June 1977 – 5 Nov 2000
#3 Jyoti Basu (West Bengal)
Time in office: 23 years, 4 months, 16 days
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Term: 5 Mar 2000 – incumbent
#2 Naveen Patnaik (Odisha)
Time in office: 23 years, 10 months, 25 days
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Term: 12 Dec 1994 – 26 May 2019
#1 Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim)
Time in office: 24 years, 5 months, 15 days
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