ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱞᱤᱥᱴᱤ

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ
ᱯᱚᱫᱽ ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ ᱒᱐ ᱢᱮ ᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ
ᱮᱜᱽᱡᱚᱨᱴᱟᱥᱚᱱ	The Honourable (Formal) Ms. Chief Minister (Informal)
ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ	ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ
Abbreviations	CM
ᱢᱮᱢᱵᱟᱨ	West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Answerability	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
ᱵᱟᱥᱟ	Chief Minister Abas, Kolkata
ᱢᱟᱹᱪᱤ	Writers' Building, Kolkata
ᱵᱟᱜᱦᱟᱞᱤᱡ	ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱡᱚᱯᱟᱞ
At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
ᱩᱰᱷᱟᱹᱣ	ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ
ᱴᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ	15 ᱚᱜᱚᱥᱴ 1947 (1947-᱐᱘-15) (as Prime Minister of West Bengal)

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱵᱽ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱩᱢᱩᱴ ᱟᱺᱜᱤᱵᱷᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾

ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱚ

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ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱛᱨᱤᱱᱟᱢᱩᱞ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ   ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ   ᱵᱟᱸᱜᱽᱞᱟ ᱠᱚᱸᱜᱽᱨᱮᱥ   ᱠᱚᱢᱢᱩᱱᱤᱥᱴ ᱯᱟᱨᱴᱤ ᱳᱯᱷ ᱤᱱᱰᱤᱭᱟ (ᱢᱟᱨᱡᱤᱥᱴ)   Independent (politician)   N/A (President's rule) Writers' Building, an 18th-century Company-era construction in Kolkata, traditionally served as the office of West Bengal's chief Minister. The first Premier of West Bengal since Independence, Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, at Writers' in 1947 The State Emblem of India. West Bengal has come under President's rule on four occasions, all between 1968 and 1977. With over 23 years in office, Jyoti Basu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is India's second longest-serving chief minister. photo of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Basu's successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who served for over 10 years Premiers of West Bengal No. ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ Duration Assembly (election) Party Appointed by (Governor) ᱑ ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ 15 August 1947 22 January 1948 160 days Provincial Assembly (1946–52) (January 1946 election) Indian National Congress Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari ᱒ ᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱨᱚᱭ 23 January 1948 25 January 1950 7002733000000000000♠2 years, 2 days ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱯᱩᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱚᱞ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱨᱟᱹ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ No. Name Constituency Portrait Tenure Duration Assembly (election) Party (alliance) Appointed by (Governor) 1 ᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱨᱚᱭ Bowbazar 26 January 1950 30 March 1952 7003453900000000000♠12 years, 156 days Provincial Assembly(1946–52) (January 1946 election) Indian National Congress K. N. Katju 31 March 1952 5 April 1957 First Assembly (1952–57) (January 1952 election) H. C. Mookerjee 6 April 1957 2 April 1962 Second Assembly (1957–62) (March 1957 election) Padmaja Naidu 3 April 1962 1 July 1962 Third Assembly (1962–67) (February 1962 election) 2 ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱥᱮᱱ Arambagh East 9 July 1962 28 February 1967 7003169500000000000♠4 years, 234 days 3 ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk 1 March 1967 21 November 1967 265 days Fourth Assembly (1967–68) (February 1967 election) Bangla Congress (United Front) 4 ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱩᱞᱞᱚ ᱪᱚᱸᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱜᱷᱳᱥ Jhargram 21 November 1967 19 February 1968 90 days (total: 250 days) Independent (Progressive Democratic Front) Dharma Vira – Vacant (President's rule) 20 February 1968 25 February 1969 7002371000000000000♠1 year, 5 days Dissolved N/A (3) ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk 25 February 1969 16 March 1970 7002384000000000000♠1 year, 19 days Fifth Assembly (1969–70) (February 1969 election) Bangla Congress (United Front) Dharma Vira – Vacant (President's rule) 19 March 1970 30 July 1970 7002379000000000000♠1 year, 14 days N/A 30 July 1970 2 April 1971 Dissolved (3) ᱚᱡᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱚᱨᱡᱤ Tamluk 2 April 1971 28 June 1971 87 days (total: 2 years, 6 days) Sixth Assembly (1971) (March 1971 election) Bangla Congress (Democratic Coalition) style="background-color: ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Bangla Congress/meta/color" | ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱥᱣᱚᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱷᱟᱵᱚᱱ – Vacant (President's rule) 29 June 1971 20 March 1972 265 days Dissolved N/A 5 ᱥᱤᱫᱷᱟᱨᱛᱷᱚ ᱥᱚᱝᱠᱚᱨ ᱨᱟᱭ Malda ᱨᱮᱫ:Sidharth Shankar Ray Official portrait 1986.jpg 20 March 1972 30 April 1977 7003186700000000000♠5 years, 41 days Seventh Assembly (1972–77) (March 1972 election) Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance) A. L. Dias – Vacant (President's rule) 30 April 1977 20 June 1977 51 days Dissolved N/A 6 ᱡᱳᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥᱩ Satgachhia 21 June 1977 23 May 1982 7003853800000000000♠23 years, 137 days Eighth Assembly (1977–82) (June 1977 election) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) A. L. Dias 24 May 1982 29 March 1987 Ninth Assembly (1982–87) (May 1982 election) ᱵᱷᱚᱭᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱫᱚᱛ ᱯᱟᱱᱰᱮ 30 March 1987 18 June 1991 Tenth Assembly (1987–91) (March 1987 election) ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱫᱽ ᱱᱩᱨᱩᱞ ᱦᱟᱥᱚᱱ 19 June 1991 15 May 1996 Eleventh Assembly (1991–96) (May 1991 election) 16 May 1996 5 November 2000 Twelfth Assembly (1996–2001) (May 1996 election) ᱠᱮ. ᱵᱷᱤ. ᱨᱚᱜᱷᱩᱱᱟᱛᱷᱚ ᱨᱮᱰᱰᱤ 7 ᱵᱩᱫᱽᱫᱷᱚᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱵᱷᱚᱴᱟᱪᱟᱨᱭᱚ Jadavpur ᱨᱮᱫ:BuddhoBabu.jpg 6 November 2000 14 May 2001 7003384000000000000♠10 years, 188 days ᱵᱤᱨᱮᱱ ᱡᱮ. ᱥᱟᱦ 15 May 2001 17 May 2006 Thirteenth Assembly (2001–06) (May 2001 election) 18 May 2006 13 May 2011 Fourteenth Assembly (2006–11) (April–May 2006 election) ᱜᱳᱯᱟᱞᱠᱨᱤᱥᱱᱟ ᱜᱟᱱᱫᱷᱤ 8 ᱢᱚᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱡᱤ Bhabanipur 20 May 2011 25 May 2016 7003494700000000000♠13 years, 198 days Fifteenth Assembly (2011–16) (April–May 2011 election) All India Trinamool Congress ᱮᱢ. ᱠᱮ. ᱱᱟᱨᱟᱭᱚᱱ 26 May 2016 Incumbent Sixteenth Assembly (2016–21) (April–May 2016 election) ᱠᱮᱥᱚᱨᱤ ᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱛᱨᱤᱯᱟᱴᱷᱤ ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ