Pawan Kumar Chamling
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The Hon'ble Pawan Chamling पवन चामलिंग |
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| 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim | |
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Assumed office December 12, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Sanchaman Limboo |
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September 22, 1950 Yangang, Sikkim, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| Spouse(s) | Dhan Maya Chamling Tika Maya Chamling |
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4 Sons 4 Daughters
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| Profession | Farmer, Contractor |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | pawanchamling.in |
4 Sons 4 Daughters
Pawan Chamling (Nepali: पवन चाम्लिङ) (born 22 September 1950) is the fifth and incumbent Indian chief minister of Sikkim. Chamling is the founder president of the Sikkim Democratic Front, which has governed the state for five successive terms since 1994.
He is also the longest standing Chief Minister in India, having won the legislative assembly elections for 5 terms in a row and will be completing 25 years of governance by the next legislative elections in 2019 creating a political history in India.
On 28th April 2018 he is set to be India's longest serving Chief Minister ever. Right now the record is with Jyoti Basu who was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 21st June 1977 to 6th November 2000 (23 years 4 months and 16 days).
Chamling was born in Yangang, South Sikkim to Ashbahadur Chamling and Asharani Chamling. Chamling is also a Nepali language writer and recipient of the Bhanu Puraskar (2010) awarded by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad. He writes under the pen name Pawan Chamling Kiran. Mr. Chamling has 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters.
Chamling was elected as the president of Yangang Gram Panchayat in 1982. In 1985, he was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the first time. After being elected for the second time from Damthang, he became the Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet. After a series of major political upheavals in Sikkim, Chamling formed the Sikkim Democratic Front on 4 March 1993.
Chamling is the second chief minister in India after Jyoti Basu, of West Bengal to govern a state five terms in a row, with his party Sikkim Democratic Front winning the 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections. His party first came to power in Sikkim after winning the 1994 assembly elections. His popularity kept soaring in Sikkim due to his developmental work and for maintaining peace. In 2009, his party Sikkim Democratic Front won all 32 assembly seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
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