Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Emblem of Uttarakhand
since 4 July 2021
Government of Uttarakhand
Style
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence
  • Chief Minister House, Bhararisain (summer)
  • Chief Minister House, New Cantt Road, Dehradun (winter)
[1]
NominatorMembers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Uttarakhand
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly
Term length5 Years
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2]
Inaugural holderNityanand Swami (2000–2001)
Formation9 November 2000 (2000-11-09)
WebsiteChief Minister of Uttarakhand

The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the Head of the government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's 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 the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[2]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[3]

Ten people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Seven of them, including the inaugural officeholder Nityanand Swami and the incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami represented the (BJP) while the rest represented the Indian National Congress.

Chief ministers of Uttarakhand

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office[4] Political party Ministry
From To Period
1 Nityanand Swami
(1927–2012)
MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates 		– 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Bharatiya Janata Party Swami
2 Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(born 1942)
MLC 		30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days Koshyari
3 Narayan Datt Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MLA for Ramnagar 		2002 2 March 2002 7 March 2007 5 years, 5 days Indian National Congress Tiwari
4 Major General
B. C. Khanduri (Retd), AVSM
(born 1934)
MLA for Dhumakot 		2007 7 March 2007 27 June 2009 2 years, 112 days Bharatiya Janata Party Khanduri I
5 Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
(born 1959)
MLA for Thalisain 		27 June 2009 11 September 2011 2 years, 76 days Pokhriyal
(4) Major General
B. C. Khanduri (Retd), AVSM
(born 1934)
MLA for Dhumakot 		11 September 2011[§] 13 March 2012 184 days Khanduri II
6 Vijay Bahuguna
(born 1947)
MLA for Sitarganj 		2012 13 March 2012 31 January 2014 1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Bahuguna
7 Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MLA for Dharchula 		1 February 2014 27 March 2016 2 years, 55 days Harish
Position vacant (27 March 2016 – 21 April 2016)
President's rule was imposed during this period[a]
(7) Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MLA for Dharchula 		2012 21 April 2016[§] 22 April 2016 1 day Indian National Congress Harish
Position vacant (22 April 2016 – 11 May 2016)
President's rule was imposed during this period[a]
(7) Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MLA for Dharchula 		2012 11 May 2016[§] 18 March 2017 311 days Indian National Congress Harish
8 Trivendra Singh Rawat
(born 1960)
MLA for Doiwala 		2017 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days Bharatiya Janata Party Trivendra
9 Tirath Singh Rawat
(born 1964)
Unelected 		10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days Tirath
10 Pushkar Singh Dhami
(born 1975)
MLA for Khatima (until 2022)
MLA for Champawat (from 2022) 		4 July 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 169 days Dhami I
2022 Dhami II

Statistics

List by chief minister

Fraction of time of holding CMO by party (as of December 2024)
  1. Bharatiya Janata Party (58.5%)
  2. Indian National Congress (41.0%)
  3. President's Rule (0.52%)
# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership
1. N. D. Tiwari INC 5 years, 5 days 5 years, 5 days
2. Pushkar Singh Dhami BJP 4 years, 169 days 4 years, 169 days
3. Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 3 years, 357 days 3 years, 357 days
4. Harish Rawat INC 2 years, 55 days 3 years, 2 days
5. B. C. Khanduri BJP 2 years, 111 days 2 years, 295 days
6. Ramesh Pokhriyal BJP 2 years, 75 days 2 years, 75 days
7. Vijay Bahuguna INC 1 year, 324 days 1 year, 324 days
8. Nityanand Swami BJP 354 days 354 days
9. Bhagat Singh Koshyari BJP 122 days 122 days
10. Tirath Singh Rawat BJP 116 days 116 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[5]

References

  1. ^ Kumar, Yogesh (30 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat moves into 'jinxed' CM bungalow". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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 Uttar Pradesh as well.
  3. ^ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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