Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

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Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Seal of Uttarakhand.svg
Emblem of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.jpg
since 4 July 2021
Government of Uttarakhand
Style
Status Head 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
Appointer Governor of Uttarakhand
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly
Term length 5 Years
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [2]
Inaugural holder Nityanand Swami (2000–2001)
Formation9 November 2000
(24 years ago) (2000-11-09)
Website Chief 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]

Contents

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.

List

#PortraitName
(born–died)
Constituency)		ElectionTenure in officePartyMinistry
FromToTime in office
1 Seal of Uttarakhand.svg Nityanand Swami
(1927–2012)
MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates		–9 November
2000		29 October
2001		354 days Bharatiya Janata Party Swami
2 Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav honored by Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ji (cropped).jpg Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(born 1942)
MLC		30 October
2001		1 March
2002		122 days Koshyari
3 Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg Narayan Datt Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MLA for Ramnagar 		2002 2 March
2002		7 March
2007		5 years, 5 days Indian National Congress Tiwari
4 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg 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 2024.jpg Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
(born 1959)
MLA for Thalisain 		27 June
2009		11 September
2011		2 years, 76 days Pokhriyal
(4) The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg 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.jpg Vijay Bahuguna
(born 1947)
MLA for Sitarganj 		2012 13 March
2012		31 January
2014		1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Bahuguna
7 HarishRawat.jpg 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) HarishRawat.jpg 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) HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MLA for Dharchula 		2012 11 May
2016 [§] 		18 March
2017		311 days Indian National Congress Harish
8 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg 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.jpg Tirath Singh Rawat
(born 1964)
Unelected		10 March
2021		4 July
2021		116 days Tirath
10 Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.jpg Pushkar Singh Dhami
(born 1975)
MLA for Khatima (until 2022)
MLA for Champawat (from 2022)		4 July
2021		Incumbent4 years, 67 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%)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Kumar, Yogesh (30 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat moves into 'jinxed' CM bungalow". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. 1 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 Uttar Pradesh as well.
  3. ↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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