Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
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Āndhra Pradēś Mukhya Mantrī | |
Chief Minister's Office (Government of Andhra Pradesh) | |
Style | The Honourable (Formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal) |
Status | Head of government |
Abbreviation | CM of AP |
Member of | Andhra Pradesh Legislature Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers |
Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
Seat | Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati |
Appointer | The Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
Term length | Five years and subject to no term limit At the confidence of the Legislative Assembly |
Inaugural holder | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
Formation | 1 November 1956 |
Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
Website | Official website |
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 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 Andhra Pradesh 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam from the INC became the first chief minister of the Andhra State. In 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy from the INC became the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post the reorganisation of Indian states. The longest-serving chief minister was N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), who held the office for over thirteen years across multiple terms, while N. Bhaskara Rao from the TDP had the shortest tenure of 31 days. N. Chandrababu Naidu was also the first chief minister of the state post the bifurcation of Telangana in 2014. Later Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy went on to become the President of India, while P. V. Narasimha Rao, also from the INC and previously the fourth chief minister of Andhra Pradesh went on to serve as the Prime Minister of India. Notably, N. T. Rama Rao from the TDP was the first non-INC chief minister of the state. There have been three instances of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.
The current incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu has been from the Telugu Desam Party since 12 June 2024.
The Andhra State, a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following the Andhra movement. The formation of Andhra State was made possible by the Andhra State Act, which was passed in the Parliament of India in September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led by Potti Sreeramulu, whose sacrifice ultimately catalysed the demand for a new linguistic state.
The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking region of the Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital and a unicameral parliamentary system with a legislative assembly chamber. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A total of two people have served as the chief minister during the period, of which both of them belonged to the Indian National Congress. Bezawada Gopala Reddy was the longest-serving chief minister of the region during this period. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the only governor in office during this period.
# | Portrait | Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of the office | Election (Assembly) | Party | Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
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Term start | Term end | Duration | ||||||||
1 | Tanguturi Prakasam (1913–1996) – | 1 October 1953 | 15 November 1954 | 1 year, 45 days | 1952 (1st) | Indian National Congress | Prakasam | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | ||
President's rule imposed during the period (15 November 1954 – 28 March 1955) [a] | ||||||||||
2 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Atmakur | 28 March 1955 | 31 October 1956 | 1 year, 217 days | 1955 (2nd) | Indian National Congress | Gopala | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
The Andhra Pradesh was officially established on 1 November 1956, through the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act in August 1956. This led to the dissolution of Hyderabad State, with its divisions becoming part of Mysore State and Bombay State. Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation of a bicameral parliamentary system consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly chambers. [7] [8]
Originally situated in Hyderabad, the capital later moved to Amaravati in 2017 following the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in the assembly constituencies from 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh. [9] [10]
Currently, there are a total of 175 assembly constituencies in the state. [11] The legislative council is the upper house with 58 members. [12] N. Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy of the INC. INC and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
# | Portrait | Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of the office | Election (Assembly) | Party | Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
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Term start | Term end | Duration | ||||||||
1 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Srikalahasti | 1 November 1956 | 11 January 1960 | 3 years, 71 days | 1955 (1st) | Indian National Congress | Sanjiva I | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | ||
1957 (2nd) | Sanjiva II | |||||||||
2 | Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) MLA for Kurnool | 11 January 1960 | 12 March 1962 | 2 years, 60 days | Sanjivayya | Bhim Sen Sachar | ||||
(1) | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Dhone | 12 March 1962 § | 20 February 1964 | 1 year, 345 days | 1962 (3rd) | Sanjiva III | ||||
3 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA for Narasaraopet | 21 February 1964 | 30 September 1971 | 7 years, 221 days | Brahmananda I | Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh | ||||
1967 (4th) | Brahmananda II | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | ||||||||
4 | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MLA for Manthani | 30 September 1971 | 10 January 1973 | 1 year, 102 days | 1972 (5th) | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | Narasimha | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai | ||
President's rule imposed during the period (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973) [a] | ||||||||||
5 | Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MLA for Vemsoor | 10 December 1973 | 6 March 1978 | 4 years, 86 days | 1972 (5th) | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | Vengala | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai | ||
6 | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Medchal | 6 March 1978 | 10 October 1980 | 2 years, 218 days | 1978 (6th) | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Chenna I | Sharda Mukherjee | ||
7 | Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) MLC | 11 October 1980 | 24 February 1982 | 1 year, 136 days | Anjaiah | K. C. Abraham | ||||
8 | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy (1931–2002) MLC | 24 February 1982 | 20 September 1982 | 208 days | Venkatarami | |||||
9 | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Kurnool | 20 September 1982 | 9 January 1983 | 111 days | Vijaya I | |||||
10 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati | 9 January 1983 | 16 August 1984 | 1 year, 220 days | 1983 (7th) | Telugu Desam Party | Taraka I | |||
11 | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 1935) MLA for Vemuru | 16 August 1984 | 16 September 1984 | 31 days | Bhaskara | Thakur Ram Lal | ||||
(10) | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati 1984–1985 MLA for Hindupur 1985–1989 | 16 September 1984 § | 9 March 1985 | 174 days | Taraka II | Shankar Dayal Sharma | ||||
9 March 1985 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 268 days | 1985 (8th) | Taraka III | ||||||
(6) | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Sanathnagar | 3 December 1989 § | 17 December 1990 | 1 year, 14 days | 1989 (9th) | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Chenna II | Kumudben Joshi | ||
12 | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy (1935–2014) MLA for Venkatagiri | 17 December 1990 | 9 October 1992 | 1 year, 297 days | Janardhana | Krishan Kant | ||||
(9) | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Panyam | 9 October 1992 § | 12 December 1994 | 2 years, 64 days | Vijaya II | |||||
(10) | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Hindupur | 12 December 1994 § | 1 September 1995 | 263 days | 1994 (10th) | Telugu Desam Party | Taraka IV | |||
13 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam | 1 September 1995 | 11 October 1999 | 4 years, 40 days | Naidu I | |||||
11 October 1999 | 13 May 2004 | 4 years, 215 days | 1999 (11th) | Naidu II | C. Rangarajan | |||||
14 | Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA for Pulivendla | 14 May 2004 | 20 May 2009 | 5 years, 6 days | 2004 (12th) | Indian National Congress | Rajasekhara I | Surjit Singh Barnala | ||
20 May 2009 | 2 September 2009 † | 105 days | 2009 (13th) | Rajasekhara II | N. D. Tiwari | |||||
15 | Konijeti Rosaiah (1933–2021) MLC | 3 September 2009 | 24 November 2010 RES | 1 year, 82 days | Rosaiah | |||||
16 | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 1959) MLA for Pileru | 25 November 2010 | 1 March 2014 | 3 years, 96 days | Kiran | E. S. L. Narasimhan | ||||
President's rule imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 7 June 2014) [a] [b] | ||||||||||
(13) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam | 8 June 2014 § | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 2014 (14th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | E. S. L. Narasimhan | ||
17 | Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 1972) MLA for Pulivendla | 30 May 2019 | 11 June 2024 | 5 years, 12 days | 2019 (15th) | YSR Congress Party | Jagan | |||
(13) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam | 12 June 2024 § | Incumbent | 170 days | 2024 (16th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | Syed Abdul Nazeer |
# | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
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Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
1 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | TDP | 8 years, 255 days | 14 years, 49 days | |
2 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | INC | 7 years, 221 days | 7 years, 221 days | |
3 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | TDP | 5 years, 76 days | 7 years, 194 days | |
4 | Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy | INC | 5 years, 111 days | 5 years, 111 days | |
5 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | INC | 3 years, 71 days | 5 years, 51 days | |
6 | Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy | YSRCP | 5 years, 12 days | 5 years, 12 days | |
7 | Jalagam Vengala Rao | INC(R) | 4 years, 86 days | 4 years, 86 days | |
8 | Marri Chenna Reddy | INC(I) | 2 years, 218 days | 3 years, 232 days | |
9 | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy | INC | 3 years, 96 days | 3 years, 96 days | |
10 | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | INC(I) | 2 years, 64 days | 2 years, 175 days | |
11 | Damodaram Sanjeevaiah | INC | 2 years, 60 days | 2 years, 60 days | |
12 | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy | INC(I) | 1 year, 297 days | 1 year, 297 days | |
13 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | INC | 1 year, 214 days | 1 year, 214 days | |
14 | Tanguturi Anjaiah | INC(I) | 1 year, 136 days | 1 year, 136 days | |
15 | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao | INC(R) | 1 year, 102 days | 1 year, 102 days | |
16 | Konijeti Rosaiah | INC | 1 year, 82 days | 1 year, 82 days | |
17 | Tanguturi Prakasam | INC | 1 year, 45 days | 1 year, 45 days | |
18 | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy | INC(I) | 208 days | 208 days | |
19 | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao | TDP | 31 days | 31 days |
# | Party | Number of chief ministers | Total days of holding the office | |
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1 | Indian National Congress | 15 | 14644 days | |
2 | Telugu Desam Party | 3 | 7948 days | |
3 | YSR Congress Party | 1 | 1839 days |
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