List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

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Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Āndhra Pradēś Mukhya Mantrī
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
The portrait of CM Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu.jpg
since 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)
Chief Minister's Office
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status Head of government
AbbreviationCMoAP
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Seat Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati
AppointerThe 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
Formation1 November 1956;68 years ago (1956-11-01)
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]

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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.

List of chief ministers

Key

1953–1956

Andhra State (1953-1956) Andhra-India 1953.svg
Andhra State (1953–1956)

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.

#PortraitChief Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency		Term of the officeElection
(Assembly)		PartyGovernmentAppointed by
(Governor)
Term startTerm endDuration
1 Tanguturi Prakasam 1972 stamp of India.jpg Tanguturi Prakasam
(1872–1957)
–		1 October 195315 November 19541 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 Gopal Reddy (cropped).png Bezawada Gopala Reddy
(1907–1997)
MLA for Atmakur 		28 March 195531 October 19561 year, 217 days 1955
(2nd)		 Indian National Congress Gopala Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

Since 1956

Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014) Andhra Pradesh in India (claims hatched).svg
Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)
Andhra Pradesh (since 2014) IN-AP.svg
Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)

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.

#PortraitChief Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency		Term of the officeElection
(Assembly)		PartyGovernmentAppointed by
(Governor)
Term startTerm endDuration
1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Srikalahasti 		1 November 195611 January 19603 years, 71 days 1955
(1st)		 Indian National Congress Neelam I Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
1957
(2nd)		Neelam II
2 Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
MLA for Kurnool 		11 January 196012 March 19622 years, 60 daysSanjivayya Bhim Sen Sachar
(1) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Dhone 		12 March 1962 § 20 February 19641 year, 345 days 1962
(3rd)		Neelam III
3 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.jpg Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909–1994)
MLA for Narasaraopet 		21 February 196430 September 19717 years, 221 daysKasu I Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
1967
(4th)		Kasu II Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
4 Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MLA for Manthani 		30 September 197110 January 19731 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 Circle-icons-profile.svg Jalagam Vengala Rao
(1921–1999)
MLA for Vemsoor 		10 December 19736 March 19784 years, 86 days 1972
(5th)		 Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) Jalagam Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
6 DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
MLA for Medchal 		6 March 197810 October 19802 years, 218 days 1978
(6th)		 Indian National Congress (Indira) Chenna I Sharda Mukherjee
7 Tanguturi Anjayya statue (cropped).jpg Tanguturi Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MLC 		11 October 198024 February 19821 year, 136 daysAnjaiah K. C. Abraham
8 Circle-icons-profile.svg Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
(1931–2002)
MLC 		24 February 198220 September 1982208 daysBhavanam
9 Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MLA for Kurnool 		20 September 19829 January 1983111 daysKotla I
10 NT Rama Rao.jpg Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Tirupati 		9 January 198316 August 19841 year, 220 days 1983
(7th)		 Telugu Desam Party Taraka I
11 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao - 2023 (cropped).jpg Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
(born 1935)
MLA for Vemuru 		16 August 198416 September 198431 daysBhaskara Thakur Ram Lal
(10) NT Rama Rao.jpg Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Tirupati 1984–1985
MLA for Hindupur 1985–1989		16 September 1984 § 9 March 1985174 days Taraka II Shankar Dayal Sharma
9 March 19852 December 19894 years, 268 days 1985
(8th)		 Taraka III
(6) DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
MLA for Sanathnagar 		3 December 1989 § 17 December 19901 year, 14 days 1989
(9th)		 Indian National Congress (Indira) Chenna II Kumudben Joshi
12 N. Janardhana Reddy (cropped).jpg Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
(1935–2014)
MLA for Venkatagiri 		17 December 19909 October 19921 year, 297 daysJanardhana Krishan Kant
(9) Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MLA for Panyam 		9 October 1992 § 12 December 19942 years, 64 daysKotla II
(10) NT Rama Rao.jpg Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Hindupur 		12 December 1994 § 1 September 1995263 days 1994
(10th)		 Telugu Desam Party Taraka IV
13 N. Chandrababu Naidu (cropped)1.jpg Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		1 September 199511 October 19994 years, 40 days Naidu I
11 October 199913 May 20044 years, 215 days 1999
(11th)		 Naidu II C. Rangarajan
14 Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in Delhi on 10 December 2008 (cropped).jpg Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
(1949–2009)
MLA for Pulivendla 		14 May 200420 May 20095 years, 6 days 2004
(12th) 		Indian National Congress Rajasekhara I Surjit Singh Barnala
20 May 20092 September 2009 † 105 days 2009
(13th) 		Rajasekhara II N. D. Tiwari
15 Konijeti Rosaiah BNC.jpg Konijeti Rosaiah
(1933–2021)
MLC 		3 September 200924 November 2010 RES 1 year, 82 days Rosaiah
16 Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (YT thumbnail).png Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
(born 1959)
MLA for Pileru 		25 November 20101 March 20143 years, 96 days Kiran E. S. L. Narasimhan
President's rule imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 7 June 2014) [a] [b]
(13) Chandrababu Naidu 2017.jpg Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		8 June 2014 § 29 May 20194 years, 355 days 2014
(14th) 		Telugu Desam Party Naidu III E. S. L. Narasimhan
17 Jagan Mohan Reddy.jpg Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy
(born 1972)
MLA for Pulivendla 		30 May 201911 June 20245 years, 12 days 2019
(15th) 		YSR Congress Party Jagan
(13) The portrait of CM Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu.jpg Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		12 June 2024 § Incumbent354 days 2024
(16th) 		Telugu Desam Party Naidu IV Syed Abdul Nazeer

Statistics

List by chief minister

Proportion of Chief Ministers Office held by each party (1953 to present)
  1. Indian National Congress (39.15%)
  2. Telugu Desam Party (31.68%)
  3. Indian National Congress (I) (14.1%)
  4. Indian National Congress (R) (7.88%)
  5. YSR Congress Party (7.19%)

List by party

#PartyNumber of chief ministersTotal days of holding the office
1 Indian National Congress 1514644 days
2 Telugu Desam Party 38132 days
3 YSR Congress Party 11839 days

Timeline

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N. Chandrababu NaiduY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyN. Chandrababu NaiduVacantKiran Kumar ReddyKonijeti RosaiahY. S. Rajasekhara ReddyN. Chandrababu NaiduN. T. Rama RaoKotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyN. Janardhana ReddyMarri Chenna ReddyN. T. Rama RaoN. Bhaskara RaoN. T. Rama RaoK. Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyBhavanam Venkatarami ReddyT. AnjaiahMarri Chenna ReddyJalagam Vengala RaoVacantP. V. Narasimha RaoKasu Brahmananda ReddyNeelam Sanjeeva ReddyDamodaram SanjeevaiahNeelam Sanjeeva ReddyBezawada Gopala ReddyVacantTanguturi PrakasamList of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When the President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [6]
  2. ↑ After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. After state reorganisation, Andhra Pradesh Sasana sabha seats come down from 294 to 175 seats.

References

  1. ↑ 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 to the specific case of Andhra Pradesh as well.
  2. ↑ Roy, Pranay Dutta (16 March 2022). "Nehru couldn't ignore Potti Sriramulu who gave India Andhra Pradesh by fasting till death". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Indian Express October 2, 1953" . Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "HT This Day: March 26, 1953 -- Andhra state from Oct 1". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
  7. ↑ "Seventh Amendment, 1956". Government of India. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Formation Day 2023: AP History, Wishes, Quotes, and Must-try Foods". News18. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Gazette Notification of commencement (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Why Telangana Split From Andhra Pradesh | Explained". TimesNow. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 16–28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Overview". AP Legislature. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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