List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand

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Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Seal of Uttarakhand.svg
Emblem of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Dhami in his swearing ceremony.png
since 4 July 2021
Government of Uttarakhand
Style The Honourable (formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
Status Head of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence
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

NoPortraitName Constituency Term of office [3] Assembly

(election)

Party [a]
1 CM UK.jpg Nityanand Swami MLC9 November 200029 October 2001354 days Interim Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav honored by Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ji (cropped).jpg Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC30 October 20011 March 2002122 days
3 Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg N. D. Tiwari Ramnagar 2 March 20027 March 20075 years, 5 days 1st

(2002)

 Indian National Congress
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 B. C. Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 200727 June 20092 years, 111 days 2nd

(2007)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 200911 September 20112 years, 75 days
(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 B. C. Khanduri Dhumakot 11 September 201113 March 2012184 days
6 Vijay Bahuguna.jpg Vijay Bahuguna Sitarganj 13 March 201231 January 20141 year, 324 days 3rd

(2012)

 Indian National Congress
7 HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat Dharchula 1 February 201427 March 20162 years, 55 days
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant

(President's rule)

N/A27 March 201621 April 201625 days
(7) HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat Dharchula 21 April 201622 April 20161 day Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant

(President's rule)

N/A22 April 201611 May 201619 days
(7) HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat Dharchula 11 May 201618 March 2017311 days Indian National Congress
8 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 201710 March 20213 years, 357 days 4th

(2017)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
9 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Tirath Singh Rawat.jpg Tirath Singh Rawat N/A10 March 20214 July 2021116 days
10 Pushkar Dhami.jpg Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 202123 March 20223 years, 156 days
Champawat 23 March 2022Incumbent 5th

(2022)

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of chief ministership
1. N.D. Tiwari INC 5 years, 5 days5 years, 5 days
2. Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 3 years, 357 days3 years, 357 days
3. Pushkar Singh Dhami BJP 3 years, 156 days3 years, 156 days
4. Harish Rawat INC 2 years, 55 days3 years, 2 days
5. B.C. Khanduri BJP 2 years, 112 days2 years, 295 days
6. Ramesh Pokhriyal BJP 2 years, 76 days2 years, 76 days
7. Vijay Bahuguna INC 1 year, 324 days1 year, 324 days
8. Nityanand Swami BJP 354 days354 days
9. Bhagat Singh Koshyari BJP 122 days122 days
10. Tirath Singh Rawat BJP 116 days116 days

Timeline

Timeline
Pushkar Singh DhamiTirath Singh RawatTrivendra Singh RawatHarish RawatHarish RawatHarish RawatVijay BahugunaB. C. KhanduriRamesh PokhriyalB. C. KhanduriN. D. TiwariBhagat Singh KoshyariNityanand Swami (politician)List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand

Notes

  1. ↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

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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. ↑ "Ex-Chief Ministers: Official Website Of the Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand, India". cm.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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