| Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 January 2013Vacant | |
| Member of | Government of Jharkhand |
| Appointer | Governor of Jharkhand |
| Precursor | Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar |
| Inaugural holder | Sudhir Mahato |
| Formation | 14 September 2006; 19 years ago |
The deputy chief minister of Jharkhand is a part of the government of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Keys:
| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Premier | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Anugrah Narayan Sinha | 20 July 1937 | 31 October 1939 | 2 years, 103 days | Shri Krishna Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office [1] | Chief Minister | Assembly (Election) | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Anugrah Narayan Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 | 11 years, 94 days | Shri Krishna Sinha | 1st | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2nd | ||||||||||
| 2 | | Karpoori Thakur | Tajpur | 5 March 1967 | 28 January 1968 | 329 days | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 4th | Socialist Party | |
| 3 | | Jagdeo Prasad | Kurtha | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 | 4 days | Satish Prasad Singh | Shoshit Samaj Dal | ||
| 4 | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Sonpur | 3 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | 220 days | Bhola Paswan Shastri | 5th | Indian National Congress | ||
==Keys==
Color key for the party of deputy chief ministers
| Sr. No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudhir Mahato [2] | | 14 September 2006 | 23 August 2008 | 1 year, 344 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Madhu Koda | |
| 2 | Stephen Marandi | | 27 August 2008 | 18 January 2009 | 144 days | Indian National Congress | Shibu Soren | |
| 3 | Sudesh Mahto | | 30 December 2009 | 31 May 2010 | 152 days | All Jharkhand Students Union | ||
| 4 | Raghubar Das | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| (3) | Sudesh Mahto | | 11 September 2010 | 18 January 2013 | 2 years, 129 days | All Jharkhand Students Union | Arjun Munda | |
| 5 | Hemant Soren | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |||||
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of deputy chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Sudesh Mahato | AJSU | 2 years, 129 days | 2 years, 281 days | |
| 2 | Hemant Soren | JMM | 2 years, 129 days | 2 years, 129 days | |
| 3 | Sudhir Mahato | JMM | 1 year, 344 days | 1 year, 344 days | |
| 4 | Raghubar Das | BJP | 152 days | 152 days | |
| 5 | Stephen Marandi | INC | 144 days | 144 days | |