List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India

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Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
Seal of the Government Of Punjab (Black On White).svg
Emblem of Punjab
Incumbent
No Official Deputy Chief Minister
since 16 March 2022
Member of Cabinet
Nominator Chief Minister of Punjab
Appointer Governor of Punjab
Inaugural holder Balram Das Tandon
Formation17 February 1969;56 years ago (1969-02-17)

The deputy chief minister of Punjab is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Punjab. It's not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. [1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in a party.

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History

PEPSU

In history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan.

Punjab

Till now five people served as Deputy CM of Punjab. Balram Das Tandon was the first who hold the position when Bhartiya Jana Sangh formed coalition government with Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh under the chief ministership of Gurnam Singh. Then in 1996 and 2004, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the Deputy CM under chief ministership of Harcharan Singh Brar and Amarinder Singh respectively and the only deputy chief minister who also served as chief minister. Sukhbir Singh Badal is the only one who served the position for thrice under chief ministership of his father Parkash Singh Badal. In 2021 for the first time two persons, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni appointed deputy cm under Charanjit Singh Channi.

List of deputy chief ministers

PEPSU

  INC (1)
Sr. No.Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)		PortraitTerm of officePolitical partyChief MinisterAppointed by
1 Brish Bhan
(Kalayat)
(1908-1988)		 Brish Bhan.png 23 May 195121
April 1952		1 year, 275 days Indian National Congress Raghbir Singh Yadavindra Singh
8 March 195412 January 1955

Punjab

  BJS (1)   INC (3)   SAD (1)
Sr. No.Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)		PortraitTerm of officePolitical party Chief Minister Appointed byRef
No official Deputy CM (15 August 1947 - 17 February 1969) (21 years, 186 days)
1 Balram Das Tandon
(Amritsar Central)
(1927-2018)		 Governor of Chhattisgarh Balram Das Tandon.jpg 17 February 196926 March 19701 year, 37 days Bhartiya Jana Sangh Gurnam Singh D. C. Pavate [2]
No official Deputy CM (26 March 1970 - 6 August 1996) (26 years, 134 days)
2 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(Lehra)
(b.1945)		 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg 6 August 199621 November 1996107 days Indian National Congress Harcharan Singh Brar B. K. N. Chhibber [3]
No official Deputy CM (21 November 1996 - 6 January 2004) (7 years, 46 days)
(2) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(Lehra)
(b.1945)		 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg 6 January 20041 March 20073 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Captain Amarinder Singh O. P. Verma [4]
No official Deputy CM (1 March 2007 - 21 January 2009) (1 year, 326 days)
3 Sukhbir Singh Badal
( - )
(b.1962)		 Sukhbir Singh Badal.png 21 January 20091 July 2009161 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [5]
[6]
No official Deputy CM (1 July 2009 - 10 August 2009) (40 days)
(3) Sukhbir Singh Badal
(Jalalabad)
(b.1962)		 Sukhbir Singh Badal.png 10 August 200914 March 20127 years, 218 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [7]
14 March 201216 March 2017 Shivraj Patil [8]
No official Deputy CM (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021) (4 years, 188 days)
4 Sukhjinder Singh
(Dera Baba Nanak)
(b.1959)		 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.jpg 20 September 202116 March 2022177 days Indian National Congress Charanjit Singh Channi Banwarilal Purohit [9]
Om Parkash Soni
(Amritsar Central)
(b.1957)		 Om Parkash Soni.jpg
No official Deputy CM (since 16 March 2022) (3 years, 170 days)

Timeline

Om Parkash SoniSukhjinder Singh RandhawaSukhbir Singh BadalRajinder Kaur BhattalBalram Das TandonVacantList of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India

Statistics

List of deputy chief minister by their tenure

#Deputy Chief MinisterTotal TermsPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of deputy chief ministership
1 Sukhbir Singh Badal 3 SAD 7 Years, 218 Days8 Years, 14 Days
2 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 2 INC 3 Years, 54 Days3 Years, 161 Days
3 Balram Das Tandon 1 ABJS 1 Year, 37 Days
4 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 1 INC 177 Days
5 Om Parkash Soni 1 INC

Deputy Leader of the House

The Deputy Leader of the House in Vidhan Sabha is the deputy parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Vidhan Sabha and is responsible for government business in the house. The deputy chief minister also serves as deputy leader of the house, however, in the absence of an official deputy chief minister, one of the cabinet minister serves as deputy leader of the house.

NameTenurePartyLeader of the HouseAssembly
Swaran Singh 15 August 194720 June 1951 Indian National Congress Gopi Chand Bhargava & Bhim Sen SachharInterim Assembly
Partap Singh Kairon 17 April 195223 January 1956 Indian National Congress Bhimsen Sachhar1st
Sher Singh Kadyan 23 January 19569 April 1957Partap Singh Kairon
Gyani Kartar Singh 9 April 195711 March 1962 Indian National Congress Partap Singh Kairon2nd
Mohan Lal 11 March 196221 June 1964 Indian National Congress 3rd
Balram Das Tandon 17 February 196926 March 1970 Bhartiya Jana Sangh Gurnam Singh5th
Surjit Singh Barnala 26 March 197014 June 1971 Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal
Kewal Krishan 6 June 19806 October 1983 Indian National Congress Darbara Singh8th
Harcharan Singh Brar 25 February 199231 August 1995 Indian National Congress Beant Singh10th
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 31 August 199521 November 1996Harcharan Singh Brar
Balram Das Tandon 12 February 199726 February 2002 Bhartiya Janata Party Prakash Singh Badal11th
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 26 February 20021 March 2007 Indian National Congress Amarinder Singh12th
Manpreet Singh Badal 1 March 200710 August 2009 Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal13th
Sukhbir Singh Badal 10 August 200914 March 2012
14 March 201216 March 201714th
Brahm Mohindra 16 March 201720 September 2021 Indian National Congress Amarinder Singh15th
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 20 September 202116 March 2022Charanjit Singh Channa
Harpal Singh Cheema 19 March 2022Incumbent Aam Admi Party Bhagwant Mann16th

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
    2. ↑ "Former punjab deputy cm died". 14 August 2018.
    3. ↑ "Two months crisis in punjab congress legislature party resolved". India Today . 31 August 1996.
    4. ↑ "Rajinder Kaur Bhattal appointed deputy CM, 2004". The Times of India . 6 January 2004.
    5. ↑ Sharma, Viney. "sukhbir badal, deputy cm of punjab, 2009". The Economic Times.
    6. ↑ "Sukhbir badal resigns as Punjab deputy CM".
    7. ↑ "Second time Sukhbir Singh Badal deputy CM, 2009". The Times of India . 10 August 2009.
    8. ↑ "Prakash Singh took oath as CM and Sukhbir Singh as Deputy CM, 2012". 14 March 2012.
    9. ↑ "Punjab CM Oath Ceremony Live: पंजाब के नए सीएम बने चरणजीत चन्नी, सुखजिंदर रंधावा और ओमप्रकाश सोनी ने भी ली शपथ".
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