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Chief Minister of Delhi

Head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi

Summary

Head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi

FieldValue
postChief Minister
bodythe National Capital Territory of Delhi
insigniaSeal_of_the_National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi.svg
insigniasize170px
insigniacaptionEmblem of the NCT of Delhi
departmentGovernment of Delhi
seatOld Secretariat, Vikram Nagar, Civil Lines, New Delhi
imageRekha Gupta, 9th Chief Minister of Delhi.jpg
incumbentRekha Gupta
incumbentsince20 February 2025
appointerLt. Governor of Delhi by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Delhi Legislative Assembly
typeHead of State Government
residence6, Flagstaff Road, Civil Lines, Delhi
inauguralBrahm Prakash
reportsto*Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
formationFirst Formation
{{start date and agedfyes19520317}}-;
{{start date and agedfyes19561101}}-
{{start date and age1993121dfyes}}
deputyDeputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
member_of*Delhi Legislative Assembly & Council of Ministers of Delhi
termlengthAt the confidence of the assembly
termlength_qualifiedChief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
nominatorMembers of the Government of Delhi in Delhi Legislative Assembly
websiteOfficial website
imagesize130px
  • Delhi Legislative Assembly -;

Dissolved

; Reintroduction The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its chief minister. Following elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party with a majority of seats to form the government. The president of India, on the advice of the lieutenant governor, appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that the person has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Rekha Gupta is the incumbent chief minister since February 2025.

History

Since 1952, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has had 7 chief ministers, starting with the Indian National Congress party's Chaudhary Brahm Prakash. The office of the chief minister was abolished for 37 years after the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. In 1991, growing demand for self-governance led to the 69th Amendment to the Indian Constitution which granted Delhi National Capital Territory (NCT) status and an elected legislature. First election after 37 years was held in November 1993 and Madan Lal Khurana of Bharatiya Janata Party was sworn in as the chief minister. The longest-serving chief minister, Sheila Dikshit from the Indian National Congress party, held the office for over fifteen years. On 28 December 2013, Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party sworn in as first state party chief minister of the national capital territory. There has been one instance of president's rule in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, most recently in 2015.

Official residence

Since 2014, the Chief Minister has resided at Bungalow 6 at Flagstaff Road in Central Delhi. The location is close to the Delhi Secretariat.

List

NoPortraittitle=माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों की सूचीtrans-title=List of Honourable Chief Ministersurl=http://www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/bio/cm_ex.htmarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708112038/http://www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/bio/cm_ex.htmarchive-date=2019-07-08access-date=2019-07-08website=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assemblylanguage=hi}}ConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly
(election)PartyOffice abolished (1 November 1956 – 1 December 1993)
1[[File:Chaudhary Brahm Parkash 2001 stamp of India.jpg101x101px]]Brahm PrakashNangloi Jat17 March 195212 February 1955Interim
(1952)
2[[File:Gurumukh Nihal Singh.jpg110x110px]]Gurmukh Nihal SinghDaryaganj12 February 19551 November 1956
3[[File:Madan_Lal_Khurana.jpg92x92px]]Madan Lal KhuranaMoti Nagar2 December 199326 February 19961st
(1993)
4[[File:Sahib Singh Verma (cropped).jpg101x101px]]Sahib Singh VermaShalimar Bagh26 February 199612 October 1998
5[[File:Sushma_Swaraj_Ji.jpg94x94px]]Sushma SwarajNot Contested12 October 19983 December 1998
6[[File:Sheila_Dikshit_Ji.jpg94x94px]]Sheila DikshitNew Delhi3 December 19982 December 20032nd
(1998)
2 December 200330 November 20083rd
(2003)
30 November 200828 December 20134th
(2008)
7[[File:Arvind Kejriwal 2022 Official Portrail.jpg115x115px]]Arvind KejriwalNew Delhi28 December 201314 February 20145th
(2013)
–[[File:Emblem of India.svg75px]]Vacant
(President's rule)–14 February 201414 February 2015Dissolved
(7)[[File:Arvind Kejriwal 2022 Official Portrail.jpg115x115px]]Arvind KejriwalNew Delhi14 February 201516 February 20206th
(2015)
16 February 202021 September 20247th
(2020)
8[[File:Atishi.jpg94x94px]]Atishi MarlenaKalkaji21 September 202420 February 2025
9[[File:Rekha Gupta, 9th Chief Minister of Delhi.jpg94x94px]]Rekha GuptaShalimar Bagh20 February 2025Incumbent8th
(2025)

Statistics

;List of chief ministers by length of term

No.NamePartyLength of termLongest continuous termTotal years of chief ministership123456789
Sheila DikshitINC15 years, 25 days15 years, 25 days
Arvind KejriwalAAP9 years, 218 days9 years, 266 days
Brahm ParkashINC2 years, 332 days2 years, 332 days
Sahib Singh VermaBJP2 years, 228 days2 years, 228 days
Madan Lal KhuranaBJP2 years, 86 days2 years, 86 days
Gurmukh Nihal SinghINC1 year, 263 days1 year, 263 days
Rekha GuptaBJP********
Atishi MarlenaAAP152 days152 days
Sushma SwarajBJP52 days52 days

;List by party

No.Political partyNumber of chief ministersTotal days of holding CMO123
Indian National Congress3days
Aam Aadmi Party2days
Bharatiya Janata Party4 days

;Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Chief Minister's Office

Notes

References

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 Telangana as well.
  2. "Delhi and Washington D.C. : The Two Capitals' Pursuit of Self-Governance".
  3. (2023-05-21). "What is Article 239AA, and how the Supreme Court interpreted it in its Delhi services verdict".
  4. "THE CONSTITUTION (SIXTY NINTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1991".
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  6. Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad".
  7. (9 December 2008). "Sheila Dikshit is India's longest serving woman CM". [[Network 18.
  8. (3 January 2014). "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's new residence". NDTV.com.
  9. "माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों की सूची".
  10. "Sixty-ninth amendment". [[Delhi Assembly]] official website.
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