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Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Head of government in state of Uttarakhand

Head of government in state of Uttarakhand

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postChief Minister
bodyUttarakhand
insigniaFile:Seal of Uttarakhand.svg
imagePushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.jpg
imagesize175
incumbentPushkar Singh Dhami
incumbentsince4 July 2021
departmentGovernment of Uttarakhand
style
statusHead of government
abbreviationCM
member_of
reportsto
residence
nominatorMembers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
appointerGovernor of Uttarakhand
appointer_qualifiedby convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly
termlength5 Years
termlength_qualifiedChief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
inauguralNityanand Swami (2000–2001)
formation
websiteChief Minister of Uttarakhand
insigniacaptionEmblem 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.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

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.

Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

Chief ministers of Uttarakhand

#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssemblyMinistryParty
1Nityanand SwamiMLC9 November 200029 October 2001Interim
2[[File:Karate_Coach_Dr._Pradeep_Kumar_Yadav_honored_by_Honorable_Governor_of_Maharashtra_Shri_Bhagat_Singh_Koshyari_Ji_(cropped).jpg89x89px]]Bhagat Singh KoshyariMLC30 October 20011 March 2002Koshyari
3[[File:Shri_Narayan_Dutt_Tiwari.jpg103x103px]]N. D. TiwariRamnagar2 March 20027 March 20071st
4[[File: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.jpg100x100px]]B. C. KhanduriDhumakot7 March 200727 June 20092nd
5[[File:Dr._Ramesh_Pokhriyal_'Nishank',_2020.jpg84x84px]]Ramesh PokhriyalThalisain27 June 200911 September 2011Pokhriyal
(4)[[File: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.jpg100x100px]]B. C. KhanduriDhumakot11 September 201113 March 2012Khanduri II
6[[File:Vijay_Bahuguna.jpg89x89px]]Vijay BahugunaSitarganj13 March 201231 January 20143rd
7[[File:HarishRawat.jpg100x100px]]Harish RawatDharchula1 February 201427 March 2016Harish
[[File:Emblem_of_India.svgframeless120x120px]]VacantN/A27 March 201621 April 2016N/A
(7)[[File:HarishRawat.jpg100x100px]]Harish RawatDharchula21 April 201622 April 2016Harish
[[File:Emblem_of_India.svgframeless120x120px]]VacantN/A22 April 201611 May 2016N/A
(7)[[File:HarishRawat.jpg100x100px]]Harish RawatDharchula11 May 201618 March 2017Harish
8[[File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Uttarakhand,_Shri_Trivendra_Singh_Rawat.jpg94x94px]]Trivendra Singh RawatDoiwala18 March 201710 March 20214th
9[[File:Tirath Singh Rawat.jpg97x97px]]Tirath Singh RawatN/A10 March 20214 July 2021Tirath
10[[File:Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.jpg94x94px]]Pushkar Singh DhamiKhatima4 July 202123 March 2022Dhami I
Champawat23 March 2022Incumbent5thDhami II

Statistics

List by chief minister

#Chief MinisterPartyLength of termLongest tenureTotal tenure
1N. D. Tiwari5 years, 5 days5 years, 5 days
2Pushkar Singh Dhami********
3Trivendra Singh Rawat3 years, 357 days3 years, 357 days
4Harish Rawat2 years, 55 days3 years, 2 days
5B. C. Khanduri2 years, 111 days2 years, 295 days
6Ramesh Pokhriyal2 years, 75 days2 years, 75 days
7Vijay Bahuguna1 year, 324 days1 year, 324 days
8Nityanand Swami354 days354 days
9Bhagat Singh Koshyari122 days122 days
10Tirath Singh Rawat116 days116 days

Notes

References

References

  1. Kumar, Yogesh. (30 March 2017). "Trivendra Singh Rawat moves into 'jinxed' CM bungalow".
  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. https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  4. "Ex-Chief Ministers: Official Website Of the Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand, India".
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