List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
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since 8 June 2014 | |
Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
Inaugural holder | Tanguturi Prakasam |
Formation | 1 October 1953 |
Website | Official website |
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Andhra Pradesh was created in 1956 by the merger of the Telangana region of Hyderabad State into Andhra State. Two chief ministers each from the Indian National Congress party had served these predecessor states. The first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, later the sixth President of India. Including him, 13 out of 16 chief ministers belonged to the Congress party. Among these is P. V. Narasimha Rao, who went on to become the ninth Prime Minister of India. The remaining three chief ministers were from the Telugu Desam Party, including N. Chandrababu Naidu, the longest-serving Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (over eleven years). Naidu is also the current incumbent, serving since 8 June 2014, a few days after Telangana was officially carved out of Andhra Pradesh into a separate state.
Chief Ministers of Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State included nine Telugu districts of Telangana, four Kannada districts in Gulbarga division and four Marathi districts in Aurangabad division.
No | Name | Term of office | Party[a] | Days in office | ||
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1 | M. K. Vellodi | 26 January 1950 | 6 March 1952 | Indian National Congress | rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 770 |
2 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 6 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 1701 |
Chief Ministers of Andhra State
Andhra State consisted of Kosta and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras state in 1953.
No | Name | Term of office | Party[a] | Days in office | ||
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1 | Tanguturi Prakasam | 1 October 1953 | 15 November 1954 | Indian National Congress | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 410 |
– | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
15 November 1954 | 28 March 1955 | N/A | 135 | |
2 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 28 March 1955 | 1 November 1956 | Indian National Congress | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 584 |
Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
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On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, Telangana, was added to Andhra State to form the new state of Andhra Pradesh.
No | Name | Term of office | Party[a] | Days in office | ||
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1 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 1 November 1956 | 11 January 1960 | Indian National Congress | rowspan=5 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"| | 1167 |
2 | Damodaram Sanjivayya | 11 January 1960 | 12 March 1962 | 790 | ||
(1) | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy [2] | 12 March 1962 | 20 February 1964 | 719 | ||
3 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 21 February 1964 | 30 September 1971 | 2777 | ||
4 | Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao | 30 September 1971 | 10 January 1973 | 468 | ||
– | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
11 Jan 1973 | 10 December 1973 | N/A | 335 | |
5 | Jalagam Vengala Rao | 10 December 1973 | 6 March 1978 | Indian National Congress | rowspan=5 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"| | 1547 |
6 | Marri Chenna Reddy | 6 March 1978 | 11 October 1980 | 950 | ||
7 | Tanguturi Anjaiah | 11 October 1980 | 24 February 1982 | 501 | ||
8 | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy | 24 February 1982 | 20 September 1982 | 208 | ||
9 | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | 20 September 1982 | 9 January 1983 | 111 | ||
10 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | 9 January 1983 | 16 August 1984 | Telugu Desam Party | rowspan=3 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color"| | 585 |
11 | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao | 16 August 1984 | 16 September 1984 | 31 | ||
(10) | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao [2] | 16 September 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 1903 | ||
(6) | Marri Chenna Reddy [2] | 3 December 1989 | 17 December 1990 | Indian National Congress | rowspan=3 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"| | 379 |
12 | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy | 17 December 1990 | 9 October 1992 | 662 | ||
(9) | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy [2] | 9 October 1992 | 12 December 1994 | 794 | ||
(10) | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao [3] | 12 December 1994 | 1 September 1995 | Telugu Desam Party | rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color"| | 263 |
13 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 1 September 1995 | 14 May 2004 | 3178 | ||
14 | Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy | 14 May 2004 | 2 September 2009 | Indian National Congress | rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1938 |
15 | Konijeti Rosaiah | 3 September 2009 | 24 November 2010 | 448 | ||
16 | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy | 25 November 2010 | 1 March 2014 | 1193 | ||
– | Vacant[b] (President's rule) |
1 March 2014 | 8 June 2014 | N/A | 98 | |
Following the bifurcation of Telangana | ||||||
(13) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu [2] | 8 June 2014 | Incumbent | Telugu Desam Party | width=4px style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color"| | 3727 |
See also
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ a b c President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[2]
- References
- ^ 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 Andhra Pradesh as well.
- ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
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