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.
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:
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga."
B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
Chief ministers of Uttarakhand (2000–present)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Portrait
!Name
!Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of office
!Assembly
(election)
!Ministry
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|1
|
|Nityanand Swami
|MLC<br>
|9 November 2000
|29 October 2001
|
| rowspan="2" |Interim Uttaranchal Assembly
|Swami
| rowspan="2" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|2
|97x97px
|Bhagat Singh Koshyari
|MLC <br>
|30 October 2001
|1 March 2002
|
|Koshyari
|-
|3
|103x103px
|N. D. Tiwari
|Ramnagar
|2 March 2002
|7 March 2007
|
|1st
|Tiwari
|Indian National Congress
| style="background-color: " |
|-
|4
|100x100px
|B. C. Khanduri
|Dhumakot
|7 March 2007
|27 June 2009
|
| rowspan="3" |2nd
|Khanduri I
| rowspan="3" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
|-
|5
|84x84px
|Ramesh Pokhriyal
|Thalisain
|27 June 2009
|11 September 2011
|
|Pokhriyal
|-
|(4)
|100x100px
|B. C. Khanduri
|Dhumakot
|11 September 2011
|13 March 2012
|
|Khanduri II
|-
|6
|89x89px
|Vijay Bahuguna
|Sitarganj
|13 March 2012
|31 January 2014
|
| rowspan="6" |3rd
|Bahuguna
| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|7
|100x100px
|Harish Rawat
|Dharchula
|1 February 2014
|27 March 2016
|
|Harish
|-
|
|frameless|120x120px
|Vacant
|N/A
|27 March 2016
|21 April 2016
|
| colspan="3" |N/A
|-
|(7)
|100x100px
|Harish Rawat
|Dharchula
|21 April 2016
|22 April 2016
|
|Harish
|Indian National Congress
| style="background-color: " |
|-
|
|frameless|120x120px
|Vacant
|N/A
|22 April 2016
|11 May 2016
|
| colspan="3" |N/A
|-
|(7)
|100x100px
|Harish Rawat
|Dharchula
|11 May 2016
|18 March 2017
|
|Harish
|Indian National Congress
| style="background-color: " |
|-
|8
|94x94px
|Trivendra Singh Rawat
|Doiwala
|18 March 2017
|10 March 2021
|
| rowspan="3" |4th
|Trivendra
| rowspan="4" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: " |
|-
|9
|97x97px
|Tirath Singh Rawat
|N/A
|10 March 2021
|4 July 2021
|
|Tirath
|-
| rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" |94x94px
| rowspan="2" |Pushkar Singh Dhami
|Khatima
|4 July 2021
|23 March 2022
| rowspan="2" |
|Dhami I
|-
|Champawat
|23 March 2022
|Incumbent
|5th
|Dhami II
|}
Statistics
List by chief minister
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 |Party
! colspan="2" |Length of term
|-
! Longest tenure
! Total tenure
|-
|1
|N. D. Tiwari
|
|5 years, 5 days
|5 years, 5 days
|-
|2
|Pushkar Singh Dhami
|
|
|
|-
|3
|Trivendra Singh Rawat
|
|3 years, 357 days
|3 years, 357 days
|-
|4
|Harish Rawat
|
|2 years, 55 days
|3 years, 2 days
|-
|5
|B. C. Khanduri
|
|2 years, 111 days
|2 years, 295 days
|-
|6
|Ramesh Pokhriyal
|
|2 years, 75 days
|2 years, 75 days
|-
|7
|Vijay Bahuguna
|
|1 year, 324 days
|1 year, 324 days
|-
|8
|Nityanand Swami
|
|354 days
|354 days
|-
|9
|Bhagat Singh Koshyari
|
|122 days
|122 days
|-
|10
|Tirath Singh Rawat
|
|116 days
|116 days
|}
See also
- Government of Uttarakhand
- Governor of Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet of Uttarakhand
- Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of prime ministers of India
Notes
References
External links
- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Official website
- Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, Official Website