List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

Chief Minister of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbent Vacant (President's rule) since 31 October 2019
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Appointer	Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Inaugural holder	Mehr Chand Mahajan
Formation	15 October 1947 (74 years ago) (1947-10-15)

The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The Lieutent Governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.

The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.^[1][2][3] Subsequently, the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into a union territory on 31 October 2019.

The office of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has been vacant since 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018 the state was under Governor's rule, and then under President's rule until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a Union territory in October 2019, the President's rule was discharged via the Lieutenant Governor. Currently, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir serves as the head of government of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister is in place following the next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.

Prime Ministers (Dewans) of Jammu and Kashmir princely state (1947-1965)[]

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Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[a]	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Tenure[4]			Party[b]		Assembly	Appointer (Sadr-e-Riyasat)
				From	To	Days in office
1	Mehr Chand Mahajan		–	15 October 1947	5 March 1948	142 days	Independent		Interim Government	Maharaja Hari Singh (Monarch)
2	Sheikh Abdullah		–	5 March 1948	31 October 1951	3 years, 240 days	National Conference
				31 October 1951	9 August 1953	1 year, 282 days			1st Assembly (1951 election)
3	Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad		Safa Kadal	9 August 1953	25 March 1957	3 years, 228 days				Maharaja Karan Singh
				25 March 1957	18 February 1962	4 years, 330 days			2nd Assembly (1957 election)
				18 February 1962	12 October 1963	1 year, 297 days			3rd Assembly (1962 election)
4	Khwaja Shamsuddin		Anantnag	12 October 1963	29 February 1964	140 days
5	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq		Tankipura	29 February 1964	30 March 1965	1 year, 30 days	Indian National Congress

Chief Ministers of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-2019)[]

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Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[c]	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Tenure[4]					Assembly	Appointer (Governor)
							Party[d]
				From	To	Days in office
5	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq		Tankipura	30 March 1965	21 February 1967	1 year, 328 days	Indian National Congress		3rd Assembly (1962 election)	Maharaja Karan Singh
			Amirakadal	21 February 1967	12 December 1971	4 years, 294 days			4th Assembly (1967 election)
6	Syed Mir Qasim	–	Verinag	12 December 1971	17 June 1972	188 days				Bhagwan Sahay
				17 June 1972	25 February 1975	2 years, 253 days			5th Assembly (1972 election)
(2)	Sheikh Abdullah		MLC	25 February 1975	26 March 1977	2 years, 29 days	National Conference[5]			L. K. Jha
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	26 March 1977	9 July 1977	105 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
(2)	Sheikh Abdullah		Ganderbal	9 July 1977	8 September 1982	5 years, 61 days	National Conference		6th Assembly (1977 election)	L. K. Jha
7	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	8 September 1982	24 November 1983	1 year, 77 days				B. K. Nehru
				24 November 1983	2 July 1984	221 days			7th Assembly (1983 election)
8	Ghulam Mohammad Shah	–	MLC	2 July 1984	6 March 1986	1 year, 247 days	Awami National Conference			Jagmohan
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	6 March 1986	5 September 1986	183 days	N/A
–	Vacant (President's rule)		N/A	6 September 1986	7 November 1986	62 days
(7)	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	7 November 1986	23 March 1987	136 days	National Conference
				23 March 1987	19 January 1990	2 years, 302 days			8th Assembly (1987 election)
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	19 January 1990	18 July 1990	180 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
–	Vacant (President's rule)		N/A	19 July 1990	9 October 1996	6 years, 82 days
(7)	Farooq Abdullah		Ganderbal	9 October 1996	18 October 2002	6 years, 9 days	National Conference		9th Assembly (1996 election)	Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao
-	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	18 October 2002	2 November 2002	15 days	N/A		10th Assembly (2002 election)	–
9	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		Pahalgam	2 November 2002	2 November 2005	3 years, 0 days	People's Democratic Party			Girish Chandra Saxena
10	Ghulam Nabi Azad		Bhaderwah	2 November 2005	11 July 2008	2 years, 252 days	Indian National Congress			Lt. Gen. S. K. Sinha
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	11 July 2008	5 January 2009	178 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
11	Omar Abdullah		Ganderbal	5 January 2009	8 January 2015	6 years, 3 days	National Conference		11th Assembly (2008 election)	N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant[6] (Governor's rule)		N/A	8 January 2015	1 March 2015	52 days	N/A		12th Assembly (2014 election)	–
(9)	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		Anantnag	1 March 2015	7 January 2016	312 days	People's Democratic Party			N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant (Governor's rule)		N/A	7 January 2016	4 April 2016	88 days	N/A			–
12	Mehbooba Mufti		Anantnag	4 April 2016	20 June 2018	2 years, 77 days	People's Democratic Party			N. N. Vohra
–	Vacant[7] (Governor's rule)		N/A	20 June 2018	19 December 2018	182 days	N/A		Dissolved	–
–	Vacant[8] (President's rule)		N/A	20 December 2018	30 October 2019	314 days

Chief Ministers of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019- present)[]

Chief Ministers of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[e]	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Tenure[4]			Party[b]	Assembly	Appointer (Lieutenant Governor)
				From	To	Days in office
–	Vacant [9] (President's rule)		N/A	31 October 2019	Incumbent	2 years, 96 days	N/A	Dissolved	–

See also[]

• Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

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