List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh

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Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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Emblem of Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chauhan.jpg
Incumbent
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
since 23 March 2020
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports toGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
AppointerGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderRavishankar Shukla
Formation1 November 1956
(65 years ago) (1956-11-01)

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. 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 Madhya Pradesh 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.[1]

Following Madhya Pradesh's reorganisation on 1 November 1956, 18 people have served as its chief minister. Twelve of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Ravishankar Shukla. The first non-Congress chief minister was Govind Narayan Singh who defected from the party and lead a Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government from 1967 to 1969. Digvijaya Singh of the Congress became the first officeholder to serve two full five-year terms. He was succeeded by Uma Bharti of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh's only woman chief minister. Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the longest serving and current incumbent.

List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh[]

No.[a] Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[2][3] Assembly
(election) 		Party[b]
1
RavishankarShukla.jpg
 Ravishankar Shukla[4][5] 26 January 1950 30 March 1952 6 years, 340 days Indian National Congress
Saraipali 31 March 1952 31 October 1956 1st Assembly
(1952 election)
1 November 1956 31 December 1956
2 No image available.svg Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 9 January 1957 30 January 1957 21 days
3
Kailash Nath Katju.jpg
 Kailash Nath Katju Jaora 31 January 1957 14 March 1957 5 years, 39 days
14 March 1957 11 March 1962 2nd Assembly
(1957 election)
(2) No image available.svg Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 12 March 1962 29 September 1963 1 year, 201 days 3rd Assembly
(1962 election)
4 No image available.svg Dwarka Prasad Mishra Katangi 30 September 1963 8 March 1967 3 years, 302 days
8 March 1967 29 July 1967 4th Assembly
(1967 election)
5 No image available.svg Govind Narayan Singh Rampur-Baghelan 30 July 1967 12 March 1969 1 year, 225 days Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
6 No image available.svg Nareshchandra Singh Pussore 13 March 1969 25 March 1969 12 days
7
Shyama Charan Shukla 2012 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
 Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 26 March 1969 28 January 1972 2 years, 308 days Indian National Congress
8 No image available.svg Prakash Chandra Sethi Ujjain Uttar 29 January 1972 22 March 1972 3 years, 328 days
23 March 1972 23 December 1975 5th Assembly
(1972 election)
(7)
Shyama Charan Shukla 2012 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
 Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 23 December 1975 30 April 1977 1 year, 128 days
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[c]
(President's rule) 		N/A 30 April 1977 23 June 1977 54 days Dissolved N/A
9
Kailash Chandra Joshi.JPG
 Kailash Chandra Joshi Bagli 24 June 1977 17 January 1978 207 days 6th Assembly
(1977 election) 		Janata Party
10 No image available.svg Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Jawad 18 January 1978 19 January 1980 2 years, 1 day
11 No image available.svg Sunderlal Patwa Mandsaur 20 January 1980 17 February 1980 28 days
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[c]
(President's rule) 		N/A 17 February 1980 9 June 1980 113 days Dissolved N/A
12
Arjun Singh 237.jpg
 Arjun Singh Churhat 9 June 1980 10 March 1985 4 years, 276 days 7th Assembly
(1980 election) 		Indian National Congress
11 March 1985 12 March 1985 8th Assembly
(1985 election)
13
Motilal Vora.jpg
 Motilal Vora Durg 13 March 1985 13 February 1988 2 years, 337 days
(12)
Arjun Singh 237.jpg
 Arjun Singh Kharsia 14 February 1988 23 January 1989 344 days
(13)
Motilal Vora.jpg
 Motilal Vora Durg 25 January 1989 9 December 1989 318 days
(7)
Shyama Charan Shukla 2012 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
 Shyama Charan Shukla 9 December 1989 1 March 1990 82 days
(11) No image available.svg Sunderlal Patwa Bhojpur 5 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days 9th Assembly
(1990 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant[c]
(President's rule) 		N/A 15 December 1992 6 December 1993 355 days Dissolved N/A
14
Digvijaya Singh.jpg
 Digvijaya Singh Chachoura 7 December 1993 1 December 1998 10 years, 0 days 10th Assembly
(1993 election) 		Indian National Congress
Raghogarh 1 December 1998 7 December 2003 11th Assembly
(1998 election)
15
Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg
 Uma Bharti Malhara 8 December 2003 23 August 2004 259 days 12th Assembly
(2003 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
16
Babulal Gaur (cropped).jpg
 Babulal Gaur Govindpura 23 August 2004 29 November 2005 1 year, 98 days
17 Shivraj Singh Chauhan (cropped 2).jpg Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 29 November 2005 12 December 2008 13 years, 17 days
12 December 2008 13 December 2013 13th Assembly
(2008 election)
14 December 2013 17 December 2018 14th Assembly
(2013 election)
18
Kamal Nath.png
 Kamal Nath Chhindwara 17 December 2018 23 March 2020 1 year, 97 days 15th Assembly
(2018 election) 		Indian National Congress
(17) Shivraj Singh Chauhan (cropped 2).jpg Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 23 March 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 318 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Timeline[]

Kamal NathShivraj Singh ChouhanBabulal GaurUma BhartiDigvijaya SinghMotilal VoraArjun SinghSunder Lal PatwaVirendra Kumar SakhlechaKailash Chandra JoshiPrakash Chandra SethiShyama Charan ShuklaNareshchandra SinghGovind Narayan SinghDwarka Prasad MishraKailash Nath KadjuBhagwantrao MandloiRavishankar Shukla

Chief Ministers before 1956[]

Before the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal State were separate states. Their chief ministers, were:

Bhopal State[]

No. Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election) 		Party
1
Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg
 Shankar Dayal Sharma[7] Berasia 20 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 225 days First Assembly (1952–56)

(1952)

Indian National Congress

Madhya Bharat[]

No. Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election) 		Party
1 Mishrilal Gangwal[8] Bagli 31 March 1952 15 April 1955 3 years, 15 days First Assembly (1952–56)

(1952)

Indian National Congress

Vindhya Pradesh[]

No. Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election) 		Party
1 Sambhu Nath Shukla[9] Amarpur 31 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 214 days First Assembly (1952–56)

(1952)

Indian National Congress

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. ^ a b c When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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 Madhya Pradesh as well.
  2. ^ "Honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh" (in Hindi). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Instances of 'President's Rule' in Madhya Pradesh" (in Hindi). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ^ V Ramu Sarma (29 August 2021). "Life and legacy of Madhya Pradesh's first leaders". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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