List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coÂordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.
| Sr No. | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Govind Ballabh Pant | Bareilly | 26 January 1950 to 27 December 1954 (4 years 335 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Dr Sampurnanand | Varanasi South | 28 December 1954 to 6 December 1960 (5 years 344 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | Chandrabhanu Gupta | Ranikhet South | 7 December 1960 to 1 October 1963 (2 years 298 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Sucheta Kripalani | Menhdawal | 2 October 1963 to 13 March 1967 (3 years 162 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 5. | Chandrabhanu Gupta (2nd Term) | Ranikhet | 14 March 1967 to 2 April 1967 (19 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 6. | Chaudhary Charan Singh | Chhaprauli | 3 April 1967 to 25 February 1968 (328 days) | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| President rule | N/A | 1 year | N/A | |
| 7. | Chandrabhanu Gupta (3rd Term) | Ranikhet | 26 February 1969 to 17 February 1970 (356 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 8. | Chaudhary Charan Singh (2nd Term) | Chhaprauli | 18 February 1970 to 1 October 1970 (225 days) | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| President rule | N/A | 17 days | N/A | |
| 9. | Tribhuvan Narain Singh | MLC | 18 October 1970 to 3 April 1971 (167 days) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 10. | Kamalapati Tripathi | Chandauli | 4 April 1971 to 12 June 1973 (2 years 69 days) | Indian National Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 148 days | N/A | |
| 11. | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | Bara | 8 November 1973 to 29 November 1975 (2 years 21 days) | Indian National Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 52 days | N/A | |
| 12. | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | Kashipur | 21 January 1976 to 30 April 1977 (1 year 99 days) | Indian National Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 54 days | N/A | |
| 13. | Ram Naresh Yadav | Nidhauli Kalan | 23 June 1977 to 27 February 1979 (1 year 249 days) | Janata Party |
| 14. | Babu Banarasi Das | Hapur | 28 February 1979 to 17 February 1980 (354 days) | Janata Party |
| President rule | N/A | 113 days | N/A | |
| 15. | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Tindwari | 9 June 1980 to 18 July 1982 (2 years 39 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 16. | Sripati Mishra | Isauli | 19 July 1982 to 2 August 1984 (2 years 14 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 17. | Narayan Dutt Tiwari (2nd Term) | Kashipur | 3 August 1984 to 24 September 1985 (1 year 52 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 18. | Vir Bahadur Singh | Paniyara | 24 September 1985 to 24 June 1988 (2 years 274 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 19. | Narayan Dutt Tiwari (3rd Term) | Kashipur | 25 June 1988 to 5 December 1989 (1 year 163 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 20. | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Jaswantnagar | 5 December 1989 to 24 June 1991 (1 year 201 days) | Janata Dal |
| 21. | Kalyan Singh | Atrauli | 24 June 1991 to 6 December 1992 (1 year 165 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| President rule | N/A | 363 days | N/A | |
| 22. | Mulayam Singh Yadav (2nd Term) | Jaswantnagar | 4 December 1993 to 3 June 1995 (1 year 181 days) | Samajwadi Party |
| 23. | Mayawati | Harora | 3 June 1995 to 18 October 1995 (137 days) | Bahujan Samaj party |
| President rule | N/A | N/A | ||
| 24. | Mayawati (2nd Term) | Harora | 21 March 1997 to 21 September 1997 (184 days) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 25. | Kalyan Singh (2nd Term) | Atrauli | 21 September 1997 to 12 November 1999 (2 years 52 days) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 26. | Ram Prakash Gupta | MLC | 351 days | Bharatiya Janata party |
| 27. | Rajnath Singh | Haidergarh | 28 October 2000 to 8 March 2002 (1 year 131 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| President rule | N/A | 56 days | N/A | |
| 28. | Mayawati (3rd Term) | Harora | 3 May 2002 to 29 August 2003 (1 year 118 days) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 29. | Mulayam Singh Yadav (3rd Term) | Gunnaur | 29 August 2003 to 13 May 2007 (3 years 257 days) | Samajwadi Party |
| 30. | Mayawati (4th Term) | MLC | 13 May 2007 to 15 March 2012 (4 years 307 days) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 31. | Akhilesh Yadav | MLC | 15 March 2012 to 19 March 2017 (5 years 4 days) | Samajwadi Party |
| 32. | Yogi Adityanath | MLC | 19 March 2017 to present | Bharatiya Janata party |
⦿Did you know?
1.22 people served as chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh.
2.Uttar Pradesh had two women chief ministers— Sucheta Kripalani and Mayawati.
3.Jagdambika Pal is thus the shortest reigning chief minister of any Indian state. He served cm for 1 day only.
4.Uttar Pradesh is famous for the two gods Lord Rama and Lord Krishna birthplaces and it also attracts the people because of Taj Mahal.
5.Yogi Adityanath is an Indian Hindu monk and politician serving as the 22nd and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh of Indian state.
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