List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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Incumbent Yogi Adityanath since 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Uttar Pradesh Legislature Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Residence	5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow
Seat	Lok Bhavan, Lucknow
Appointer	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Precursor	Premier of United Provinces
Inaugural holder	Govind Ballabh Pant
Formation	26 January 1950 (75 years ago) (1950-01-26)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister
Salary	₹365,000 (US$6,200)/monthly ₹4,380,000 (US$74,000)/annually
Website	Office of the Chief Minister

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is the main leader of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Think of them as the head of the state's team. The Governor is the official head, but the Chief Minister actually runs things.

After elections for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the Governor usually asks the party with the most seats to form the government. The Governor then appoints the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister and their team (called the council of ministers) work together and are responsible to the assembly. A Chief Minister serves for five years, as long as they have the support of the assembly. There's no limit to how many times someone can be Chief Minister.

On January 26, 1950, Govind Ballabh Pant became the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Before that, he was the Premier of the United Provinces. Many Chief Ministers, 11 out of 21, have been from the Indian National Congress party. Some, like V. P. Singh and Charan Singh, even became Prime Ministers of India later on.

Sometimes, the state has been under "President's rule" (when the central government takes control). This has happened ten times. Uttar Pradesh has also had two women Chief Ministers: Sucheta Kripalani and Mayawati. Akhilesh Yadav was the youngest Chief Minister, taking office at 38 years old in 2012. Only three Chief Ministers have completed their full five-year term: Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, and Yogi Adityanath.

Yogi Adityanath from the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Chief Minister. He has been in office since March 19, 2017.

What a Chief Minister Does

The Chief Minister is like the captain of the state's government team. They lead the council of ministers and make important decisions for Uttar Pradesh. They work to make sure the state runs smoothly and that people's needs are met.

Taking the Oath of Office

When someone becomes Chief Minister, they take an oath. This is a promise to be loyal to the Constitution of India and to do their job well. They promise to serve the people of Uttar Pradesh fairly and without bias.

I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of Uttar Pradesh and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

Before Uttar Pradesh: United Provinces

Before Uttar Pradesh became a state in 1950, it was called the United Provinces. This area included parts of today's Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It was part of British India.

Leaders of United Provinces (1937–1950)

The United Provinces had leaders called "Prime Ministers" before India became fully independent. Here are some of them:

Prime Ministers of United Provinces (1937–50)
No	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Party		Assembly	Appointee (Governor)
			Took office	Left office	Tenure
1	Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari	The Nawab of Chhatri	3 April 1937	16 July 1937	104 days	Independent		1st Assembly (1937 elections)	Sir Harry Graham Haig
2	Govind Ballabh Pant	Govind Ballabh Pant	17 July 1937	2 November 1939	2 years, 108 days	Indian National Congress
-		Vacant (Governor's Rule)	3 November 1939	31 March 1946	6 years, 148 days	N/A		Dissolved	-
(2)	Govind Ballabh Pant	Govind Ballabh Pant	1 April 1946	26 January 1950	3 years, 300 days	Indian National Congress		2nd Assembly (1946 elections)	Sir Francis Verner Wylie

Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (Since 1950)

Here is a list of all the people who have served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since it became a state in 1950.

No	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (Election)	Party
1	Govind Ballabh Pant	Govind Ballabh Pant	Bareilly	26 January 1950	20 May 1952	4 years, 336 days	Provincial Assembly (1946 elections)	Indian National Congress
				20 May 1952	28 December 1954		1st (1951 election)
2	Sampurnanand	Sampurnanand	Varanasi South	28 December 1954	9 April 1957	5 years, 345 days
				10 April 1957	7 December 1960		2nd (1957 election)
3		Chandra Bhanu Gupta	Ranikhet South	7 December 1960	14 March 1962	2 years, 299 days
				14 March 1962	2 October 1963		3rd (1962 election)
4	Sucheta Kripalani	Sucheta Kripalani	Menhdawal	2 October 1963	14 March 1967	3 years, 163 days
(3)		Chandra Bhanu Gupta	Ranikhet	14 March 1967	3 April 1967	20 days	4th (1967 election)
5	Charan Singh	Charan Singh	Chhaprauli	3 April 1967	25 February 1968	328 days		Bharatiya Kranti Dal
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	25 February 1968	26 February 1969	1 year, 1 day	Dissolved	N/A
(3)		Chandra Bhanu Gupta	Ranikhet	26 February 1969	18 February 1970	357 days	5th (1969 election)	Indian National Congress
(5)	Charan Singh	Charan Singh	Chhaprauli	18 February 1970	1 October 1970	225 days		Bharatiya Kranti Dal
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	1 October 1970	18 October 1970	17 days		N/A
6		Tribhuvan Narain Singh		18 October 1970	4 April 1971	168 days		Indian National Congress (O)
7	Kamalapati Tripathi	Kamalapati Tripathi	Chandauli	4 April 1971	13 June 1973	2 years, 70 days		Indian National Congress
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	13 June 1973	8 November 1973	148 days		N/A
8	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	Bara	8 November 1973	4 March 1974	2 years, 22 days		Indian National Congress
				5 March 1974	30 November 1975		6th (1974 election)
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	30 November 1975	21 January 1976	52 days		N/A
9		Narayan Datt Tiwari	Kashipur	21 January 1976	30 April 1977	1 year, 99 days		Indian National Congress
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	30 April 1977	23 June 1977	54 days	Dissolved	N/A
10	Ram Naresh Yadav	Ram Naresh Yadav	Nidhauli Kalan	23 June 1977	28 February 1979	1 year, 250 days	7th (1977 election)	Janata Party
11	Banarasi Das	Banarasi Das	Hapur	28 February 1979	17 February 1980	354 days
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	17 February 1980	9 June 1980	113 days	Dissolved	N/A
12	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	Tindwari	9 June 1980	19 July 1982	2 years, 40 days	8th (1980 election)	Indian National Congress
13		Sripati Mishra	Isauli	19 July 1982	3 August 1984	2 years, 15 days
(9)		Narayan Datt Tiwari	Kashipur	3 August 1984	10 March 1985	1 year, 52 days
				11 March 1985	24 September 1985		9th (1985 election)
14		Vir Bahadur Singh	Paniyara	24 September 1985	25 June 1988	2 years, 275 days
(9)		Narayan Datt Tiwari	Kashipur	25 June 1988	5 December 1989	1 year, 163 days
15	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Jaswantnagar	5 December 1989	24 June 1991	1 year, 201 days	10th (1989 election)	Janata Dal
16	Kalyan Singh	Kalyan Singh	Atrauli	24 June 1991	6 December 1992	1 year, 165 days	11th (1991 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	6 December 1992	4 December 1993	363 days	Dissolved	N/A
(15)	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Jaswantnagar	4 December 1993	3 June 1995	1 year, 181 days	12th (1993 election)	Samajwadi Party
17	Mayawati	Mayawati	N/A	3 June 1995	18 October 1995	137 days		Bahujan Samaj Party
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)		18 October 1995	17 October 1996	1 year, 154 days	Dissolved	N/A
				17 October 1996	21 March 1997		13th (1996 election)
(17)	Mayawati	Mayawati	Harora	21 March 1997	21 September 1997	184 days		Bahujan Samaj Party
(16)	Kalyan Singh	Kalyan Singh	Atrauli	21 September 1997	12 November 1999	2 years, 52 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
18		Ram Prakash Gupta	MLC	12 November 1999	28 October 2000	351 days
19	Rajnath Singh	Rajnath Singh	Haidergarh	28 October 2000	8 March 2002	1 year, 131 days
–	Emblem of India	Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	8 March 2002	3 May 2002	56 days	Dissolved	N/A
(17)	Mayawati	Mayawati	Harora	3 May 2002	29 August 2003	1 year, 118 days	14th (2002 election)	Bahujan Samaj Party
(15)	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Gunnaur	29 August 2003	13 May 2007	3 years, 257 days		Samajwadi Party
(17)	Mayawati	Mayawati	MLC	13 May 2007	15 March 2012	4 years, 307 days	15th (2007 election)	Bahujan Samaj Party
20	Akhilesh Yadav	Akhilesh Yadav	MLC	15 March 2012	19 March 2017	5 years, 4 days	16th (2012 election)	Samajwadi Party
21	Yogi Adityanath	Yogi Adityanath	MLC	19 March 2017	25 March 2022	8 years, 86 days	17th (2017 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
			Gorakhpur Urban	25 March 2022	Incumbent		18th (2022 election)

Timeline of Chief Ministers

This timeline shows how long each Chief Minister served and which political party they belonged to. The pie chart below shows the overall representation of different parties.

Representation of chief ministers by party      Indian National Congress (45.23%)     Bharatiya Janata Party (18.22%)     Samajwadi Party (13.92%)     Bahujan Samaj Party (9.61%)     Janata Party (3.61%)     Bharatiya Kranti Dal (2.07%)     Indian National Congress (O) (0.62%)     Janata Dal (0.42%)     President's Rule (6.3%)