List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent Nara Chandrababu Naidu since 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)
Chief Minister's Office (Government of Andhra Pradesh)
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
Abbreviation	CMO AP
Member of	Andhra Pradesh Legislature Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Seat	Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati
Appointer	The Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Term length	5 years Subject to assembly confidence
Inaugural holder	Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Formation	1 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-01)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is like the main boss or leader of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. They are the one who runs the government day-to-day.

India has a special rulebook called the Constitution of India. It says that the Governor is the official head of the state. This is called de jure head, meaning "by law." But the real power, the de facto power, meaning "in practice," is with the Chief Minister.

After elections for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's Governor asks the political party (or group of parties) that won the most seats to form the government. The Governor then chooses the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister works with a team of other ministers, called the Council of Ministers. This team is responsible to the assembly, meaning they have to answer to the elected members.

As long as the Chief Minister has the support of the assembly, they usually stay in office for five years. There is no limit to how many times someone can be Chief Minister.

Since 1953, there have been 19 Chief Ministers in Andhra Pradesh. Most of them were from the Indian National Congress (INC) party. In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam from the INC became the first Chief Minister of the Andhra State. Later, in 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, also from the INC, became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after the states were reorganized.

The person who served as Chief Minister for the longest time was N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He held the job for more than thirteen years over different periods. On the other hand, N. Bhaskara Rao from the TDP had the shortest time in office, only 31 days.

N. Chandrababu Naidu was also the first Chief Minister of the state after Telangana became a separate state in 2014. Interestingly, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy later became the President of India. Also, P. V. Narasimha Rao, who was the fourth Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, later became the Prime Minister of India.

N. T. Rama Rao from the TDP was the first Chief Minister who was not from the Indian National Congress party. Sometimes, the central government takes control of the state government. This is called President's rule. It has happened three times in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.

The current Chief Minister is N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party. He started his current term on June 12, 2024.

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh

This section lists all the Chief Ministers who have led Andhra Pradesh and its earlier form, the Andhra State.

Andhra State (1953–1956)

Andhra State (1953–1956)

The Andhra State was created on October 1, 1953. This happened after a big movement called the Andhra movement. The Indian Parliament passed a law in September 1953 to make this state. A brave leader named Potti Sreeramulu went on a hunger strike, and his sacrifice helped make the demand for a new state based on the Telugu-speaking region a reality.

The new Andhra State included 11 districts from the Madras State. Its capital was Kurnool. It had a unicameral system, meaning it had one main law-making body, the legislative assembly.

Only two people served as Chief Minister during this time. Both of them were from the Indian National Congress Party.

#	Portrait		Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency	Term of the office			Election (Assembly)	Party	Government	Appointed by (Governor)
				Term start	Term end	Duration
1			Tanguturi Prakasam (1913–1996) –	1 October 1953	15 November 1954	1 year, 45 days	1952 (1st)	Indian National Congress	Prakasam	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
President's rule imposed during the period (15 November 1954 – 28 March 1955)
2			Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Atmakur	28 March 1955	31 October 1956	1 year, 217 days	1955 (2nd)	Indian National Congress	Gopala	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

Andhra Pradesh (Since 1956)

Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)

Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)

The state of Andhra Pradesh was officially formed on November 1, 1956. This happened because of the States Reorganisation Act passed in August 1956. This law also dissolved Hyderabad State. Parts of Hyderabad State joined Mysore State and Bombay State. The Telugu-speaking areas were added to Andhra State, creating the new Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh then had a bicameral parliamentary system. This means it had two law-making bodies: the Legislative Council (upper house) and the Legislative Assembly (lower house).

The capital was first in Hyderabad. But in 2017, it moved to Amaravati. This change happened after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act in 2014. This act also created the new state of Telangana on June 2, 2014. The number of seats in the assembly also changed from 294 to 175. Even with these big changes, the state is still known as Andhra Pradesh.

Today, there are 175 seats in the assembly. The legislative council has 58 members. N. Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP has been the Chief Minister for the longest time. After him, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy of the INC served for a long period. The Indian National Congress (INC) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have been the main ruling parties in Andhra Pradesh.

#	Portrait		Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency	Term of the office			Election (Assembly)	Party	Government	Appointed by (Governor)
				Term start	Term end	Duration
1			Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Srikalahasti	1 November 1956	11 January 1960	3 years, 71 days	1955 (1st)	Indian National Congress	Sanjiva I	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
							1957 (2nd)		Sanjiva II
2			Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) MLA for Kurnool	11 January 1960	12 March 1962	2 years, 60 days			Sanjivayya	Bhim Sen Sachar
(1)			Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Dhone	12 March 1962	20 February 1964	1 year, 345 days	1962 (3rd)		Sanjiva III
3			Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA for Narasaraopet	21 February 1964	30 September 1971	7 years, 221 days			Brahmananda I	Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
							1967 (4th)		Brahmananda II	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
4			Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MLA for Manthani	30 September 1971	10 January 1973	1 year, 102 days	1972 (5th)	Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Narasimha	Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
President's rule imposed during the period (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973)
5			Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MLA for Vemsoor	10 December 1973	6 March 1978	4 years, 86 days	1972 (5th)	Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Vengala	Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
6			Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Medchal	6 March 1978	10 October 1980	2 years, 218 days	1978 (6th)	Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna I	Sharda Mukherjee
7			Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) MLC	11 October 1980	24 February 1982	1 year, 136 days			Anjaiah	K. C. Abraham
8			Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy (1931–2002) MLC	24 February 1982	20 September 1982	208 days			Venkatarami
9			Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Kurnool	20 September 1982	9 January 1983	111 days			Vijaya I
10			Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati	9 January 1983	16 August 1984	1 year, 220 days	1983 (7th)	Telugu Desam Party	Taraka I
11			Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 1935) MLA for Vemuru	16 August 1984	16 September 1984	31 days			Bhaskara	Thakur Ram Lal
(10)			Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati 1984–1985 MLA for Hindupur 1985–1989	16 September 1984	9 March 1985	174 days			Taraka I	Shankar Dayal Sharma
				9 March 1985	2 December 1989	4 years, 268 days	1985 (8th)		Taraka II
(6)			Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Sanathnagar	3 December 1989	17 December 1990	1 year, 14 days	1989 (9th)	Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna II	Kumudben Joshi
12			Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy (1935–2014) MLA for Venkatagiri	17 December 1990	9 October 1992	1 year, 297 days			Janardhana	Krishan Kant
(9)			Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Panyam	9 October 1992	12 December 1994	2 years, 64 days			Vijaya II
(10)			Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Hindupur	12 December 1994	1 September 1995	263 days	1994 (10th)	Telugu Desam Party	Taraka III
13			Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	1 September 1995	11 October 1999	4 years, 40 days			Naidu I
				11 October 1999	13 May 2004	4 years, 215 days	1999 (11th)		Naidu II	C. Rangarajan
14			Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA for Pulivendla	14 May 2004	20 May 2009	5 years, 6 days	2004 (12th)	Indian National Congress	Rajasekhara I	Surjit Singh Barnala
				20 May 2009	2 September 2009	105 days	2009 (13th)		Rajasekhara II	N. D. Tiwari
15			Konijeti Rosaiah (1933–2021) MLC	3 September 2009	24 November 2010	1 year, 82 days			Rosaiah
16			Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 1959) MLA for Pileru	25 November 2010	1 March 2014	3 years, 96 days			Kiran	E. S. L. Narasimhan
President's rule imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 7 June 2014)
(13)			Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	8 June 2014	29 May 2019	4 years, 355 days	2014 (14th)	Telugu Desam Party	Naidu III	E. S. L. Narasimhan
17			Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 1972) MLA for Pulivendla	30 May 2019	11 June 2024	5 years, 12 days	2019 (15th)	YSR Congress Party	Jagan
(13)			Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	12 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 8 days	2024 (16th)	Telugu Desam Party	Naidu IV	Syed Abdul Nazeer

Chief Minister Facts and Figures

This section shares some interesting facts and numbers about the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh.

Chief Ministers by Time in Office

This table shows how long each Chief Minister has served.

Chief Ministers by Political Party

This table shows which political parties have had Chief Ministers and for how long.

Chief Ministers Timeline

This timeline shows when each Chief Minister served and which party they belonged to.

See also

• History of Andhra Pradesh
• Elections in Andhra Pradesh
• List of governors of Andhra Pradesh
• List of chief ministers of Telangana
• List of chief ministers of Hyderabad State
• List of current Indian chief ministers
• List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh