List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
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Abbreviation | CM |
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Residence | 40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar |
Seat | Civil Secretariat Jammu, Old Heritage City, Jammu and Kashmir |
Nominator | Members of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Appointer | Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
Term length | At the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
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Inaugural holder | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq |
Formation | 30 March 1965 |
Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
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Website | Official website: https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/ |
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is like the main leader or boss of the government in Jammu and Kashmir. Think of them as the head of the team that runs the union territory.
According to India's rules, the Lieutenant Governor is the official head. However, the Chief Minister actually has the most power to make decisions and lead. After elections for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor usually asks the political party (or group of parties) that won the most votes to form the government.
The Lieutenant Governor chooses the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister then picks a team of ministers, called the council of ministers. This team works together and is responsible to the assembly.
The job of Chief Minister started on 6 June 1965. Before that, the leader was called the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The first Chief Minister was Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq. He was the Prime Minister before the change. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was later divided and changed into a union territory on 31 October 2019.
The Chief Minister's office was empty from 20 June 2018. During this time, the area was under special rules, first by the Governor, then by the President of India. After Jammu and Kashmir became a union territory in October 2019, the Lieutenant Governor managed things. This continued until a new Chief Minister was chosen after the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.
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Past Leaders: Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)
Before 1965, the top leader of Jammu and Kashmir was called the Prime Minister. Here's a list of who held this important role.
Political Party Colors Indian National Congress National Conference Independent
No. | Picture | Name | Area Represented | Time in Office | Assembly | Appointed By | Party | |||
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Mehr Chand Mahajan | Not Applicable | 15 October 1947 | 5 March 1948 | 142 days | Temporary Government | Hari Singh
(King) |
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Sheikh Abdullah | Not Applicable | 5 March 1948 | 31 October 1951 | 5 years, 157 days | National Conference | |||
31 October 1951 | 9 August 1953 | 1st
(1951 Election) |
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3 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | Safa Kadal | 9 August 1953 | 25 March 1957 | 10 years, 125 days | Karan Singh
(Head of State) |
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25 March 1957 | 18 February 1962 | 2nd
(1957 Election) |
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18 February 1962 | 12 October 1963 | 3rd
(1962 Election) |
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4 | Khwaja Shamsuddin | Anantnag | 12 October 1963 | 29 February 1964 | 140 days | |||||
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Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Tankipura | 29 February 1964 | 30 March 1965 | 1 year, 30 days | Indian National Congress |
Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–2019)
After 1965, the leader of Jammu and Kashmir was called the Chief Minister. This section lists the people who served in this role until 2019.
No. | Picture | Name | Area Represented | Time in Office | Assembly | Party | |||
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Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Tankipura | 30 March 1965 | 21 February 1967 | 6 years, 257 days | 3rd
(1962 Election) |
Indian National Congress | |
Amira Kadal | 21 February 1967 | 12 December 1971 | 4th
(1967 Election) |
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2 | Syed Mir Qasim | Verinag | 12 December 1971 | 17 June 1972 | 3 years, 75 days | ||||
17 June 1972 | 25 February 1975 | 5th
(1972 Election) |
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Sheikh Abdullah | MLC | 25 February 1975 | 26 March 1977 | 2 years, 29 days | National Conference | ||
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 26 March 1977 | 9 July 1977 | 105 days | Assembly Closed | N/A | |
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Sheikh Abdullah | Ganderbal | 9 July 1977 | 8 September 1982 | 5 years, 61 days | 6th
(1977 Election) |
National Conference | |
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Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 8 September 1982 | 24 November 1983 | 1 year, 298 days | |||
24 November 1983 | 2 July 1984 | 7th
(1983 Election) |
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5 | Ghulam Mohammad Shah | MLC | 2 July 1984 | 6 March 1986 | 1 year, 247 days | Awami National Conference | |||
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 6 March 1986 | 5 September 1986 | 183 days | N/A | ||
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No Chief Minister (President's rule) |
N/A | 6 September 1986 | 7 November 1986 | 62 days | |||
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Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 7 November 1986 | 23 March 1987 | 3 years, 73 days | National Conference | ||
23 March 1987 | 19 January 1990 | 8th
(1987 Election) |
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 19 January 1990 | 18 July 1990 | 180 days | Assembly Closed | N/A | |
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No Chief Minister (President's rule) |
N/A | 19 July 1990 | 9 October 1996 | 6 years, 82 days | |||
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Farooq Abdullah | Ganderbal | 9 October 1996 | 18 October 2002 | 6 years, 9 days | 9th (1996 Election) |
National Conference | |
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 18 October 2002 | 2 November 2002 | 15 days | 10th (2002 Election) |
N/A | |
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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Pahalgam | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | People's Democratic Party | ||
7 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Bhaderwah | 2 November 2005 | 11 July 2008 | 2 years, 252 days | Indian National Congress | |||
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 11 July 2008 | 5 January 2009 | 178 days | Assembly Closed | N/A | |
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Omar Abdullah | Ganderbal | 5 January 2009 | 8 January 2015 | 6 years, 3 days | 11th (2008 Election) |
National Conference | |
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 8 January 2015 | 1 March 2015 | 52 days | 12th (2014 Election) |
N/A | |
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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Anantnag | 1 March 2015 | 7 January 2016 | 312 days | People's Democratic Party | ||
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 7 January 2016 | 4 April 2016 | 88 days | N/A | ||
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Mehbooba Mufti | Anantnag | 4 April 2016 | 20 June 2018 | 2 years, 77 days | People's Democratic Party | ||
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No Chief Minister (Governor's rule) |
N/A | 20 June 2018 | 19 December 2018 | 182 days | Assembly Closed | N/A | |
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No Chief Minister (President's rule) |
N/A | 20 December 2018 | 30 October 2019 | 314 days |
Chief Ministers of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019–Present)
In 2019, Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory. Here's who has served as Chief Minister since then.
See also
- Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Government of Jammu and Kashmir