List of chief ministers of Rajasthan

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Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Emblem Rajasthan.png
Ashok Gehlot.jpg
Incumbent
Ashok Gehlot

since 17 December 2018
Government of Rajasthan
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
TypeHead of Government
StatusLeader of the Executive
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceResident of Daron Ka Bas, Mahamandir, Jodhpur
SeatSecretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan
AppointerGovernor of Rajasthan by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderHeera Lal Shastri
Formation7 April 1949
(74 years ago)
 (1949-04-07)
Salary
  • 175,000 (US$2,500)/monthly
  • 2,100,000 (US$29,000)/annually
Websiteofficial website

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. 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 Rajasthan 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]

From 1949, 13 people have been Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is only female to serve as the chief minister of the state. After securing majority in 2018 assembly election, Ashok Gehlot of the Indian National Congress assumed office on 17 December 2018.

Chief minister of Ajmer State[edit]

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly

(election)

Party[lower-alpha 1]
1 Pt. Haribhau Upadhyaya.jpg Haribhau Upadhyaya 24 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 221 days 1st

(1952)

Indian National Congress

Chief ministers of Rajasthan[edit]

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly

(election)

Party[lower-alpha 2]
1 Hiralal Shastri 1976 stamp of India.jpg Heera Lal Shastri N/A 7 April 1949 6 January 1951 1 year, 274 days Indian National Congress
2 C. S. Venkatachar N/A 6 January 1951 26 April 1951 110 days
3 Jai Narayan Vyas 1974 stamp of India.jpg Jai Narayan Vyas N/A 26 April 1951 3 March 1952 312 days
4 Tika Ram Paliwal Mahuwa 3 March 1952 1 November 1952 243 days 1st

(1952 election)

(3) Jai Narayan Vyas 1974 stamp of India.jpg Jai Narayan Vyas Kishangarh 1 November 1952 13 November 1954 2 years, 12 days
5 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India.jpg Mohan Lal Sukhadia Udaipur 13 November 1954 11 April 1957 12 years, 120 days
11 April 1957 11 March 1962 2nd

(1957 election)

12 March 1962 13 March 1967 3rd

(1962 election)

Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 13 March 1967 26 April 1967 44 days N/A
(5) Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India.jpg Mohan Lal Sukhadia Udaipur 26 April 1967 9 July 1971 4 years, 74 days 4th

(1967 election)

Indian National Congress
6 Barkatullah Khan Tijara 9 July 1971 11 October 1973 2 years, 94 days
5th

(1972 election)

7 Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 11 October 1973 29 April 1977 3 years, 200 days
Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 29 April 1977 22 June 1977 54 days N/A
8 BS Shekhawat.jpg Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 22 June 1977 16 February 1980 2 years, 239 days 6th

(1977 election)

Janata Party
Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 16 February 1980 6 June 1980 111 days N/A
9 Jagannath Pahadia.jpg Jagannath Pahadia Weir 6 June 1980 14 July 1981 1 year, 38 days 7th

(1980 election)

Indian National Congress
10 The Governor of Assam, Shri Shiv Charan Mathur calls on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on July 23, 2008 (cropped).jpg Shiv Charan Mathur Mandalgarh 14 July 1981 23 February 1985 3 years, 224 days
11 Hira Lal Devpura Kumbhalgarh 23 February 1985 10 March 1985 15 days
(7) Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 10 March 1985 20 January 1988 2 years, 316 days 8th

(1985 election)

(10) The Governor of Assam, Shri Shiv Charan Mathur calls on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on July 23, 2008 (cropped).jpg Shiv Charan Mathur Mandalgarh 20 January 1988 4 December 1989 1 year, 318 days
(7) Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 4 December 1989 4 March 1990 90 days
(8) BS Shekhawat.jpg Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 4 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 286 days 9th

(1990 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
Emblem of India.svg Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule)
N/A 15 December 1992 4 December 1993 354 days N/A
(8) BS Shekhawat.jpg Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bali 4 December 1993 1 December 1998 4 years, 362 days 10th

(1993 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Ashok Gehlot.jpg Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 1 December 1998 8 December 2003 5 years, 7 days 11th
(1998 election)
Indian National Congress
13 Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.JPG Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 8 December 2003 12 December 2008 5 years, 4 days 12th

(2003 elections)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(12) Ashok Gehlot.jpg Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 12 December 2008 13 December 2013 5 years, 1 day 13th

(2008 elections)

Indian National Congress
(13) Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.JPG Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 13 December 2013 17 December 2018 5 years, 4 days 14th

(2013 elections)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(12) Ashok Gehlot.jpg Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 17 December 2018 Incumbent 5 years, 102 days 15th

(2018 elections)

Indian National Congress

Timeline[edit]

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from: 01/11/1952 till: 12/11/1954 color:inc text:"Jai Narayan Vyas" fontsize:10
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from: 26/04/1967 till: 09/07/1971 color:inc text:"Mohan Lal Sukhadia" fontsize:10
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from: 12/12/2008 till: 13/12/2013 color:inc
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Statistics[edit]

List of chief ministers by length of term[edit]

No. Name Party Total years of chief ministership
1 Mohan Lal Sukhadia INC 16 years, 194 days
2. Ashok Gehlot INC 14 years, 216 days
3. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP 10 years, 157 days
4. Vasundhara Raje BJP 10 years, 8 days
5. Hari Dev Joshi INC 6 years, 241 days
6. Shiv Charan Mathur INC 5 years, 117 days
7. Haribhau Upadhyaya INC 4 years, 221 days
8. Jai Narayan Vyas INC 2 years, 324 days
9. Barkatullah Khan INC 2 years, 94 days
10. Heera Lal Shastri INC 1 years, 274 days
11. Jagannath Pahadia INC 1 years, 38 days
12. Tika Ram Paliwal INC 243 days
13. C. S. Venkatachar INC 110 days
14 Hira Lal Devpura INC 15 days

Notes[edit]

Notes
  1. 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.
  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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[2]
Reference
  1. 1.0 1.1 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 Rajasthan as well.
  2. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

External links[edit]

Template:Chief Ministers of Rajasthan

Template:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states