List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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	Incumbent; Yogi Adityanath; since 19 March 2017
Style	The Honourable (Formal); Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Reports to	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Residence	5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow
Seat	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; (76 years ago)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister
Salary	₹365,000 (US$5,100)/monthly; ₹4,380,000 (US$61,000)/annually;
Website	Office of the Chief Minister

The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is the principal minister in chief of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.^[1]

On 26 January 1950 Govind Ballabh Pant, Premier of United Provinces, became the first Chief Minister of the newly renamed Uttar Pradesh. Including him, 11 out of UP's 21 chief ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress. Among these is V. P. Singh, a future Prime Minister of India, as was Charan Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal. On ten occasions, most recently in 2002, the state has come under President's rule, leaving the office of chief minister vacant. UP has also had two women chief ministers—Sucheta Kripalani and Mayawati. Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017; having taken the oath at 38 years of age, he is the youngest person to have held the office. Only two Chief Ministers completed their official tenure of five years, first being Sampurnanand and the second being Akhilesh Yadav.

Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party is serving as the incumbent chief minister since March 19, 2017.

Oath as the state chief minister[edit | edit source]

The Chief Minister serves 5 years in the office. The following is the Oath of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pardesh:

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.

Premier of United Provinces (1937–50)[edit | edit source]

The United Provinces, headquartered in Allahabad was a province of British India that comprised present day Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council.

Premier of United Provinces (1937–50)
No	Portrait	Name	Term of office^[2]			Party	Assembly	Appointee (Governor)
No	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Tenure	Party	Assembly	Appointee (Governor)
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	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	17 July 1937	2 November 1939	2 years, 108 days	Indian National Congress	1st Assembly (1937 Elections)	Sir Harry Graham Haig
-		Vacant (Governor's Rule)	3 November 1939	31 March 1946	6 years, 148 days	N/A	Dissolved	-
(2)		Govind Ballabh Pant	1 April 1946	25 January 1950	3 years, 299 days	Indian National Congress	2nd Assembly (1946 Elections)	Sir Francis Verner Wylie

Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh[edit | edit source]

No	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office^[2]^[3]		Tenure length	Assembly^[4] (Election)	Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1		Govind Ballabh Pant	Bareilly	26 January 1950	20 May 1952	4 years, 335 days	Provincial Assembly (1946 Elections)	Indian National Congress
1		Govind Ballabh Pant	Bareilly	20 May 1952	27 December 1954	4 years, 335 days	1st Assembly (1951 election)
2		Sampurnanand	Varanasi South	28 December 1954	9 April 1957	5 years, 344 days	1st Assembly (1951 election)
2		Sampurnanand	Varanasi South	10 April 1957	6 December 1960	5 years, 344 days	2nd Assembly (1957 election)
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Chandrabhanu Gupta	Ranikhet South	7 December 1960	14 March 1962	2 years, 298 days	2nd Assembly (1957 election)
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Chandrabhanu Gupta	Ranikhet South	14 March 1962	1 October 1963	2 years, 298 days	3rd Assembly (1962 election)
4		Sucheta Kripalani	Menhdawal	2 October 1963	13 March 1967	3 years, 162 days	3rd Assembly (1962 election)
(3)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Chandrabhanu Gupta	Ranikhet	14 March 1967	2 April 1967	19 days	4th Assembly (1967 election)
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Charan Singh	Chhaprauli	3 April 1967	25 February 1968	328 days	4th Assembly (1967 election)	Bharatiya Kranti Dal
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	25 February 1968	26 February 1969	1 year, 1 day	Dissolved	N/A
(3)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Chandrabhanu Gupta	Ranikhet	26 February 1969	17 February 1970	356 days	5th Assembly (1969 election)	Indian National Congress
(5)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Charan Singh	Chhaprauli	18 February 1970	1 October 1970	225 days		Bharatiya Kranti Dal
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	1 October 1970	18 October 1970	17 days		N/A
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Tribhuvan Narain Singh		18 October 1970	3 April 1971	167 days		Indian National Congress (O)
7	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Kamalapati Tripathi	Chandauli	4 April 1971	12 June 1973	2 years, 69 days		Indian National Congress
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	13 June 1973	8 November 1973	148 days		N/A
8		Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	Bara	8 November 1973	4 March 1974	2 years, 21 days		Indian National Congress
8		Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	Bara	5 March 1974	29 November 1975	2 years, 21 days	6th Assembly (1974 election)	Indian National Congress
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	30 November 1975	21 January 1976	52 days		N/A
9		Narayan Dutt Tiwari	Kashipur	21 January 1976	30 April 1977	1 year, 99 days		Indian National Congress
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	30 April 1977	23 June 1977	54 days	Dissolved	N/A
10	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Ram Naresh Yadav	Nidhauli Kalan	23 June 1977	27 February 1979	1 year, 249 days	7th Assembly (1977 election)	Janata Party
11		Banarasi Das	Hapur	28 February 1979	17 February 1980	354 days	7th Assembly (1977 election)	Janata Party
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	17 February 1980	9 June 1980	113 days	Dissolved	N/A
12	File:Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Sing, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	Tindwari	9 June 1980	18 July 1982	2 years, 39 days	8th Assembly (1980 election)	Indian National Congress
13	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Sripati Mishra	Isauli	19 July 1982	2 August 1984	2 years, 14 days
(9)		Narayan Dutt Tiwari	Kashipur	3 August 1984	10 March 1985	1 year, 52 days
(9)		Narayan Dutt Tiwari	Kashipur	11 March 1985	24 September 1985	1 year, 52 days	9th Assembly (1985 election)
14	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vir Bahadur Singh	Paniyara	24 September 1985	24 June 1988	2 years, 274 days
(9)		Narayan Dutt Tiwari	Kashipur	25 June 1988	5 December 1989	1 year, 163 days
15	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Jaswantnagar	5 December 1989	24 June 1991	1 year, 201 days	10th Assembly (1989 election)	Janata Dal
16	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Kalyan Singh	Atrauli	24 June 1991	6 December 1992	1 year, 165 days	11th Assembly (1991 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	6 December 1992	4 December 1993	363 days	Dissolved	N/A
(15)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Jaswantnagar	4 December 1993	3 June 1995	1 year, 181 days	12th Assembly (1993 election)	Samajwadi Party
17		Mayawati	N/A	3 June 1995	18 October 1995	137 days	12th Assembly (1993 election)	Bahujan Samaj Party
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)		18 October 1995	17 October 1996	1 year, 154 days	Dissolved	N/A
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)		17 October 1996	21 March 1997	1 year, 154 days	13th Assembly (1996 election)	N/A
(17)		Mayawati	Harora	21 March 1997	21 September 1997	184 days		Bahujan Samaj Party
(16)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Kalyan Singh	Atrauli	21 September 1997	12 November 1999	2 years, 52 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
18	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Ram Prakash Gupta	MLC	12 November 1999	28 October 2000	351 days
19		Rajnath Singh	Haidergarh	28 October 2000	7 March 2002	1 year, 131 days
–	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]} (President's rule)	N/A	8 March 2002	3 May 2002	56 days	Dissolved	N/A
(17)		Mayawati	Harora	3 May 2002	29 August 2003	1 year, 118 days	14th Assembly (2002 election)	Bahujan Samaj Party
(15)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Gunnaur	29 August 2003	13 May 2007	3 years, 257 days	14th Assembly (2002 election)	Samajwadi Party
(17)		Mayawati	MLC	13 May 2007	15 March 2012	4 years, 307 days	15th Assembly (2007 election)	Bahujan Samaj Party
20	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Akhilesh Yadav	MLC	15 March 2012	19 March 2017	5 years, 4 days	16th Assembly (2012 election)	Samajwadi Party
21		Yogi Adityanath	MLC	19 March 2017	25 March 2022	9 years, 153 days	17th Assembly (2017 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party
21		Yogi Adityanath	Gorakhpur Urban	25 March 2022	Incumbent	9 years, 153 days	18th Assembly (2022 election)	Bharatiya Janata Party

Living former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh[edit | edit source]

As of 19 August 2026, there are four Living former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh:

Living former Chief ministers
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Akhilesh Yadav
(2012–2017)
(1973-07-01) 1 July 1973 (age 53)
Mayawati
(1995, 1997, 2002-2003, 2007-2012)
(1956-01-15) 15 January 1956 (age 70)
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Mulayam Singh Yadav
(1989–1991, 1993–1995, 2003–2007)
(1939-11-22) 22 November 1939 (age 86)
Rajnath Singh
(2000-2002)
(1951-07-10) 10 July 1951 (age 75)

The most recent death of a former chief minister was that of Kalyan Singh on 21 August 2021 aged 89.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

List of chief ministers by length of term

No.	Name	Party	Length of term
No.	Name	Party	Longest continuous term	Total years of chief ministership
1	Mayawati	BSP	4 years, 307 days	7 years, 16 days
2	Mulayam Singh Yadav	SP	3 years, 257 days	6 years, 274 days
3	Sampurnanand	INC	5 years, 344 days	5 years, 344 days
4	Yogi Adityanath	BJP	9 years, 153 days	9 years, 153 days
5	Akhilesh Yadav	SP	5 years, 4 days	5 years, 4 days
6	Govind Ballabh Pant	INC	4 years, 335 days	4 years, 335 days
7	Narayan Dutt Tiwari	INC	1 year, 163 days	3 years, 314 days
8	Chandra Bhanu Gupta	INC	2 years, 298 days	3 years, 308 days
9	Kalyan Singh	BJP	2 years, 52 days	3 years, 217 days
10	Sucheta Kriplani	INC	3 years, 162 days	3 years, 162 days
11	Vir Bahadur Singh	INC	2 years, 274 days	2 years, 274 days
12	Kamalapati Tripathi	INC	2 years, 69 days	2 years, 69 days
13	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	INC	2 years, 39 days	2 years, 39 days
14	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	INC	2 years, 21 days	2 years, 21 days
15	Sripati Mishra	INC	2 years, 14 days	2 years, 14 days
16	Ram Naresh Yadav	JP	1 year, 249 days	1 year, 249 days
17	Chaudhary Charan Singh	BKD	328 days	1 year, 188 days
18	Rajnath Singh	BJP	1 year, 131 days	1 year, 131 days
19	Babu Banarasi Das	JP	354 days	354 days
20	Ram Prakash Gupta	BJP	351 days	351 days
21	Tribhuvan Narain Singh	INC(O)	167 days	167 days

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[5]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^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 Uttar Pradesh as well.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Chief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.
↑ President's rule. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.
↑ Date of Constitution & Dissolution of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.
↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

External links[edit | edit source]

"Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh". The Indian Express. 15 May 2007. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.

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[5] 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.

[PR-7] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.^[5]

[term1-1] 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 Uttar Pradesh as well.

[CM-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Chief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.

[3] President's rule. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.

[4] Date of Constitution & Dissolution of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.

[6] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

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Geography	Geography of Uttar Pradesh Bakhira Sanctuary Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Chandra Prabha Sanctuary Dudhwa National Park Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Hastinapur Sanctuary Kachhua Sanctuary Kaimoor Sanctuary Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary Mahavir Swami Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Okhla Sanctuary Patna Bird Sanctuary Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Saman Sanctuary Samaspur Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary Suhelva Sanctuary Sur Sarovar Sanctuary Vijai Sagar Sanctuary Climate
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Languages	Western Hindi Braj Bhasha Kannauji Hindustani Hindi Urdu Bundeli Eastern Hindi Awadhi Bagheli Bihari Bhojpuri
Literature	Vedas Epic poetry Sanskrit Hindi Urdu Bhojpuri
Culture	Culture of Uttar Pradesh Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb Music of Uttar Pradesh Hindustani classical music
Music and dance	Music of Uttar Pradesh Hindustani classical music Kathak Nautanki
Economy	Economy of Uttar Pradesh Conglomerates
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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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Incumbent Yogi Adityanath since 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Reports to	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Residence	5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow
Seat	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.^[1]
Precursor	Premier of United Provinces
Inaugural holder	Govind Ballabh Pant
Formation	26 January 1950 (76 years ago) (1950-01-26)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister
Salary	₹365,000 (US$5,100)/monthly ₹4,380,000 (US$61,000)/annually
Website	Office of the Chief Minister