List of deputy chief ministers of Delhi

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Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
Seal of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.svg
Emblem of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
ManishSisodia (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Manish Sisodia
since 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14)
Delhi Legislative Assembly
Member of
NominatorChief Minister Delhi
AppointerLieutenant Governor of Delhi
Term lengthDuring the life of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural holderManish Sisodia
Formation14 February 2015; 10 years ago (2015-02-14)
Websitedelhi.gov.in

The Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the deputy to the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, who is head of the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The deputy chief minister is the second highest ranking member of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Council of Ministers.[1] A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the capital territory ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the capital territory with the support of a single party member or to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government, or in times of capital territory emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary. On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level.

Since 1952, National Capital Territory of Delhi has had only one deputy chief minister, who belongs to Aam Aadmi Party, its one of the founding members Manish Sisodia is an inaugural and current holder of the office who sworn in two times by winning the 2015[2] and 2020[3] assembly elections consecutively.

The current incumbent is Manish Sisodia of the Aam Aadmi Party since 14 February 2015.

List[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Elected Constituency Political Party[lower-alpha 1] Term of office[4] Chief Minister Appointed by
1 ManishSisodia (cropped).jpg Manish Sisodia
(1972–) 		Patparganj Aam Aadmi Party 14 February 2015 15 February 2020 10 years, 256 days Arvind Kejriwal Najeeb Jung
16 February 2020 Incumbent Anil Baijal

Statistics[edit | edit source]

List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
No. Name Party Length of term
Longest continuous term Total years of premiership
1 Manish Sisodia AAP 10 years, 256 days 10 years, 256 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding Deputy CMO (28 October 2025)
No. Political party Number of Deputy chief ministers Total days of holding Deputy CMO
1 Aam Aadmi Party 1 3909 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Chief Minister's Office
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
AAP
Manish Sisodia

Living former deputy chief minister[edit | edit source]

As of 28 October 2025, there is no living former deputy chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ This column only names the deputy chief minister's party. The capital territory government he heads with chief minister may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Kejriwal appointed Delhi Chief Minister and Sisodia Deputy Chief minister The Hindu
  3. ↑ Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi's CM for 3rd time and Sisodia as Deputy CM Business Standard
  4. ↑ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
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