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List of deputy chief ministers of Telangana
| Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana | |
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| Telaṅgāṇa Upa Mukhyamantri | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 13 December 2018 | |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Appointer | Governor of Telangana |
| Inaugural holder | M. Mohamood Ali |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | www |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana is the deputy to the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is head of the government of Telangana. The deputy chief minister is the second highest ranking member of the Telangana Council of Ministers.[1] A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state 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 state with the support of a single party member or to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government, or in times of state 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.
The first deputy chief minister of Telangana was M. Mohamood Ali,[2] who was also Minister of Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation, ULC, Stamps & Registration in Chandrashekar Rao's first ministry. The second deputy chief minister was T. Rajaiah,[3] who took on the role in addition to his health ministership in K. Chandrashekar Rao's government. On 25 January 2015, the chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao dismissed Rajaiah in the wake of serious charges of corruption in his department and soon that day position of Rajaiah was replaced by Kadiyam Srihari[4] and he became the third deputy chief minister of the state.
The current government does not have a deputy chief minister and the post has been vacant since 13 December 2018.
List[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected Constituency | Political Party[lower-alpha 1] | Term of office[5] | Chief Minister | Appointed by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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M. Mohamood Ali (1952–) |
Member of the State Legislative Council | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 2 June 2014 | 12 December 2018 | 4 years, 193 days | K. Chandrashekar Rao | E. S. L. Narasimhan | ||
| 2 | 
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T. Rajaiah (1965–) |
Ghanpur (Station) | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 2 June 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 237 days | ||||
| 3 | 
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Kadiyam Srihari (1952–) |
Member of the State Legislative Council | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 25 January 2015 | 12 December 2018 | 3 years, 321 days | ||||
| Vacant (Since 13 December 2018) | |||||||||||
Statistics[edit]
- List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of premiership | |||
| 1 | M. Mohamood Ali | TRS | 4 years, 193 days | 4 years, 193 days |
| 2 | T. Rajaiah | TRS | 237 days | 237 days |
| 3 | Kadiyam Srihari | TRS | 3 years, 321 days | 3 years, 321 days |
- Timeline
- List by party
| No. | Political party | Number of Deputy chief ministers | Total days of holding Deputy CMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 3 | 1654 days |
- Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Chief Minister's Office
Living former deputy chief ministers[edit]
As of 28 February 2025, there are three living former deputy chief ministers of Telangana:
- Living former deputy chief ministers
M. Mohamood Ali
(2014–2018)
March 3, 1952
T. Rajaiah
(2014–2015)
July 12, 1965
Kadiyam Srihari
(2015–2018)
July 8, 1952
See also[edit]
- History of Telangana
- Elections in Telangana
- List of governors of Telangana
- Chief Secretariat of Telangana
- Telangana Legislative Assembly
- List of chief ministers of Telangana
- List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Notes[edit]
- ↑ This column only names the deputy chief minister's party. The state government he heads with chief minister may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
References[edit]
- ↑ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ↑ "KCR keeps his promise; Mehmood Ali becomes first Deputy CM of Telangana". Two Circles. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Rajaiah sacked". TheHindu. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Kodiyam Srikari: As EDUCATION MINISTER & DEPUTY CM
- ↑ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
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