List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రి
Āndhra Pradēś Upamukhyamantri
Incumbent
Pawan Kalyan
since 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr./Mrs. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusDeputy head of government
Member ofAndhra Pradesh Legislature
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports toGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
SeatAndhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
AppointerThe Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderKonda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Formation1 October 1953; 70 years ago (1953-10-01)

The deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the deputy to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, who is the head of the government of Andhra Pradesh. The deputy chief minister is the second-highest-ranking member of the Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers.[1] A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry. 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.

In 1953, Andhra State consisted of North Andhra, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of the erstwhile Madras State.[2] Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956. On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, Telangana, was added to Andhra State. Andhra state formed from Madras state on 1953 oct 1. After 58 years, Telangana was carved out to form as a separate state on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy was first deputy chief minister since the state's formation in November 1956.[3] Pushpasreevani Pamula was the first women to hold the post, who has served from June 2019 to April 2022.[4][5]

The current incumbent Konidela Pawan Kalyan is from the Jana Sena Party since 16 June 2024.[6]

List of deputy chief ministers

1953–1956

Andhra State consisted of North Andhra, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras State in 1953. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy served as deputy CM under Prakasam and Bezawada Gopala Reddy.[7] Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956.

# Portrait Deputy Chief Minister Term of the office Election
(Assembly)
Party Chief Minister Government
Term start Term end Days in office
1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
1 October 1953 15 November 1954 1 year, 45 days 1952
(1st)
Indian National Congress Tanguturi Prakasam Prakasam
President's rule imposed during the period (15 November 1954–28 March 1955)[a]
(1) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Kalahasthi
30 March 1955 31 October 1956 1 year, 215 days 1955
(2nd)
Indian National Congress Bezawada Gopala Reddy Gopala

Since 1956

# Portrait Deputy Chief Minister Term of the office Election
(Assembly)
Party Chief Minister Government
Term start Term end
1
Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
(1890–1970)
MLA for Chevella
1959 11 January 1960 1955
(1st)
Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Neelam II
11 January 1960 12 March 1962 1957
(2nd)
Damodaram Sanjivayya Sanjivayya
2
J. V. Narsing Rao
MLA for Luxettipeta
1967 30 September 1971 1967
(4th)
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu II
30 September 1971 1972 1972
(5th)
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao Narasimha
President's rule imposed during the period (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973)[a]
3 C. Jagannatha Rao
(1924–2012)
MLA for Narsapur
24 February 1982 20 September 1982 1978
(6th)
Indian National Congress Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy Bhavanam
4 Koneru Ranga Rao
(1936–2010)
MLA for Tiruvuru
9 October 1992 12 December 1994 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Kotla I
5
Damodar Raja Narasimha
(born 1958)
MLA for Andole
10 June 2011[9] 1 February 2014[10] 2009
(13th)
N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Kiran
President's rule imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 7 June 2014)[a][b]
6
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
(born 1953)
MLA for Peddapuram
8 June 2014 23 May 2019 2014
(14th)
Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu Naidu III
K. E. Krishnamurthy
(born 1938)
MLA for Pattikonda
8 June 2014 23 May 2019
7
Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose
MLC
8 June 2019 18 June 2020 2019
(15th)
YSR Congress Party Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Jagan
Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
MLA for Kadapa
8 June 2019 7 April 2022
K. Narayana Swamy
MLA for Gangadhara Nellore
Pamula Pushpa Sreevani
(born 1986)
MLA for Kurupam
Alla Nani
(born 1969)
MLA for Eluru
8 Budi Mutyala Naidu
MLA for Madugula
11 April 2022 11 June 2024
Kottu Satyanarayana
MLA for Tadepalligudem
Peedika Rajanna Dora
MLA for Salur
9
Pawan Kalyan
MLA for Pithapuram
12 June 2024 Incumbent 2024
(16th)
Jana Sena Party N. Chandrababu Naidu Naidu IV

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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.[8]
  2. ^ After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. After state reorganisation Andhra Pradesh Sasana sabha seats come down from 294 to 175 seats.

References

  1. ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Current Affairs". A. Mukherjee & Company. 1963. p. 121. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ^ Cuddapah to be renamed after YSR
  4. ^ Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles
  5. ^ Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh
  6. ^ "Pawan Kalyan is Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM, key portfolios for the 3 women ministers". The Indian Express. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Current Affairs". A. Mukherjee & Company. 1963. p. 121. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
  9. ^ "Raja Narasimha is deputy CM". The Times of India. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ Reddy, B. Muralidhar; Joshua, Anita (28 February 2014). "Andhra Pradesh to be under President's Rule". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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