| Chief Minister ofTelangana | |
|---|---|
| Telaṅgāṇa Mukhya Mantrī | |
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| Chief Minister's Office Government of Telangana | |
| Style | The Honourable(formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister(informal) |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | CMoTG |
| Member of | Telangana LegislatureTelangana Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Governor of Telangana Telangana Legislature |
| Residence | Praja Bhavan,Hyderabad |
| Seat | Telangana Secretariat,Hyderabad |
| Appointer | TheGovernor of Telangana |
| Term length | Five years and subject to noterm limit at the confidence of the Legislative Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Formation | 2 June 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-02) |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Salary | ₹400,000 (US$4,700) |
| Website | Official website |
Thechief minister of Telangana is thechief executive of theIndian state ofTelangana. In accordance with theConstitution of India, thegovernor is a state'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with thechief minister. Following elections to theTelangana Legislative Assembly, thestate's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively 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 noterm limits.[1]
Since the state'screation on 2 June 2014,[2] Telangana has had two chief ministers, the first belonged toTelangana Rashtra Samithi party, its founder and formerUnion Minister of Labour and EmploymentK. Chandrashekar Rao was the inaugural holder of the office who sworn in two times by winning the2014 and2018 assembly elections consecutively. Thecurrent chief minister isRevanth Reddy of theIndian National Congress since 7 December 2023.
The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014.Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao was elected as the first chief minister of Telangana, following elections in which theTelangana Rashtra Samithi party secured a majority.[3] Rao was re-elected to office in 2018. Following the 2023 election,Revanth Reddy of theIndian National Congress was elected as chief minister.
| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) Constituency) | Election | Tenure in office | Party | Ministry | Appointer (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 |  | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 1954) MLA forGajwel | 2014 | 2 June 2014 | 6 December 2023 | 9 years, 187 days | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Rao I | E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
| 2018 | Rao II | |||||||||
| 2 | | Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 1969) MLA forKodangal | 2023 | 7 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 352 days | Indian National Congress | Reddy | Tamilisai Soundararajan | |
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | K. Chandrashekar Rao | BRS | 9 years, 187 days | 9 years, 187 days | |
| 2 | Anumula Revanth Reddy | INC | 1 year, 352 days | 1 year, 352 days | |
| No. | Political party | Number of chief ministers | Total days of holding CMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 1 | 3474 days |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 718 days |
Following theStates Reorganisation Act, which implemented a linguistic reorganization of states, theHyderabad state was dissolved. Its different sections were merged withAndhra State,Mysore State andBombay State respectively.[4]
On 1 November 1956,Hyderabad State ceased to exist; itsGulbarga andAurangabad divisions were merged intoMysore State andBombay State respectively. Its remainingTelugu-speaking portion,Telangana, was merged withAndhra State to form the new state ofUnited Andhra Pradesh.
N. Chandrababu Naidu ofTelugu Desam Party was the longest served chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh.Kiran Kumar Reddy of theIndian National Congress was the last chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh.
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of office | Election (Term) | Party | Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | ||||||||
| 1 |  | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA forSrikalahasti | 1 November 1956 | 11 January 1960 | 3 years, 71 days | 1955 (1st) | Indian National Congress భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము | Neelam I | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | |
| 1957 (2nd) | Neelam II | |||||||||
| 2 | .jpg) | Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) MLA forKurnool | 11 January 1960 | 12 March 1962 | 2 years, 60 days | Sanjivayya | Bhim Sen Sachar | |||
| (1) | | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA forDhone | 12 March 1962 | 21 February 1964 | 1 year, 346 days | 1962 (3rd) | Neelam III | |||
| 3 |  | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA forNarasaraopet | 21 February 1964 | 30 September 1971 | 7 years, 221 days | Kasu I | Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh | |||
| 1967 (4th) | Kasu II | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | ||||||||
| 4 | (2).jpg) | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MLA forManthani | 30 September 1971 | 10 January 1973 | 1 year, 102 days | 1972 (5th) | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము (ఇందిరమ్మ) | Narasimha | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai | |
| President's rule అధ్యక్ష పాలన imposed during the period (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973)[a] | ||||||||||
| 5 |  | Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MLA for Vemsoor | 10 December 1973 | 6 March 1978 | 4 years, 86 days | 1972 (5th) | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము (ఇందిరమ్మ) | Jalagam | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai | |
| 6 | .jpg) | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA forMedchal | 6 March 1978 | 11 October 1980 | 2 years, 219 days | 1978 (6th) | Indian National Congress (Indira) భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము (ఇందిరమ్మ) | Marri I | Sharda Mukherjee | |
| 7 | .jpg) | Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) MLC | 11 October 1980 | 24 February 1982 | 1 year, 136 days | Anjaiah | K. C. Abraham | |||
| 8 | | Bhavanam Venkata Ramireddy (1931–2002) MLC | 24 February 1982 | 20 September 1982 | 208 days | Bhavanam | ||||
| 9 | .jpg) | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA forKurnool | 20 September 1982 | 9 January 1983 | 111 days | Kotla I | ||||
| 10 |  | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA forTirupati | 9 January 1983 | 16 August 1984 | 1 year, 220 days | 1983 (7th) | Telugu Desam Party తెలుగుదేశం పక్షము | Rao I | ||
| 11 |  | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 1935) MLA forVemuru | 16 August 1984 | 16 September 1984 | 31 days | Telugu Desam Party (Rebel) తెలుగుదేశం పక్షము (తిరుగుబాటుదారు) | Nadendla | Thakur Ram Lal | ||
| (10) | | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA forTirupati1984–1985 MLA forHindupuram1985–1989 | 16 September 1984 | 9 March 1985 | 174 days | Telugu Desam Party తెలుగుదేశం పక్షము | Rao II | Shankar Dayal Sharma | ||
| 9 March 1985 | 3 December 1989 | 4 years, 269 days | 1985 (8th) | Rao III | ||||||
| (6) | | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA forSanathnagar | 3 December 1989 | 17 December 1990 | 1 year, 14 days | 1989 (9th) | Indian National Congress (Indira) భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము (ఇందిరమ్మ) | Marri II | Kumudben Joshi | |
| 12 | .jpg) | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy (1935–2014) MLA forVenkatagiri | 17 December 1990 | 9 October 1992 | 1 year, 297 days | Janardhana | Krishan Kant | |||
| (9) | | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA forPanyam | 9 October 1992 | 12 December 1994 | 2 years, 64 days | Kotla II | ||||
| (10) | | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA forHindupuram | 12 December 1994 | 1 September 1995 | 263 days | 1994 (10th) | Telugu Desam Party తెలుగుదేశం పక్షము | Rao IV | ||
| 13 | 1.jpg) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA forKuppam | 1 September 1995 | 11 October 1999 | 4 years, 40 days | Naidu I | ||||
| 11 October 1999 | 14 May 2004 | 4 years, 216 days | 1999 (11th) | Naidu II | C. Rangarajan | |||||
| 14 | .jpg) | Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA forPulivendla | 14 May 2004 | 20 May 2009 | 5 years, 6 days | 2004 (12th) | Indian National Congress భారత జాతీయ కాంగ్రెస్సు పక్షము | Reddy I | Surjit Singh Barnala | |
| 20 May 2009 | 2 September 2009 | 105 days | 2009 (13th) | Reddy II | N. D. Tiwari | |||||
| 15 |  | Konijeti Rosaiah (1933–2021) MLC | 3 September 2009 | 25 November 2010 | 1 year, 83 days | Rosaiah | ||||
| 16 |  | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 1959) MLA forPileru | 25 November 2010 | 1 March 2014 | 3 years, 96 days | Kiran | E. S. L. Narasimhan | |||
| President's rule అధ్యక్ష పాలన imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 1 June 2014)[a][b] | ||||||||||
==See also==
