Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Āndhra Pradēś Mukhya Mantrī
	Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent; Nara Chandrababu Naidu; since 12 June 2024
	Chief Minister's Office; Government of Andhra Pradesh
Style	The Honourable (Formal); Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	CMoAP
Member of	Andhra Pradesh Legislature; Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Andhra Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Seat	Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati
Appointer	The governor of Andhra Pradesh
Term length	Five years and subject to no term limit; at the confidence of the Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder	Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Formation	1 November 1956; 68 years ago
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Website	Official website

The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's 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]

Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam from the INC became the first chief minister of the Andhra State. In 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy from the INC became the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post the reorganisation of Indian states. The longest-serving chief minister was N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), who held the office for over thirteen years across multiple terms, while N. Bhaskara Rao from the TDP had the shortest tenure of 31 days. N. Chandrababu Naidu was also the first chief minister of the state post the bifurcation of Telangana in 2014. Later Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy went on to become the President of India, while P. V. Narasimha Rao, also from the INC and previously the fourth chief minister of Andhra Pradesh went on to serve as the Prime Minister of India. Notably, N. T. Rama Rao from the TDP was the first non-INC chief minister of the state. There have been three instances of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.

The current incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu has been from the Telugu Desam Party since 12 June 2024.

List

Key

No.: Incumbent number
^† Assassinated or died in office
^§ Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
^RES Resigned

Chief Ministers of Andhra State (1953–1956)

The Andhra State, a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following the Andhra movement. The formation of Andhra State was made possible by the Andhra State Act, which was passed in the Parliament of India in September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led by Potti Sreeramulu, whose sacrifice ultimately catalysed the demand for a new linguistic state.

The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking region of the Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital and a unicameral parliamentary system with a legislative assembly chamber.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

A total of two people have served as the chief minister during the period, of which both of them belonged to the Indian National Congress. Bezawada Gopala Reddy was the longest-serving chief minister of the region during this period. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the only governor in office during this period.

#	Portrait	Name (born – died) Constituency)	Election	Tenure in office			Party		Ministry	Appointer (Governor)
#	Portrait	Name (born – died) Constituency)	Election	From	To	Time in office	Party		Ministry	Appointer (Governor)
1		Tanguturi Prakasam (1872–1957) –	1952 (1st)	1 October 1953	15 November 1954	1 year, 45 days		Indian National Congress	Prakasam	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Position vacant (15 November 1954 – 28 March 1955) President's rule was imposed during this period^[a]
2		Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1907–1997) MLA for Atmakur	1955 (2nd)	28 March 1955	31 October 1956	1 year, 217 days		Indian National Congress	Gopala	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh (1956–present)

The Andhra Pradesh was officially established on 1 November 1956, through the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act in August 1956. This led to the dissolution of Hyderabad State, with its divisions becoming part of Mysore State and Bombay State. Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation of a bicameral parliamentary system consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly chambers.^[7]^[8]

Originally situated in Hyderabad, the capital later moved to Amaravati in 2017 following the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in the assembly constituencies from 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh.^[9]^[10]

Currently, there are a total of 175 assembly constituencies in the state.^[11] The legislative council is the upper house with 58 members.^[12] N. Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy of the INC. INC and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

#	Portrait	Name (born – died) Constituency)	Election	Tenure in office			Party		Ministry	Appointer (Governor)
#	Portrait	Name (born – died) Constituency)	Election	From	To	Time in office	Party		Ministry	Appointer (Governor)
1		Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Srikalahasti	1955 (1st)	1 November 1956	11 January 1960	3 years, 71 days		Indian National Congress	Neelam I	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
1		Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Srikalahasti	1957 (2nd)	1 November 1956	11 January 1960	3 years, 71 days			Neelam II	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
2		Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) MLA for Kurnool	1957 (2nd)	11 January 1960	12 March 1962	2 years, 60 days			Sanjivayya	Bhim Sen Sachar
(1)		Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Dhone	1962 (3rd)	12 March 1962^[§]	20 February 1964	1 year, 345 days			Neelam III	Bhim Sen Sachar
3		Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA for Narasaraopet	1962 (3rd)	21 February 1964	30 September 1971	7 years, 221 days			Kasu I	S. M. Shrinagesh
3		Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA for Narasaraopet	1967 (4th)	21 February 1964	30 September 1971	7 years, 221 days			Kasu II	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
4		P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MLA for Manthani	1972 (5th)	30 September 1971	10 January 1973	1 year, 102 days		Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Narasimha	Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
Position vacant (11 January – 10 December 1973) President's rule was imposed during this period^[a]
5		Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MLA for Vemsoor	1972 (5th)	10 December 1973	6 March 1978	4 years, 86 days		Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Jalagam	Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
6		Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Medchal	1978 (6th)	6 March 1978	10 October 1980	2 years, 218 days		Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna I	Sharda Mukherjee
7		Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) MLC		11 October 1980	24 February 1982	1 year, 136 days			Anjaiah	K. C. Abraham
8		Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy (1931–2002) MLC		24 February 1982	20 September 1982	208 days			Bhavanam
9		Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Kurnool		20 September 1982	9 January 1983	111 days			Kotla I
10		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati	1983 (7th)	9 January 1983	16 August 1984	1 year, 220 days		Telugu Desam Party	Taraka I
11		Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 1935) MLA for Vemuru		16 August 1984	16 September 1984	31 days			Bhaskara	Thakur Ram Lal
(10)		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati, until 1985 MLA for Hindupur, from 1985		16 September 1984^[§]	2 December 1989	5 years, 77 days			Taraka II	Shankar Dayal Sharma
(10)			1985 (8th)	16 September 1984^[§]	2 December 1989	5 years, 77 days			Taraka III	Shankar Dayal Sharma
(6)		Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Sanathnagar	1989 (9th)	3 December 1989^[§]	17 December 1990	1 year, 14 days		Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna II	Kumudben Joshi
12		Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy (1935–2014) MLA for Venkatagiri		17 December 1990	9 October 1992	1 year, 297 days			Janardhana	Krishan Kant
(9)		Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Panyam		9 October 1992^[§]	12 December 1994	2 years, 64 days			Kotla II
(10)		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Hindupur	1994 (10th)	12 December 1994^[§]	1 September 1995	263 days		Telugu Desam Party	Taraka IV
13		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	1994 (10th)	1 September 1995	13 May 2004	8 years, 255 days			Naidu I
13		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	1999 (11th)	1 September 1995	13 May 2004	8 years, 255 days			Naidu II	C. Rangarajan
14		Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA for Pulivendla	2004 (12th)	14 May 2004	2 September 2009^[†]	5 years, 111 days		Indian National Congress	Rajasekhara I	Surjit Singh Barnala
14		Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA for Pulivendla	2009 (13th)	14 May 2004	2 September 2009^[†]	5 years, 111 days			Rajasekhara II	N. D. Tiwari
15		Konijeti Rosaiah (1933–2021) MLC		3 September 2009	24 November 2010^[RES]	1 year, 82 days			Rosaiah	N. D. Tiwari
16		N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 1959) MLA for Pileru		25 November 2010	1 March 2014	3 years, 96 days			Kiran	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Position vacant (1 March – 7 June 2014) President's rule was imposed during this period^[a]^[b]
(13)		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	2014 (14th)	8 June 2014^[§]	29 May 2019	4 years, 355 days		Telugu Desam Party	Naidu III	E. S. L. Narasimhan
17		Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 1972) MLA for Pulivendla	2019 (15th)	30 May 2019	11 June 2024	5 years, 12 days		YSR Congress Party	Jagan	E. S. L. Narasimhan
(13)		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	2024 (16th)	12 June 2024^[§]	Incumbent	1 year, 58 days		Telugu Desam Party	Naidu IV	Syed Abdul Nazeer

Statistics

List by chief minister

Proportion of Chief Ministers Office held by each party (1953 to present)

#	Chief Minister	Party		Term of office
#	Chief Minister	Party		Longest continuous term	Total duration of chief ministership
1	Nara Chandrababu Naidu		TDP	8 years, 255 days	14 years, 302 days
2	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy		INC	7 years, 221 days	7 years, 221 days
3	Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao		TDP	5 years, 76 days	7 years, 194 days
4	Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy		INC	5 years, 111 days	5 years, 111 days
5	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy		INC	3 years, 71 days	5 years, 51 days
6	Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy		YSRCP	5 years, 12 days	5 years, 12 days
7	Jalagam Vengala Rao		INC(R)	4 years, 86 days	4 years, 86 days
8	Marri Chenna Reddy		INC(I)	2 years, 218 days	3 years, 232 days
9	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy		INC	3 years, 96 days	3 years, 96 days
10	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy		INC(I)	2 years, 64 days	2 years, 175 days
11	Damodaram Sanjeevaiah		INC	2 years, 60 days	2 years, 60 days
12	Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy		INC(I)	1 year, 297 days	1 year, 297 days
13	Bezawada Gopala Reddy		INC	1 year, 214 days	1 year, 214 days
14	Tanguturi Anjaiah		INC(I)	1 year, 136 days	1 year, 136 days
15	Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao		INC(R)	1 year, 102 days	1 year, 102 days
16	Konijeti Rosaiah		INC	1 year, 82 days	1 year, 82 days
17	Tanguturi Prakasam		INC	1 year, 45 days	1 year, 45 days
18	Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy		INC(I)	208 days	208 days
19	Nadendla Bhaskara Rao		TDP	31 days	31 days

List by party

#		Number of chief ministers	Total days of holding the office
1	Indian National Congress	15	14644 days
2	Telugu Desam Party	3	8201 days
3	YSR Congress Party	1	1839 days

Timeline

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Notes

^ ^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 the 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.^[6]
^ 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

^ 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 to the specific case of Andhra Pradesh as well.
^ Roy, Pranay Dutta (16 March 2022). "Nehru couldn't ignore Potti Sriramulu who gave India Andhra Pradesh by fasting till death". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Indian Express October 2, 1953". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
^ "HT This Day: March 26, 1953 -- Andhra state from Oct 1". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
^ "Seventh Amendment, 1956". Government of India. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "Andhra Pradesh Formation Day 2023: AP History, Wishes, Quotes, and Must-try Foods". News18. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Gazette Notification of commencement (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Why Telangana Split From Andhra Pradesh | Explained". TimesNow. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 16–28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "Overview". AP Legislature. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

External links

Official Website of the Office of the Chief Minister

[PR-7] 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 the 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.^[6]

[PR2-14] 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.

[term1-1] 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 to the specific case of Andhra Pradesh as well.

[2] Roy, Pranay Dutta (16 March 2022). "Nehru couldn't ignore Potti Sriramulu who gave India Andhra Pradesh by fasting till death". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[3] "Indian Express October 2, 1953". Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[4] "HT This Day: March 26, 1953 -- Andhra state from Oct 1". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[A-5] "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

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

[8] "Seventh Amendment, 1956". Government of India. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[9] "Andhra Pradesh Formation Day 2023: AP History, Wishes, Quotes, and Must-try Foods". News18. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[10] Gazette Notification of commencement (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[11] "Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Why Telangana Split From Andhra Pradesh | Explained". TimesNow. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[constitutiencies-12] "Delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 16–28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[13] "Overview". AP Legislature. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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