List of chief ministers of Delhi explained

Post:Chief Minister
Body:Delhi
Insignia:Seal_of_the_National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
Abbreviation:CM
Department:Government of Delhi
Seat:Delhi Secretariat, Sachivalaya Rd, Vikram Nagar, New Delhi
Incumbent:Arvind Kejriwal
Appointer:Lt. Governor of Delhi by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Flag:Flag of India.svg
Flagsize:110px
Flagcaption:Flag of India
Style:
Type:Head of State Government
Status:Leader of the Executive
Residence:6, Flagstaff Road, Civil Lines, Delhi
Inaugural:Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav
Reportsto:
Salary:
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Formation:-;
Deputy:Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi
Member Of:
Termlength:At the confidence of the assembly
Termlength Qualified:Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Nominator:Members of the Government of Delhi in Delhi Legislative Assembly
Website:Official website

The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its chief minister. Following elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party with a majority of seats to form the government. The president of India, on the advice of the lieutenant governor, appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that the person has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]

History

Since 1952, National Capital Territory of Delhi has had 7 chief ministers, starting with the Indian National Congress party's Chaudhary Brahm Prakash. Shortly after his term ended, the office of chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi was abolished for 37 years until 2 December 1993, when the Bharatiya Janata Party's Madan Lal Khurana was sworn in. The longest-serving chief minister, Sheila Dikshit from the Indian National Congress party held the office for over fifteen years.[2] On 28 December 2013, Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party sworn in as first state party chief minister of the national capital territory. There have been one instance of president's rule in National Capital Territory of Delhi, most recently in 2015.

Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party is the incumbent chief minister of Delhi since 14 February 2015.

Official residence

Since 2014, CM Kejriwal resides at Bhagwan Das Road in central Delhi. The location is close to the Delhi Secretariat.[3]

List

Key
NoPortraitName[4] ConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly
Party
1Brahm PrakashNangloi Jat17 March 195212 February 1955Interim
Indian National Congress
2Gurmukh Nihal SinghDaryaganj12 February 19551 November 1956
Office abolished (1 November 1956 - 1 December 1993)
3Madan Lal KhuranaMoti Nagar2 December 199326 February 19961st
Bharatiya Janata Party
4Sahib Singh VermaShalimar Bagh26 February 199612 October 1998
5Sushma SwarajNot Contested12 October 19983 December 1998
6Sheila DikshitNew Delhi3 December 19981 December 20032nd
Indian National Congress
2 December 200329 November 20083rd
30 November 200828 December 20134th
7Arvind KejriwalNew Delhi28 December 201314 February 20145th
Aam Aadmi Party
Vacant
(President's rule)
14 February 201414 February 2015Dissolved
(7)Arvind KejriwalNew Delhi14 February 201515 February 20206th
Aam Aadmi Party
16 February 2020Incumbent7th

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Durga Das Basu]
  2. Web site: Sheila Dikshit is India's longest serving woman CM . https://web.archive.org/web/20110627130031/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sheila-dikshit-is-indias-longest-serving-woman-cm/80125-3.html . dead . 27 June 2011 . 8 March 2011 . 9 December 2008 . IBN Live.
  3. News: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's new residence . 30 March 2022 . NDTV.com . 3 January 2014.
  4. Web site: माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों की सूची. List of Honourable Chief Ministers. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708112038/http://www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/bio/cm_ex.htm. 2019-07-08. 2019-07-08. Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. hi.