Head of the government of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
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 reorganization 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
N. Chandrababu Naidu
is from the
Telugu Desam Party
since 12 June 2024.
List of chief ministers
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1953?1956
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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 catalyzed 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]
Since 1956
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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
Telugu Desam Party
is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed by
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
of the
Indian National Congress
. Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party are the longest-ruling political parties of the state of Andhra Pardesh.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
of the
Indian National Congress
is the first chief minister who later served as the sixth
president of India
. With an age of 43, he is also the youngest chief minister during his first term in 1956.
N. Chandrababu Naidu
became the chief minister at the age of 45 whereas
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
became the chief minister at the age of 47.
#
|
Portrait
|
Chief Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency
|
Term of the office
|
Election
(Assembly)
|
Party
|
Government
|
Appointed by
(
Governor
)
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Duration
|
1
|
|
|
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913?1996)
MLA for
Srikalahasti
|
1 November 1956
|
11 January 1960
|
3 years, 71 days
|
1955
(1st)
|
Indian National Congress
|
Neelam I
|
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
|
1957
(2nd)
|
Neelam II
|
2
|
|
Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921?1972)
MLA for
Kurnool
|
11 January 1960
|
12 March 1962
|
2 years, 60 days
|
Sanjivayya
|
Bhim Sen Sachar
|
(1)
|
|
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913?1996)
MLA for
Dhone
|
12 March 1962
|
21 February 1964
|
1 year, 346 days
|
1962
(3rd)
|
Neelam III
|
3
|
|
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909?1994)
MLA for
Narasaraopet
|
21 February 1964
|
30 September 1971
|
7 years, 221 days
|
Kasu I
|
Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
|
1967
(4th)
|
Kasu II
|
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
|
4
|
|
|
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
(1921?2004)
MLA for
Manthani
|
30 September 1971
|
10 January 1973
|
1 year, 102 days
|
1972
(5th)
|
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
|
Narasimha
|
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
|
President's rule
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)
|
Jalagam
|
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
|
6
|
|
|
Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919?1996)
MLA for
Medchal
|
6 March 1978
|
11 October 1980
|
2 years, 219 days
|
1978
(6th)
|
Indian National Congress (Indira)
|
Marri 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
|
9 January 1983
|
16 August 1984
|
1 year, 220 days
|
1983
(7th)
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Rao I
|
11
|
|
|
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
(born 1935)
MLA for
Vemuru
|
16 August 1984
|
16 September 1984
|
31 days
|
Nadendla
|
Thakur Ram Lal
|
(10)
|
|
|
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923?1996)
MLA for
Tirupati
1984?1985
MLA for
Hindupur
1985?1989
|
16 September 1984
|
9 March 1985
|
174 days
|
Rao I
|
Shankar Dayal Sharma
|
9 March 1985
|
3 December 1989
|
4 years, 269 days
|
1985
(8th)
|
Rao II
|
(6)
|
|
|
Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919?1996)
MLA for
Sanathnagar
|
3 December 1989
|
17 December 1990
|
1 year, 14 days
|
1989
(9th)
|
Indian National Congress (Indira)
|
Marri 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
|
12 December 1994
|
1 September 1995
|
263 days
|
1994
(10th)
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Rao III
|
13
|
|
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for
Kuppam
|
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
|
|
|
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
(1949?2009)
MLA for
Pulivendla
|
14 May 2004
|
20 May 2009
|
5 years, 6 days
|
2004
(12th)
|
Indian National Congress
|
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 for
Pileru
|
25 November 2010
|
1 March 2014
|
3 years, 96 days
|
Kiran
|
E. S. L. Narasimhan
|
President's rule
imposed during the period
(1 March 2014 ? 7 June 2014)
[a]
[b]
|
(13)
|
|
|
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for
Kuppam
|
8 June
2014
|
29 May 2019
|
4 years, 355 days
|
2014
(14th)
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Naidu III
|
E. S. L. Narasimhan
|
17
|
|
|
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy
(born 1972)
MLA for
Pulivendla
|
30 May
2019
|
11 June 2024
|
5 years, 12 days
|
2019
(15th)
|
YSR Congress Party
|
Jagan
|
(13)
|
|
|
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for
Kuppam
|
12 June
2024
|
Incumbent
|
2 days
|
2024
(16th)
|
Telugu Desam Party
|
Naidu IV
|
S. Abdul Nazeer
|
Statistics
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List by chief minister
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#
|
Chief Minister
|
Party
|
Term of office
|
Longest continuous term
|
Total duration of chief ministership
|
1
|
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
|
|
TDP
|
8 years, 256 days
|
13 years, 247 days
|
2
|
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
|
|
INC
|
7 years, 221 days
|
7 years, 221 days
|
3
|
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
|
|
TDP
|
5 years, 77 days
|
7 years, 195 days
|
4
|
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
|
|
INC
|
5 years, 111 days
|
5 years, 111 days
|
5
|
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy
|
|
YSRCP
|
5 years, 12 days
|
5 years, 12 days
|
6
|
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
|
|
INC
|
3 years, 71 days
|
5 years, 51 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
|
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Timeline
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See also
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Notes
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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.
[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
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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 for 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
.
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"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
.
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"Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History"
. National Informatics Centre
. Retrieved
3 September
2010
.
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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
.
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