List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh

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Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Emblem of Madhya Pradesh.svg
PM attends swearing in ceremony of Mohan Yadav and his deputies at Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh.jpg
Incumbent
Mohan Yadav
since 13 December 2023
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports to
Appointer Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Term length 5 years
Chief minister's term is for five years, provided the confidence of legislative assembly and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Inaugural holder Ravishankar Shukla
Formation1 November 1956
(67 years ago)
 (1956-11-01)
Deputy Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Madhya 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 Madhya 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 the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]

Contents

Following Madhya Pradesh's reorganisation on 1 November 1999, 19 people have served as its chief minister. Twelve of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Ravishankar Shukla. The first non-Congress chief minister was Govind Narayan Singh who defected from the party and lead a Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government from 1967 to 1969. Digvijaya Singh of the Congress became the first officeholder to serve two full five-year terms. He was succeeded by Uma Bharti of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh's only woman chief minister. Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party was the longest-serving chief minister of the state, serving for over 16 and half years. Chouhan was succeeded by Dr. Mohan Yadav of his own party after the 2023 elections, which was seen as a landslide victory [2] for the BJP.

Precursor states

Vindhya Pradesh (1948-1956)

In 1948, the eastern regions of Central India Agency, became the Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States, and were later renamed to Vindhya Pradesh, in 1952. It was admitted into the union as a "Part B" state.

#NameTenureAssemblyAppointed byParty
1 Awadhesh Pratap Singh 28 May 194815 April 1949322 daysNot yet createdRameshwar Prasad Singh Independent
2 S. N. Mehta 15 April 194931 March 19522 years, 351 days Martand Singh Indian National Congress
3 Sambhu Nath Shukla 31 March 195231 October 19564 years, 214 days1st

(1952 elections)

Madhya Bharat (1948-1956)

In 1948, the western regions of Central India Agency and the Gwalior and Indore residencies, became the new state of Madhya Bharat. It was admitted into the union as a "Part B" state.

#PortraitNameTenureAssemblyAppointed byParty
1 Liladhar Joshi.jpg Liladhar Joshi 28 May 1948May 1949Not yet created Jivaji Rao Scindia Indian National Congress
2Gopikrishna VijayavargiyaMay 194918 October 1950
3Takhatmal Jain18 October 195031 March 19521 year, 165 days
4 Mishrilal Gangwal 31 March 195216 April 19553 years, 16 days1st

(1952 elections)

(3)Takhatmal Jain16 April 195531 October 19561 year, 198 days

Bhopal State (1949-1956)

On 30 April 1949, Sir Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India. The state of Bhopal was taken over by the Union Government on 1 June 1949, and was declared a "Part C" state.

#PortraitNameTenure [3] [4] AssemblyParty
1
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Shankar Dayal Sharma 31 March 195231 October 19564 years, 214 days1st

(1952 elections)

Indian National Congress

List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh

After the independence of India, the state of Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 from the Central Provinces and Berar and the princely state of Makrai with Nagpur as the capital of the state.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act the southeastern portion of the state was split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.

#PortraitName Constituency Tenure [5] [6] Assembly

(election)

Party [lower-alpha 1]
1
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Ravishankar Shukla [7] N/A26 January 195030 March 19526 years, 340 daysNot yet created Indian National Congress
Saraipali 31 March 195231 October 19561st [8]

(1952 election)

1 November 195631 December 1956
2 Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 9 January 195731 January 195722 days
3
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Kailash Nath Katju Jaora 31 January 195714 March 19575 years, 40 days
14 March 195712 March 19622nd

(1957 election)

(2) Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 12 March 196230 September 19631 year, 202 days3rd

(1962 election)

4 Stamp of India - 2001 - Colnect 160764 - Dwarka Prasad Mishra.jpeg Dwarka Prasad Mishra Katangi 30 September 19638 March 19673 years, 303 days
8 March 196730 July 19674th

(1967 election)

5 Govind Narayan Singh Rampur-Baghelan 30 July 196713 March 19691 year, 226 days Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
6 Nareshchandra Singh Pussore13 March 196926 March 196913 days
7
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Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 26 March 196929 January 19722 years, 309 days Indian National Congress
8 Prakash Chandra Sethi Ujjain North 29 January 197222 March 19723 years, 328 days
23 March 197223 December 19755th

(1972 election)

(7)
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Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 23 December 197530 April 19771 year, 128 days
Emblem of India.svg Vacant [lower-alpha 2]

(President's rule)

N/A30 April 197723 June 197754 daysDissolvedN/A
9
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Kailash Chandra Joshi Bagli 24 June 197718 January 1978208 days6th

(1977 election)

Janata Party
10 Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Jawad 18 January 197820 January 19802 years, 2 days
11 Sunderlal Patwa Mandsaur 20 January 198017 February 198028 days
Emblem of India.svg Vacant [lower-alpha 2]

(President's rule)

N/A17 February 19809 June 1980113 daysDissolvedN/A
12 The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Arjun Singh briefing the Media after two day meeting of the National Monitoring Committee on Minorities Education, in New Delhi on July 12, 2006 (cropped).jpg Arjun Singh Churhat 9 June 198010 March 19854 years, 277 days7th

(1980 election)

Indian National Congress
11 March 198513 March 19858th

(1985 election)

13
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Motilal Vora Durg13 March 198514 February 19882 years, 338 days
(12) The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Arjun Singh briefing the Media after two day meeting of the National Monitoring Committee on Minorities Education, in New Delhi on July 12, 2006 (cropped).jpg Arjun Singh Kharsia 14 February 198825 January 1989346 days
(13)
Motilal Vora.jpg
Motilal Vora Durg 25 January 19899 December 1989318 days
(7)
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Shyama Charan Shukla 9 December 19895 March 199086 days
(11) Sunderlal Patwa Bhojpur 5 March 199015 December 19922 years, 285 days9th

(1990 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
Emblem of India.svg Vacant [lower-alpha 2]

(President's rule)

N/A15 December 19926 December 1993355 daysDissolvedN/A
14
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Digvijaya Singh Chachoura 7 December 19931 December 199810 years, 1 day10th

(1993 election)

Indian National Congress
Raghogarh 1 December 19988 December 200311th

(1998 election)

15
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Uma Bharti Malhara 8 December 200323 August 2004259 days12th

(2003 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
16
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Babulal Gaur Govindpura 23 August 200429 November 20051 year, 98 days
17 Shivraj Singh Chauhan (cropped 2).jpg Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 29 November 200512 December 200813 years, 17 days
12 December 200813 December 201313th

(2008 election)

14 December 201317 December 201814th

(2013 election)

18 Kamal Nath.png Kamal Nath Chhindwara 17 December 201823 March 20201 year, 97 days15th

(2018 election)

Indian National Congress
(17) Shivraj Singh Chauhan (cropped 2).jpg Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 23 March 202013 December 20233 years, 265 days Bharatiya Janata Party
19 PM attends swearing in ceremony of Mohan Yadav and his deputies at Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh.jpg Mohan Yadav Ujjain South 13 December 2023Incumbent158 days16th

(2023 election)

Timeline

Mohan YadavShivraj Singh ChouhanKamal NathShivraj Singh ChouhanBabulal GaurUma BhartiDigvijaya SinghMotilal VoraArjun SinghSunder Lal PatwaVirendra Kumar SakhlechaKailash Chandra JoshiPrakash Chandra SethiShyama Charan ShuklaNareshchandra SinghGovind Narayan SinghDwarka Prasad MishraKailash Nath KadjuBhagwantrao MandloiRavishankar ShuklaList of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh

Footnotes

  1. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  2. 1 2 3 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [9]

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