List of Indian chief ministers who died in office

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This is a list of heads of government of Indian States who died in office. Such deaths have most often been from natural causes, but there are also cases of assassination and accidents.[1]

The list is in chronological order. The name is listed first, followed by the year of death, the state, political party, the location of the death and the cause of death.

List

S. No. Portrait Name Date of death (age) State Political party Place of death Cause of death Ref.
1 Gopinath Bordoloi 5 August 1950
(60) 		Assam Template:Full party name with color Guwahati Cardiac arrest [2]
2 Ravishankar Shukla 31 December 1956
(79) 		Madhya Pradesh New Delhi Cardiac arrest [3]
3 Shri Krishna Sinha 31 January 1961
(74) 		Bihar Patna Cardiac arrest [4]
4 Bidhan Chandra Roy 1 July 1962
(80) 		West Bengal Kolkata Stroke [5]
5 Marotrao Kannamwar 24 November 1963
(63) 		Maharashtra Bombay N/A [6]
6 Balwantrai Mehta 19 September 1965
(65) 		Gujarat Suthari Plane shot down [7]
7 File:CN Annadurai.jpg C. N. Annadurai 3 November 1969
(59) 		Tamil Nadu / Madras State Template:Full party name with color Madras Cancer [8]
8 File:Dayanand Bandodkar (cropped).jpg Dayanand Bandodkar 12 August 1973
(62) 		Goa, Daman and Diu Template:Full party name with color Bambolim Cardiac arrest [9]
9 File:Barkatullah Khan.jpg Barkatullah Khan 11 October 1973
(52) 		Rajasthan Template:Full party name with color Jaipur Cardiac arrest [10]
10 File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988.jpg Sheikh Abdullah 8 September 1982
(76) 		Jammu and Kashmir Template:Full party name with color Srinagar Physical illness [11]
11 File:MGR portrait, from 2017 Stamp.jpg M. G. Ramachandran 24 December 1987
(70) 		Tamil Nadu Template:Full party name with color Madras Kidney failure [12]
12 Chimanbhai Patel 17 February 1994
(64) 		Gujarat Template:Full party name with color Ahmedabad Cardiac arrest [13]
13 File:Beant Singh 2013 stamp of India (cropped).png Beant Singh 31 August 1995
(73) 		Punjab Chandigarh Bomb blast [14]
14 File:Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg Hiteswar Saikia 22 April 1996
(61) 		Assam New Delhi Cardiac arrest [15]
15 File:YS Rajasekhara Reddy 2010 stamp of India.jpg Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy 2 September 2009
(60) 		Andhra Pradesh Kurnool Helicopter crash [16]
16 File:Dorjee Khandu.jpg Dorjee Khandu 30 April 2011
(56) 		Arunachal Pradesh Tawang Helicopter crash [17]
17 File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 7 January 2016
(79) 		Jammu and Kashmir Template:Full party name with color New Delhi Multiple-organ failure [18]
18 File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg J. Jayalalithaa 5 December 2016
(68) 		Tamil Nadu Template:Full party name with color Chennai Cardiac arrest [19]
19 File:The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg Manohar Parrikar 17 March 2019
(63) 		Goa Template:Full party name with color Panaji Pancreatic cancer [20]

Former states

S. No. Portrait Name Date of death (age) State Political party Place of death Cause of death Ref.
1 File:Col. Raghbir Singh.jpg Raghbir Singh 12 January 1955
(60) 		Patiala and East Punjab State Union Template:Full party name with color Patiala N/A [21]

Before independence

S. No. Portrait Name Date of death (age) State Title Political party Place of death Cause of death Ref.
1 File:Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.png Sikandar Hayat Khan 26 December 1942
(50) 		Punjab Premier Template:Full party name with color Lahore Heart failure [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Death of 18 Indian chief ministers who died in office.
  2. ↑ 130 years ago on this day a leader was born, the history of lokapriya gopinath bordoloi
  3. ↑ Story of Ravi Shankar Shukla, first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh who died in office
  4. ↑ Know his life on the death anniversary of Krishan Singh, first chief minister of Bihar
  5. ↑ Dr BC Roy dies, Indian leader-80-West Bengal Chief minister
  6. ↑ [{{{url}}} Kannamwar]. The Indian Express(25 November 1963).
  7. ↑ After 46 yrs, the healing touch: Pak pilot says sorry for mistake. Indian Express(10 August 2011). Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Annadurai's death..
  9. ↑ Remembering Dayanand Bandodkar - first CM of Goa(2016-08-12). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  10. ↑ Barkatullah Khan Dies; Rafasthan's Minister, 53. The New York Times(12 October 1973). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. ↑ 40 years ago Sheikh Abdullah dies
  12. ↑ M.G.R. Remembered – Part 26, Sri Kantha, Sachi. Sangam.org(8 April 2015). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. ↑ Chimanbhai patel widow and second in command compete to don his mantle
  14. ↑ Beant Singh - An Untold Story of his Assassination{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. BFC Publications. ISBN 978-93-5764-988-9
  15. ↑ Assam, 22nd death anniversary of Hiteswar Saikia
  16. ↑ Rajashekhara Reddy and four others killed in helicopter crash
  17. ↑ Arunachal CM Dorjee Khandu killed in chopper crash. The Times of India(4 May 2011).
  18. ↑ Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, passes away at AIIMS Delhi. Indian Express(7 January 2016).
  19. ↑ Jayalalithaa: a political career with sharp rises and steep falls. The Hindu(4 December 2021). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  20. ↑ President Ram Nath Kovind announces death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. The Hindu(17 March 2019). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  21. ↑ Biography of ex pepsu cm col. Raghbir Singh released in Chandigarh.
  22. ↑ Profile of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan. Story Of Pakistan website(1 January 2007). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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