Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

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The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the union territory's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[1]

The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[2][3][4] Subsequently, the then prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated and reorganised as a union territory on 31 October 2019.

The office of the chief minister became vacant on 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018, the state was under governor's rule, and then under president's rule until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a union territory in October 2019, the president's rule was discharged via the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor served as the head of government of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister was in place following the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.

Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state: Template:BlockquoteOath of Secrecy "I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.1. Oath of Office (Ohde Ka Halaf) Text: "Main, [Aap ka Naam], khuda ke naam par halaf uthata hoon / iqrar karta hoon ke main qanoon ke mutabiq qayam-shuda Bharat ke Aaeen (Constitution) par sacha aqeeda aur wafadari rakhunga, Ke main Bharat ki khud-mukhtari (sovereignty) aur ikhtiyar-e-aala (integrity) ko barqarar rakhunga, Ke main [Riyasat ka Naam] ke Waziri-e-Aala (Chief Minister) ke taur par apne faraiz (duties) ko wafadari aur poori dyanatdari se anjam doonga, Aur main baghair kisi khauf ya tarafdari, dosti ya dushmani ke, sabhi tarah ke logon ke sath Aaeen aur qanoon ke mutabiq insaf karoonga." 2. Oath of Secrecy (Raazdari Ka Halaf) Text: "Main, [Aap ka Naam], khuda ke naam par halaf uthata hoon / iqrar karta hoon ke jo koi bhi mamla [Riyasat ka Naam] ke Waziri-e-Aala (Chief Minister) ke taur par mere samne laya jayega ya mujhe maloom hoga, Use main kisi bhi shakhs ya ashkhash (persons) ko, us waqt ke siwaye jab ke aise Waziri-e-Aala ke taur par apne faraiz ki dharstgi (discharge) ke liye aisa karna zaroori ho, bil-wasta (directly) ya bila-wasta (indirectly) zahir ya bayaan nahi karoonga."

Predecessors

Prime ministers of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1917–1947)

# Name Took office Left office
1 Raja Sir Daljit Singh 1917 1921
2 Raja Hari Singh 1925 1927
3 Sir Albion Banerjee January 1927 March 1929
4 G. E. C. Wakefield 1929 1931
5 Hari Krishan Kaul[5] 1931 1932
6 Elliot James Dowell Colvin[5] 1932 1936
7 Sir Barjor J. Dalal 1936 1936
8 Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar 1937 July 1943
9 Kailash Narain Haksar July 1943 February 1944
10 Sir B. N. Rau February 1944 28 June 1945
11 Ram Chandra Kak 28 June 1945 11 August 1947
12 Janak Singh 11 August 1947 15 October 1947
13 Mehr Chand Mahajan 15 October 1947 27 October 1947

Prime ministers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)

Colour key for parties Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend

#Template:Efn Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[6] Assembly Appointer PartyTemplate:Efn
From To Days in office
1 File:Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan.jpg Mehr Chand Mahajan Template:Dash 27 October 1947 30 October 1947 Template:Age in years and days Interim

Government

Hari Singh

(Maharaja)

Independent
2 File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg Sheikh Abdullah Template:Dash 30 October 1947 31 October 1951 Template:Age in years and days National Conference width="4px" rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
31 October 1951 9 August 1953 1st

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3 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Safa Kadal 9 August 1953 25 March 1957 Template:Age in years and days Karan Singh

(Sadr-e-Riyasat)

25 March 1957 18 February 1962 2nd

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18 February 1962 12 October 1963 3rd

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4 Khwaja Shamsuddin Anantnag 12 October 1963 29 February 1964 Template:Age in years and days
5 File:Gulam Mohammad Sadiq.png Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Tankipura 29 February 1964 30 March 1965 Template:Age in years and days Indian National Congress width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |

Chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–present)

#Template:Efn Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[6] Assembly PartyTemplate:Efn
From To Days in office
State of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–2019)
1 File:Gulam Mohammad Sadiq.png Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Tankipora 30 March 1965 21 February 1967 Template:Ayd 3rd

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Indian National Congress rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Amira Kadal 21 February 1967 12 December 1971 4th

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2 Syed Mir Qasim Verinag 12 December 1971 17 June 1972 Template:Ayd
17 June 1972 25 February 1975 5th

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3 File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg Sheikh Abdullah MLC 25 February 1975 26 March 1977 Template:Ayd National Conference width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 26 March 1977 9 July 1977 Template:Age in years and days Dissolved N/A
(3) File:Sheikh Abdullah 1988 stamp of India.jpg Sheikh Abdullah Ganderbal 9 July 1977 8 September 1982 Template:Age in years and days 6th

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National Conference width="4px" rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
4 File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 8 September 1982 24 November 1983 Template:Ayd
24 November 1983 2 July 1984 7th

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5 Ghulam Mohammad Shah MLC 2 July 1984 6 March 1986 Template:Age in years and days Awami National Conference
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 6 March 1986 5 September 1986 Template:Age in years and days N/A
– File:Emblem of India.svg Vacant
(President's rule) 		N/A 6 September 1986 7 November 1986 Template:Age in years and days
(4) File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 7 November 1986 23 March 1987 Template:Ayd National Conference width="4px" rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
23 March 1987 19 January 1990 8th

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– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 19 January 1990 18 July 1990 Template:Age in years and days Dissolved N/A
– File:Emblem of India.svg Vacant
(President's rule) 		N/A 19 July 1990 9 October 1996 Template:Age in years and days
(4) File:Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 9 October 1996 18 October 2002 Template:Age in years and days 9th
Template:Small 		National Conference width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
- File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 18 October 2002 2 November 2002 Template:Age in years and days 10th
Template:Small 		N/A
6 File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Pahalgam 2 November 2002 2 November 2005 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party
7 File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG Ghulam Nabi Azad Bhaderwah 2 November 2005 11 July 2008 Template:Age in years and days Indian National Congress width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 11 July 2008 5 January 2009 Template:Age in years and days Dissolved N/A
8 File:Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.jpg Omar Abdullah Ganderbal 5 January 2009 8 January 2015 Template:Age in years and days 11th
Template:Small 		National Conference width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant[7]
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 8 January 2015 1 March 2015 Template:Age in years and days 12th
Template:Small 		N/A
(6) File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Anantnag 1 March 2015 7 January 2016 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 7 January 2016 4 April 2016 Template:Age in years and days N/A
9 File:MehboobaMufti Ji.jpg Mehbooba Mufti Anantnag 4 April 2016 19 June 2018 Template:Age in years and days People's Democratic Party Template:Party color cell
– File:Seal of Jammu and Kashmir color.png Vacant[8]
(Governor's rule) 		N/A 20 June 2018 19 December 2018 Template:Age in years and days Dissolved N/A
– File:Emblem of India.svg Vacant[9]
(President's rule) 		N/A 20 December 2018 30 October 2019 Template:Age in years and days
Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019–present)Template:Efn
– File:Emblem of India.svg Vacant[9]
(President's rule) 		N/A Template:Efn 31 October 2019 14 October 2024[10] Template:Age in years and days Dissolved N/A
(8) File:Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.jpg Omar Abdullah Ganderbal 16 October 2024 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days 13th
Template:Small 		National Conference width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |

Statistics

Prime Minister/Chief Minister of State/Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

# Prime/Chief Minister Party No. of terms Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of prime/chief ministership
1 Sheikh Abdullah Template:Party name with color 4 5 years, 157 days 12 years, 247 days
2 Farooq Abdullah Template:Party name with color 5 6 years, 9 days 11 years, 15 days
3 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Template:Party name with color 3 10 years, 125 days 10 years, 125 days
4 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Template:Party name with color 3 6 years, 257 days 7 years, 287 days
5 Omar Abdullah* Template:Party name with color 2* 6 years, 3 days* Template:Age in years and days*
6 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Template:Party name with color 2 3 years, 0 days 3 years, 312 days
7 Syed Mir Qasim Template:Party name with color 2 3 years, 75 days 3 years, 75 days
8 Ghulam Nabi Azad Template:Party name with color 1 2 years, 252 days 2 years, 252 days
9 Mehbooba Mufti Template:Party name with color 1 2 years, 77 days 2 years, 77 days
10 Ghulam Mohammad Shah Template:Party name with color 1 1 year, 247 days 1 year, 247 days
11 Mehr Chand Mahajan Template:Party name with color 1 142 days 142 days
12 Khwaja Shamsuddin Template:Party name with color 1 140 days 140 days
Template:Ndash President's rule / Governor's rule Template:Party name with color 12 6 years, 82 days 14 years, 330 days

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
  2. ↑ A J&K Primer: From Myth to Reality | Centre for Policy Research. www.cprindia.org. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. ↑ From 1965 to 2009, Om Prakash is the eighth chief minister(5 January 2009).
  4. ↑ Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history. www.jammu-kashmir.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 [{{{url}}} Islam and Political Mobilization in Kashmir, 1931–34](1981).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved on 29 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Bharti Jain. "Governor's rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. 9 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "President approves governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 20 June 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "President’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir". The Quint. 19 December 2018.
  10. ↑ President's rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, paves way for Omar Abdullah govt(14 October 2024).


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