The deputy chief minister of Jharkhand is a part of the government of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.
Oath as the state deputy chief minister The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state: Oath 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."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Upa Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga." B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise UpaMukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
Deputy chief ministers of Bihar # Portrait Name ConstituencyTerm of officeBihar Deputy CMs ListChief MinisterAssemblyParty 1 Anugrah Narayan Sinha 2 April 1946 5 July 1957 Shri Krishna Sinha1st
(1952) Indian National Congress2nd
(1957) 2 Karpoori Thakur Tajpur 5 March 1967 28 January 1968 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha4th
(1967) Socialist Party 3 Jagdeo Prasad Kurtha 28 January 1968 1 February 1968 Satish Prasad Singh Shoshit Samaj Dal 4 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav Sonpur 3 June 1971 9 January 1972 Bhola Paswan Shastri5th
(1969) Indian National Congress ==Keys== Color key for the party of deputy chief ministers
List of deputy chief ministers Sr. No.NamePortrait Term of officePolitical Party Chief Minister1 Sudhir MahatoEx-dy CM Sudhir Mahato dies at 53 14 September 2006 23 August 2008 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Madhu Koda 2 Stephen Marandi 27 August 2008 18 January 2009 Indian National Congress Shibu Soren 3 Sudesh Mahto 30 December 200931 May 2010All Jharkhand Students Union 4 Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party (3) Sudesh Mahto 11 September 2010 18 January 2013 All Jharkhand Students UnionArjun Munda 5 Hemant Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Statistics List of deputy chief ministers by length of term No.NamePartyLength of termLongest continuous termTotal years of deputy chief ministership1Sudesh MahatoAJSU2 years, 129 days2 years, 281 days2Hemant SorenJMM2 years, 129 days2 years, 129 days3Sudhir MahatoJMM1 year, 344 days1 year, 344 days4Raghubar DasBJP152 days152 days5Stephen MarandiINC144 days144 days
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