The deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the deputy to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, who is the head of the government of Andhra Pradesh. The deputy chief minister is the second-highest-ranking member of the Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers. A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry. On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. 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.
In 1953, Andhra State consisted of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of the erstwhile Madras State. Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956. On 1 November 1958, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, Telangana, was added to Andhra State. Andhra state formed from Madras state on 1953 oct 1. After 58 years, Telangana was carved out to form as a separate state on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy was first deputy chief minister since the state's formation in November 1956.Cuddapah to be renamed after YSR Pushpasreevani Pamula was the first women to hold the post, who has served from June 2019 to April 2022.Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profilesJagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh
The current incumbent Konidala Pawan Kalyan is from the Janasena Party since 16 June 2024. 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."[Naa Peru] ane nenu, shasanam dvara nirmithamaina Bharatadesha Athmabhandhavya, Sarvabhoumadhikara mariyu Samagrathanu kapadathanu ani... (or: ...Bharata Rajyanganam patla nijanmaina vishwasam, vidheyatha kaligi untanu ani), [Andhra Pradesh / Telangana] Rashtra Mukhya Mantriga naa kartavyalanu shraddha thonu, anthahkarana shuddhi thonu nirvahisthanu ani... Bhayam gani, pakshapatam gani, raagadweshalu gani lekunda... Rajyanganam mariyu shasanalaku luyabadi, prajalandarki nyayam chesthanu ani... Devuni perita pramanam chesthunnanu / Atmasakshiga pramanam chesthunnanu.""[Naa Peru] ane nenu, [Andhra Pradesh / Telangana] Rashtra Mukhya Mantriga naa pariseelana loki vachina, leda naku thilina ey vishayannina... Oka Mukhya Mantriga naa kartavya nirvahanaku avasaramaina sangathullo thappa... prathyakshanga gani, parokshanga gani, ey vyakthiki leda vyakthulaku thelipe prasakthi ledu ani... Devuni perita pramanam chesthunnanu / Atmasakshiga pramanam chesthunnanu." List of deputy chief ministers
1953–1956 Andhra State consisted of North Andhra, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras State in 1953. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy served as deputy CM under Prakasam and Bezawada Gopala Reddy. Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956. #Portrait Deputy Chief Minister Term of the office Election PartyChief MinisterGovernment Term start Term end Days in office 1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 1 October 1953 15 November 1954 1952 Indian National CongressTanguturi PrakasamPrakasam(1) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy30 March 195531 October 19561955Indian National CongressBezawada Gopala ReddyGopala
Since 1956 #PortraitDeputy Chief Minister Term of the officeElectionPartyChief MinisterGovernmentTerm startTerm end 1 Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy 1959 11 January 19601955Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjeeva ReddyNeelam II11 January 196012 March 19621957Damodaram SanjivayyaSanjivayya 2 J. V. Narsing Rao 1967 30 September 19711967 Kasu Brahmananda ReddyKasu II 3 B. V. Subba Reddy30 September 197111 November 1972 1972Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha RaoNarasimha (3) B. V. Subba Reddy30 December 19737 June 1974 1972Jalagam Vengala RaoVengala 4 C. Jagannatha Rao 24 February 1982 20 September 19821978Indian National Congress Bhavanam Venkatarami ReddyBhavanam 5 Koneru Ranga Rao 9 October 1992 12 December 19941989 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyKotla I 6 Damodar Raja Narasimha 10 June 2011 1 February 20142009() N. Kiran Kumar ReddyKiran 7 Nimmakayala Chinarajappa 8 June 2014 23 May 20192014()Telugu Desam PartyN. Chandrababu NaiduNaidu III K. E. Krishna Murthy 8 June 2014 23 May 2019 8Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose8 June 201918 June 20202019()YSR Congress PartyY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyJaganAmzath Basha Shaik Bepari 8 June 2019 11 June 2024K. Narayana SwamyPamula Pushpa Sreevani 8 June 2019 11 April 2022Alla Nani9Dharmana Krishna Das22 July 20207 April 202210Budi Mutyala Naidu 11 April 2022 11 June 2024Kottu SatyanarayanaPeedika Rajanna Dora11Konidela Pawan Kalyan12 June 2024Incumbent2024()Janasena PartyN. Chandrababu NaiduNaidu IV
Statistics #Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest continuous term Total duration of deputy chief ministership 1 B. V. Subba Reddy 2 C. Jagannatha Rao 3 Koneru Ranga Rao 4 Damodar Raja Narasimha 5 Nimmakayala Chinarajappa 6 K. E. Krishnamurthy 7 Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose 8 Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari 9 K. Narayana Swamy 10 Pamula Pushpa Sreevani 11 Alla Nani 12 Dharmana Krishna Das 13 Budi Mutyala Naidu 14 Kottu Satyanarayana 15 Peedika Rajanna Dora 16 Konidala Pawan Kalyan
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