The deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh Government in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government. The post of deputy chief minister is a kind of informal post, which is not mentioned in the Constitution. It works like an ordinary cabinet minister. The appointment of deputy chief minister is done by the ruling party only to maintain balance in the political situation. There is no fixed number for the post of deputy chief minister, in any state it can be made two, three or even more. After the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two deputy chief ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya were appointed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to correct the electoral equations. Babu Narain Singh Gurjar was first deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. 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.
List of deputy chief ministers NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssemblyChief MinisterParty1Narain SinghMorma3 April 196725 February 19684thCharan SinghIndependentRam Chandra VikalSikandrabadRam Prakash GuptaMLCBharatiya Jana Sangh2Kamalapati Tripathi26 February 196917 February 19705th (1969 election)Chandra Bhanu GuptaIndian National Congress 3 Ram Naresh Yadav Nidhauli Kalan 28 February 1979 17 February 1980 7th(1977 election) Banarasi Das Janata Party5Dinesh SharmaMLC19 March 201725 March 202217thYogi AdityanathBharatiya Janata Party4Keshav Prasad MauryaMLC19 March 2017Incumbent18th (2022 election)6Brajesh PathakLucknow Cantonment25 March 2022Incumbent
Statistics List of deputy chief ministers by length of term No.NamePartyLength of termLongest continuous termTotal years of deputy chief ministership1Keshav Prasad MauryaBJP2Dinesh SharmaBJP5 years, 6 days5 years, 6 days3Brajesh PathakBJP4Kamalapati TripathiINC356 days356 days5Ram Naresh Yadav JP354 days354 days6Narain SinghIndependent328 days328 days7Ram Chandra VikalIndependent328 days328 days8Ram Prakash GuptaBJS328 days328 days
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."==See also == List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
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