The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the Head of the government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
Ten people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Seven of them, including the inaugural officeholder Nityanand Swami and the incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami represented the (BJP) while the rest represented the Indian National Congress.
Oath as the state chief minister The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the 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, [CM 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 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, [CM 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 Mukhya 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."
Chief ministers of Uttarakhand (2000–present) #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly (election)Party1Nityanand SwamiMLC 9 November 200029 October 2001InterimBharatiya Janata Party2 Bhagat Singh KoshyariMLC 30 October 20011 March 20023N. D. TiwariRamnagar2 March 20027 March 20071stIndian National Congress4B. C. KhanduriDhumakot7 March 200727 June 20092ndBharatiya Janata Party5Ramesh PokhriyalThalisain27 June 200911 September 2011(4)B. C. KhanduriDhumakot11 September 201113 March 20126Vijay BahugunaSitarganj13 March 201231 January 20143rdIndian National Congress7Harish RawatDharchula1 February 201427 March 2016VacantN/A27 March 201621 April 2016N/A(7)Harish RawatDharchula21 April 201622 April 2016Indian National CongressVacantN/A22 April 201611 May 2016N/A(7)Harish RawatDharchula11 May 201618 March 2017Indian National Congress8Trivendra Singh RawatDoiwala18 March 201710 March 20214thBharatiya Janata Party9Tirath Singh RawatN/A10 March 20214 July 202110Pushkar Singh DhamiKhatima4 July 202123 March 2022Champawat23 March 2022Incumbent5th
Statistics List by chief minister
#Chief MinisterPartyLength of term Longest tenure Total tenure1Pushkar Singh Dhami2N. D. Tiwari5 years, 5 days5 years, 5 days3Trivendra Singh Rawat3 years, 357 days3 years, 357 days4Harish Rawat2 years, 55 days3 years, 2 days5B. C. Khanduri2 years, 111 days2 years, 295 days6Ramesh Pokhriyal2 years, 75 days2 years, 75 days7Vijay Bahuguna1 year, 324 days1 year, 324 days8Nityanand Swami354 days354 days9Bhagat Singh Koshyari122 days122 days10Tirath Singh Rawat116 days116 days
See also Government of Uttarakhand Governor of Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Cabinet of Uttarakhand Chief Justice of Uttarakhand List of current Indian chief ministers List of prime ministers of India
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References
External links Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Official website Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, Official Website