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Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Āndhra Pradēś Mukhya Mantrī
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
since 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)
Chief Minister's Office
(Government of Andhra Pradesh)
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCM of AP
Member ofAndhra Pradesh Legislature
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports toGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
SeatAndhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati
AppointerThe Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Term lengthFive years and subject to no term limit
At the confidence of the Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holderNeelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Formation1 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-01)
DeputyDeputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 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 Andhra Pradesh 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]

Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam from the INC became the first chief minister of the Andhra State. In 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy from the INC became the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post the reorganisation of Indian states. The longest-serving chief minister was N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), who held the office for over thirteen years across multiple terms, while N. Bhaskara Rao from the TDP had the shortest tenure of 31 days. N. Chandrababu Naidu was also the first chief minister of the state post the bifurcation of Telangana in 2014. Later Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy went on to become the President of India, while P. V. Narasimha Rao, also from the INC and previously the fourth chief minister of Andhra Pradesh went on to serve as the Prime Minister of India. Notably, N. T. Rama Rao from the TDP was the first non-INC chief minister of the state. There have been three instances of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.

The current incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu has been from the Telugu Desam Party since 12 June 2024.

List of chief ministers

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Key
  • No.: Incumbent number
  • † Assassinated or died in office
  • § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
  • RES Resigned

1953–1956

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Andhra State (1953–1956)

The Andhra State, a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following the Andhra movement. The formation of Andhra State was made possible by the Andhra State Act, which was passed in the Parliament of India in September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led by Potti Sreeramulu, whose sacrifice ultimately catalysed the demand for a new linguistic state.

The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking region of the Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital and a unicameral parliamentary system with a legislative assembly chamber.[2][3][4][5]

A total of two people have served as the chief minister during the period, of which both of them belonged to the Indian National Congress. Bezawada Gopala Reddy was the longest-serving chief minister of the region during this period. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the only governor in office during this period.

# Portrait Chief Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency 		Term of the office Election
(Assembly) 		Party Government Appointed by
(Governor)
Term start Term end Duration
1 Tanguturi Prakasam
(1913–1996)
– 		1 October 1953 15 November 1954 1 year, 45 days 1952
(1st) 		Indian National Congress Prakasam Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
President's rule imposed during the period (15 November 1954 – 28 March 1955)[a]
2 Bezawada Gopala Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Atmakur 		28 March 1955 31 October 1956 1 year, 217 days 1955
(2nd) 		Indian National Congress Gopala Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

Since 1956

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Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)
Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)

The Andhra Pradesh was officially established on 1 November 1956, through the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act in August 1956. This led to the dissolution of Hyderabad State, with its divisions becoming part of Mysore State and Bombay State. Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation of a bicameral parliamentary system consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly chambers.[7][8]

Originally situated in Hyderabad, the capital later moved to Amaravati in 2017 following the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in the assembly constituencies from 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh.[9][10]

Currently, there are a total of 175 assembly constituencies in the state.[11] The legislative council is the upper house with 58 members.[12] N. Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy of the INC. INC and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

# Portrait Chief Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency 		Term of the office Election
(Assembly) 		Party Government Appointed by
(Governor)
Term start Term end Duration
1 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Srikalahasti 		1 November 1956 11 January 1960 3 years, 71 days 1955
(1st) 		Indian National Congress Sanjiva I Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
1957
(2nd) 		Sanjiva II
2 Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
MLA for Kurnool 		11 January 1960 12 March 1962 2 years, 60 days Sanjivayya Bhim Sen Sachar
(1) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MLA for Dhone 		12 March 1962§ 20 February 1964 1 year, 345 days 1962
(3rd) 		Sanjiva III
3 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909–1994)
MLA for Narasaraopet 		21 February 1964 30 September 1971 7 years, 221 days Brahmananda I Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
1967
(4th) 		Brahmananda II Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
4 Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MLA for Manthani 		30 September 1971 10 January 1973 1 year, 102 days 1972
(5th) 		Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) Narasimha Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
President's rule imposed during the period (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973)[a]
5 Jalagam Vengala Rao
(1921–1999)
MLA for Vemsoor 		10 December 1973 6 March 1978 4 years, 86 days 1972
(5th) 		Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) Vengala Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
6 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
MLA for Medchal 		6 March 1978 10 October 1980 2 years, 218 days 1978
(6th) 		Indian National Congress (Indira) Chenna I Sharda Mukherjee
7 Tanguturi Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MLC 		11 October 1980 24 February 1982 1 year, 136 days Anjaiah K. C. Abraham
8 Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
(1931–2002)
MLC 		24 February 1982 20 September 1982 208 days Venkatarami
9 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MLA for Kurnool 		20 September 1982 9 January 1983 111 days Vijaya I
10 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Tirupati 		9 January 1983 16 August 1984 1 year, 220 days 1983
(7th) 		Telugu Desam Party Taraka I
11 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
(born 1935)
MLA for Vemuru 		16 August 1984 16 September 1984 31 days Bhaskara Thakur Ram Lal
(10) Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Tirupati 1984–1985
MLA for Hindupur 1985–1989 		16 September 1984§ 9 March 1985 174 days Taraka II Shankar Dayal Sharma
9 March 1985 2 December 1989 4 years, 268 days 1985
(8th) 		Taraka III
(6) Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
MLA for Sanathnagar 		3 December 1989§ 17 December 1990 1 year, 14 days 1989
(9th) 		Indian National Congress (Indira) Chenna II Kumudben Joshi
12 Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
(1935–2014)
MLA for Venkatagiri 		17 December 1990 9 October 1992 1 year, 297 days Janardhana Krishan Kant
(9) Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MLA for Panyam 		9 October 1992§ 12 December 1994 2 years, 64 days Vijaya II
(10) Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(1923–1996)
MLA for Hindupur 		12 December 1994§ 1 September 1995 263 days 1994
(10th) 		Telugu Desam Party Taraka IV
13 Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		1 September 1995 11 October 1999 4 years, 40 days Naidu I
11 October 1999 13 May 2004 4 years, 215 days 1999
(11th) 		Naidu II C. Rangarajan
14 Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
(1949–2009)
MLA for Pulivendla 		14 May 2004 20 May 2009 5 years, 6 days 2004
(12th) 		Indian National Congress Rajasekhara I Surjit Singh Barnala
20 May 2009 2 September 2009† 105 days 2009
(13th) 		Rajasekhara II N. D. Tiwari
15 Konijeti Rosaiah
(1933–2021)
MLC 		3 September 2009 24 November 2010RES 1 year, 82 days Rosaiah
16 Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
(born 1959)
MLA for Pileru 		25 November 2010 1 March 2014 3 years, 96 days Kiran E. S. L. Narasimhan
President's rule imposed during the period (1 March 2014 – 7 June 2014)[a][b]
(13) Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		8 June 2014§ 29 May 2019 4 years, 355 days 2014
(14th) 		Telugu Desam Party Naidu III E. S. L. Narasimhan
17 Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy
(born 1972)
MLA for Pulivendla 		30 May 2019 11 June 2024 5 years, 12 days 2019
(15th) 		YSR Congress Party Jagan
(13) Nara Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam 		12 June 2024§ Incumbent 163 days 2024
(16th) 		Telugu Desam Party Naidu IV Syed Abdul Nazeer

Statistics

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List by chief minister

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Fraction of time of holding CMO by party in Andhra Pradesh (as of October 2024)

  Indian National Congress (53.17%)
  Telugu Desam Party (31.49%)
  YSR Congress Party (7.33%)
  Indian National Congress (R) (8.01%)
# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership
1 Nara Chandrababu Naidu TDP 8 years, 255 days 14 years, 42 days
2 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy INC 7 years, 221 days 7 years, 221 days
3 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao TDP 5 years, 76 days 7 years, 194 days
4 Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy INC 5 years, 111 days 5 years, 111 days
5 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy INC 3 years, 71 days 5 years, 51 days
6 Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy YSRCP 5 years, 12 days 5 years, 12 days
7 Jalagam Vengala Rao INC(R) 4 years, 86 days 4 years, 86 days
8 Marri Chenna Reddy INC(I) 2 years, 218 days 3 years, 232 days
9 Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy INC 3 years, 96 days 3 years, 96 days
10 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy INC(I) 2 years, 64 days 2 years, 175 days
11 Damodaram Sanjeevaiah INC 2 years, 60 days 2 years, 60 days
12 Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy INC(I) 1 year, 297 days 1 year, 297 days
13 Bezawada Gopala Reddy INC 1 year, 214 days 1 year, 214 days
14 Tanguturi Anjaiah INC(I) 1 year, 136 days 1 year, 136 days
15 Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao INC(R) 1 year, 102 days 1 year, 102 days
16 Konijeti Rosaiah INC 1 year, 82 days 1 year, 82 days
17 Tanguturi Prakasam INC 1 year, 45 days 1 year, 45 days
18 Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy INC(I) 208 days 208 days
19 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao TDP 31 days 31 days

List by party

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# Party Number of chief ministers Total days of holding the office
1 Indian National Congress 15 14644 days
2 Telugu Desam Party 3 7941 days
3 YSR Congress Party 1 1839 days

Timeline

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Extended content
N. Chandrababu NaiduY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyN. Chandrababu NaiduVacantKiran Kumar ReddyKonijeti RosaiahY. S. Rajasekhara ReddyN. Chandrababu NaiduN. T. Rama RaoKotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyN. Janardhana ReddyMarri Chenna ReddyN. T. Rama RaoN. Bhaskara RaoN. T. Rama RaoK. Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyBhavanam Venkatarami ReddyT. AnjaiahMarri Chenna ReddyJalagam Vengala RaoVacantP. V. Narasimha RaoKasu Brahmananda ReddyNeelam Sanjeeva ReddyDamodaram SanjeevaiahNeelam Sanjeeva ReddyBezawada Gopala ReddyVacantTanguturi Prakasam

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When the President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[6]
  2. ^ After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. After state reorganisation, Andhra Pradesh Sasana sabha seats come down from 294 to 175 seats.

References

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  1. ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies to the specific case of Andhra Pradesh as well.
  2. ^ Roy, Pranay Dutta (16 March 2022). "Nehru couldn't ignore Potti Sriramulu who gave India Andhra Pradesh by fasting till death". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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  4. ^ "HT This Day: March 26, 1953 -- Andhra state from Oct 1". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  6. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
  7. ^ "Seventh Amendment, 1956". Government of India. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Formation Day 2023: AP History, Wishes, Quotes, and Must-try Foods". News18. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ Gazette Notification of commencement (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Why Telangana Split From Andhra Pradesh | Explained". TimesNow. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 16–28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Overview". AP Legislature. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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