List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh

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

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Emblem of Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
since 23 March 2020
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports toGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
AppointerGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderRavishankar Shukla
Formation1 November 1956 (1956-11-01)

Following Madhya Pradesh's reorganisation on 1 November 1956, 18 people served as its chief minister. Twelve of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Ravishankar Shukla. The first non-Congress chief minister was Govind Narayan Singh who defected from the party and lead a Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government from 1967 to 1969. Digvijaya Singh of the Congress became the first officeholder to serve two full five-year terms. He was succeeded by Uma Bharti of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh's only woman chief minister. Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the longest-serving and current incumbent.

Chief Ministers before 1956

Before the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal State were separate states. Their chief ministers, were:

Bhopal State
No. Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election)		 Party
1
Shankar Dayal Sharma[2] Berasia 20 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 225 days First Assembly (1952–56)

(1952)

 Indian National Congress

Madhya Bharat
No. Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election)		 Party
1 Mishrilal Gangwal[3] Bagli 31 March 1952 15 April 1955 3 years, 15 days First Assembly (1952–56)

(1952)

 Indian National Congress

Vindhya Pradesh
No. Name Constituency Tenure Assembly
(election)		 Party
1 Sambhu Nath Shukla[4] Amarpur 31 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 214 days 1st

(1952)

 Indian National Congress

List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
No.[lower-alpha 1] Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[5][6] Assembly
(election)		 Party[lower-alpha 2]
1
Ravishankar Shukla[7][8] 26 January 1950 30 March 1952 6 years, 340 days Indian National Congress
Saraipali 31 March 1952 31 October 1956 1st
(1952 election)
1 November 1956 31 December 1956
2 Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 9 January 1957 30 January 1957 21 days
3
Kailash Nath Katju Jaora 31 January 1957 14 March 1957 5 years, 39 days
14 March 1957 11 March 1962 2nd
(1957 election)
(2) Bhagwantrao Mandloi Khandwa 12 March 1962 29 September 1963 1 year, 201 days 3rd
(1962 election)
4 Dwarka Prasad Mishra Katangi 30 September 1963 8 March 1967 3 years, 302 days
8 March 1967 29 July 1967 4th
(1967 election)
5 Govind Narayan Singh Rampur-Baghelan 30 July 1967 12 March 1969 1 year, 225 days Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
6 Nareshchandra Singh Pussore 13 March 1969 25 March 1969 12 days
7
Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 26 March 1969 28 January 1972 2 years, 308 days Indian National Congress
8 Prakash Chandra Sethi Ujjain Uttar 29 January 1972 22 March 1972 3 years, 328 days
23 March 1972 23 December 1975 5th
(1972 election)
(7)
Shyama Charan Shukla Rajim 23 December 1975 30 April 1977 1 year, 128 days
– Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule) 		N/A 30 April 1977 23 June 1977 54 days Dissolved N/A
9
Kailash Chandra Joshi Bagli 24 June 1977 17 January 1978 207 days 6th
(1977 election) 		Janata Party
10 Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Jawad 18 January 1978 19 January 1980 2 years, 1 day
11 Sunderlal Patwa Mandsaur 20 January 1980 17 February 1980 28 days
– Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule) 		N/A 17 February 1980 9 June 1980 113 days Dissolved N/A
12
Arjun Singh Churhat 9 June 1980 10 March 1985 4 years, 276 days 7th
(1980 election) 		Indian National Congress
11 March 1985 12 March 1985 8th
(1985 election)
13
Motilal Vora Durg 13 March 1985 13 February 1988 2 years, 337 days
(12)
Arjun Singh Kharsia 14 February 1988 23 January 1989 344 days
(13)
Motilal Vora Durg 25 January 1989 9 December 1989 318 days
(7)
Shyama Charan Shukla 9 December 1989 1 March 1990 82 days
(11) Sunderlal Patwa Bhojpur 5 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days 9th
(1990 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
– Vacant[lower-alpha 3]
(President's rule) 		N/A 15 December 1992 6 December 1993 355 days Dissolved N/A
14
Digvijaya Singh Chachoura 7 December 1993 1 December 1998 10 years, 1 day 10th
(1993 election) 		Indian National Congress
Raghogarh 1 December 1998 8 December 2003 11th
(1998 election)
15
Uma Bharti Malhara 8 December 2003 23 August 2004 259 days 12th
(2003 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
16
Babulal Gaur Govindpura 23 August 2004 29 November 2005 1 year, 98 days
17 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 29 November 2005 12 December 2008 13 years, 17 days
12 December 2008 13 December 2013 13th
(2008 election)
14 December 2013 17 December 2018 14th
(2013 election)
18
Kamal Nath Chhindwara 17 December 2018 23 March 2020 1 year, 97 days 15th
(2018 election)		 Indian National Congress
(17) Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 23 March 2020 Incumbent 2 years, 38 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Timeline
Kamal NathShivraj Singh ChouhanBabulal GaurUma BhartiDigvijaya SinghMotilal VoraArjun SinghSunder Lal PatwaVirendra Kumar SakhlechaKailash Chandra JoshiPrakash Chandra SethiShyama Charan ShuklaNareshchandra SinghGovind Narayan SinghDwarka Prasad MishraBhagwantrao MandloiRavishankar Shukla

Living former Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh

As of 30 April 2022, there are four Living former chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh:

  • Living former Chief ministers
  • Kamal Nath
    (2018–2020)
    (1946-11-18) 18 November 1946
  • Uma Bharti
    (2003-2004)
    (1959-05-03) 3 May 1959
  • Digvijaya Singh
    (1993–2003)
    (1947-02-28) 28 February 1947

The most recent death of a former chief minister was that of Motilal Vora on 21 December 2020 aged 92.

Footnotes
  1. A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[9]

References
  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 Madhya Pradesh as well.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. "Honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh" (in Hindi). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.
  6. "Instances of 'President's Rule' in Madhya Pradesh" (in Hindi). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. V Ramu Sarma (29 August 2021). "Life and legacy of Madhya Pradesh's first leaders". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
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