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.[1] 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 same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level.
In 1953, Andhra State consisted of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of the erstwhile Madras State.[2] Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956. On 1 November 1956, 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.[3] Pushpasreevani Pamula was the first women to hold the post, who has served from June 2019 to April 2022.[4][5]
The current incumbent Konidala Pawan Kalyan is from the Janasena Party since 16 June 2024.[6]
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.[7] Later, the Andhra state was merged with Telangana province of Hyderabad to form Andhra Pradesh in November 1956.
Since 1956
Statistics
| #
|
Deputy Chief Minister
|
Party
|
Term of office
|
| Longest continuous term
|
Total duration of deputy chief ministership
|
| 1
|
B. V. Subba Reddy
|
|
INC
|
1 year, 103 days
|
1 year, 103 days
|
| 2
|
C. Jagannatha Rao
|
|
INC
|
208 days
|
208 days
|
| 3
|
Koneru Ranga Rao
|
|
INC
|
2 years, 64 days
|
2 years, 64 days
|
| 4
|
Damodar Raja Narasimha
|
|
INC
|
2 years, 236 days
|
2 years, 236 days
|
| 5
|
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
|
|
TDP
|
4 years, 349 days
|
4 years, 349 days
|
| 6
|
K. E. Krishnamurthy
|
|
TDP
|
4 years, 349 days
|
4 years, 349 days
|
| 7
|
Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose
|
|
YSRCP
|
1 year, 10 days
|
1 year, 10 days
|
| 8
|
Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
|
|
YSRCP
|
5 years, 3 days
|
5 years, 3 days
|
| 9
|
K. Narayana Swamy
|
|
YSRCP
|
5 years, 3 days
|
5 years, 3 days
|
| 10
|
Pamula Pushpa Sreevani
|
|
YSRCP
|
2 years, 307 days
|
2 years, 307 days
|
| 11
|
Alla Nani
|
|
YSRCP
|
2 years, 307 days
|
2 years, 307 days
|
| 12
|
Dharmana Krishna Das
|
|
YSRCP
|
1 year, 259 days
|
1 year, 259 days
|
| 13
|
Budi Mutyala Naidu
|
|
YSRCP
|
2 years, 61 days
|
2 years, 61 days
|
| 14
|
Kottu Satyanarayana
|
|
YSRCP
|
2 years, 61 days
|
2 years, 61 days
|
| 15
|
Peedika Rajanna Dora
|
|
YSRCP
|
2 years, 61 days
|
2 years, 61 days
|
| 16
|
Konidala Pawan Kalyan
|
|
JSP
|
197 days
|
197 days
|
Notes
- ^ 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 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.[8]
- ^ 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.
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