List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

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The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the state government of Jammu and Kashmir and the chief executive of the state legislature.

Prime Ministers (Dewans) of Jammu and Kashmir princely state (1947-1965) change

Color key for parties

  Independent
Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[a] Name Portrait Constituency Tenure[1] Party[b] Assembly Appointer

(Sadr-e-Riyasat)

From To Days in office
1 Mehr Chand Mahajan    – 15 October 1947 5 March 1948 142 days Independent Interim

Government

Maharaja Hari Singh

(Monarch)

2 Sheikh Abdullah    – 5 March 1948 31 October 1951 3 years, 240 days National Conference
31 October 1951 9 August 1953 1 year, 282 days 1st Assembly

(1951 election)

3 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Safa Kadal 9 August 1953 25 March 1957 3 years, 228 days Maharaja Karan Singh
25 March 1957 18 February 1962 4 years, 330 days 2nd Assembly

(1957 election)

18 February 1962 12 October 1963 1 year, 297 days 3rd Assembly

(1962 election)

4 Khwaja Shamsuddin Anantnag 12 October 1963 29 February 1964 140 days
5 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq   Tankipura 29 February 1964 30 March 1965 1 year, 30 days Indian National Congress

Chief Ministers of the Jammu and Kashmir (1965-2019) change

Color key for parties

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[c] Name Portrait Constituency Tenure[1] Assembly Appointer

(Governor)

Party[d]
From To Days in office
5 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq   Tankipura 30 March 1965 21 February 1967 1 year, 328 days Indian National Congress 3rd Assembly

(1962 election)

Maharaja Karan Singh
Amirakadal 21 February 1967 12 December 1971 4 years, 294 days 4th Assembly

(1967 election)

6 Syed Mir Qasim Verinag 12 December 1971 17 June 1972 188 days Bhagwan Sahay
17 June 1972 25 February 1975 2 years, 253 days 5th Assembly

(1972 election)

(2) Sheikh Abdullah   MLC 25 February 1975 26 March 1977 2 years, 29 days National Conference[2] L. K. Jha
Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 26 March 1977 9 July 1977 105 days N/A Dissolved
(2) Sheikh Abdullah   Ganderbal 9 July 1977 8 September 1982 5 years, 61 days National Conference 6th Assembly

(1977 election)

L. K. Jha
7 Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 8 September 1982 24 November 1983 1 year, 77 days B. K. Nehru
24 November 1983 2 July 1984 221 days 7th Assembly

(1983 election)

8 Ghulam Mohammad Shah MLC 2 July 1984 6 March 1986 1 year, 247 days Awami National Conference Jagmohan
Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 6 March 1986 5 September 1986 183 days N/A
Vacant
(President's rule)
  N/A 6 September 1986 7 November 1986 62 days
(7) Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 7 November 1986 23 March 1987 136 days National Conference
23 March 1987 19 January 1990 2 years, 302 days 8th Assembly

(1987 election)

Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 19 January 1990 18 July 1990 180 days N/A Dissolved
Vacant
(President's rule)
  N/A 19 July 1990 9 October 1996 6 years, 82 days
(7) Farooq Abdullah Ganderbal 9 October 1996 18 October 2002 6 years, 9 days National Conference 9th Assembly
(1996 election)
Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao
- Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 18 October 2002 2 November 2002 15 days N/A 10th Assembly
(2002 election)
9 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed   Pahalgam 2 November 2002 2 November 2005 3 years, 0 days People's Democratic Party Girish Chandra Saxena
10 Ghulam Nabi Azad   Bhaderwah 2 November 2005 11 July 2008 2 years, 252 days Indian National Congress Lt. Gen. S. K. Sinha
Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 11 July 2008 5 January 2009 178 days N/A Dissolved
11 Omar Abdullah   Ganderbal 5 January 2009 8 January 2015 6 years, 3 days National Conference 11th Assembly
(2008 election)
N. N. Vohra
Vacant[3]
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 8 January 2015 1 March 2015 52 days N/A 12th Assembly
(2014 election)
(9) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed   Anantnag 1 March 2015 7 January 2016 312 days People's Democratic Party N. N. Vohra
Vacant
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 7 January 2016 4 April 2016 88 days N/A
12 Mehbooba Mufti   Anantnag 4 April 2016 20 June 2018 2 years, 77 days People's Democratic Party N. N. Vohra
Vacant[4]
(Governor's rule)
  N/A 20 June 2018 19 December 2018 182 days N/A Dissolved
Vacant[5]
(President's rule)
  N/A 20 December 2018 30 October 2019 314 days
Vacant [6]
(President's rule)
  N/A 31 October 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 175 days N/A }

Chief Ministers of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019- present) change

Chief Ministers of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
No.[e] Name Portrait Constituency Tenure[1] Party[b] Assembly Appointer

(Lieutenant Governor)

From To Days in office
Vacant [7]
(President's rule)
  N/A 31 October 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 175 days N/A Dissolved

Notes change

  1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. 2.0 2.1 This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  4. This columnister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  5. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved on 29 April 2014.
  2. Schofield, Victoria (2003) [First published in 2000]. Kashmir in Conflict. London and New York: I. B. Taurus & Co. p. 123. ISBN 1860648983.
  3. Bharti Jain. "Governor's rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. 9 January 2015.
  4. "President approves governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 20 June 2018.
  5. "President’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir". The Quint. 19 December 2018.
  6. "Central rule to continue in Jammu and Kashmir through Lietenant Governor". @businessline. 31 October 2019.
  7. "Central rule to continue in Jammu and Kashmir through Lietenant Governor". @businessline. 31 October 2019.