Chief Minister of India: India has a total of 28 states and 8 Union Territories as of 2022. Among these 28 states and 2 union territories have chief ministers as the executive authority in case of administration and governance. It is a very important and scoring topic that is part of the general awareness section of most competitive exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Railways, Banking exams, and other exams, etc. In this blog, we have listed down the most updated list of chief ministers of India updated till December 2022.
List of Current Indian Chief Ministers 2022
| State | Chief Minister |
| Andhra Pradesh | Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Shri Pema Khandu |
| Assam | Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Bihar | Shri Nitish Kumar |
| Chhattisgarh | Shri Bhupesh Baghel |
| Delhi (NCT) | Shri Arvind Kejriwal |
| Goa | Shri Pramod Sawant |
| Gujarat | Shri Bhupendra Patel |
| Haryana | Shri Manohar Lal |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Jharkhand | Shri Hemant Soren |
| Karnataka | Sri Basavaraj Bommai |
| Kerala | Shri Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Maharashtra | Shri Eknath Shinde |
| Manipur | Shri N. Biren Singh |
| Meghalaya | Shri Conrad Kongkal Sangma |
| Mizoram | Shri Pu Zoramthanga |
| Nagaland | Shri Neiphiu Rio |
| Odisha | Shri Naveen Patnaik |
| Puducherry (UT) | Shri N. Rangaswamy |
| Punjab | Shri Bhagwant Singh Mann |
| Rajasthan | Shri Ashok Gehlot |
| Sikkim | Shri PS Golay |
| Tamil Nadu | Shri M. K. Stalin |
| Telangana | Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Tripura | Dr. Manik Saha |
| Uttar Pradesh | Shri Yogi Aditya Nath |
| Uttarakhand | Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| West Bengal | Km. Mamata Banerjee |
Powers and Functions of Chief Minister
The chief minister or CM has the following powers and functions in the state government:
- The CM recommends a list of names for his council of ministers to the governor.
- The CM distributes portfolio to the selected ministers.
- The CM serves as the chief of the council of ministers and therefore can dissolve the council by notice.
- Acts as a bridge between the council of ministers and the governor.
- The CM acts as the head of the state board of planning
- CM is the primary spokesperson of the state.
Some Important Facts on Chief Ministers of India
- Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal is the only woman chief minister in India as of now.
- Sucheta Kripalini was the first women chief minister in India. She served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1963-1967.
- Pawan Kumar Chamling has served the longest time as chief minister, he was Chief Minister of Sikkim for 24 years.
- Of the current chief ministers, Naveen Patnaik has the longest incumbency, he is serving as the chief minister of Odhisa since the year 2000.
- Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga is the oldest serving chief minister.
- Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu is the youngest serving chief minister.
- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has served a most number of times as chief minister of state. He was elected a total 7 times.
Conclusion
This was all about the list of chief ministers of India, it will prove to be very beneficial to the students appearing for the upcoming competitive exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, banking and railway exams etc. For more updates, stay connected to Oliveboard.
FAQs
The full form of CM is Chief Minister.
Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the youngest chief minister.
Zoramthanga, CM of Mizoram is the oldest chief minister.
The governor appoints CM in a state and in a union territory, the CM is appointed by the President of India.
Sucheta Kripalini was the first women chief minister in India. She served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1963 to 1967.
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