List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra
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The Deputy Chief Minister Of Maharashtra is the deputy head of the executive branch of the Government of Maharashtra and the second highest ranking minister of the Council of Ministers.[2][3][4]
| Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Maharashtra | |
Incumbent since 26 November 2024Vacant | |
| Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra) | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Type | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | DCM |
| Member of | |
| Seat | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Appointer | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978) |
| Formation | 5 March 1978 |
List of deputy chief ministers
edit| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly (election) |
Chief Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashikrao Tirpude | Bhandara | 5 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 135 days | 5th (1978) |
Vasantdada Patil | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | Sundarrao Solanke | Majalgaon | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Sharad Pawar | Indian Congress (Socialist) | |||
| 3 | Ramrao Adik | MLC | 2 February 1983 | 5 March 1985 | 2 years, 31 days | 6th (1980) |
Vasantdada Patil | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4 | 
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Gopinath Munde | Renapur | 14 March 1995 | 18 October 1999 | 4 years, 218 days | 9th (1995) |
Manohar Joshi
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Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 5 | 
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Chhagan Bhujbal | MLC | 18 October 1999 | 23 December 2003 | 4 years, 66 days | 10th (1999) |
Vilasrao Deshmukh
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Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 6 | 
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Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil | Malshiras | 25 December 2003 | 1 November 2004 | 312 days | Sushilkumar Shinde | |||
| 7 | 
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R. R. Patil | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | 1 November 2004 | 8 December 2008 | 4 years, 37 days | 11th (2004) |
Vilasrao Deshmukh | ||
| (5) |
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Chhagan Bhujbal | Yevla | 8 December 2008 | 7 November 2009 | 1 year, 338 days | Ashok Chavan | |||
| 7 November 2009 | 11 November 2010 | 12th (2009) | ||||||||
| 8 | 
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Ajit Pawar | Baramati | 11 November 2010 | 25 September 2012 | 1 year, 319 days | Prithviraj Chavan | |||
| 7 December 2012 | 28 September 2014 | 1 year, 295 days | ||||||||
| 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | 3 days | 14th (2019) |
Devendra Fadnavis | ||||||
| 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Uddhav Thackeray | |||||||
| 9 | 
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Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 30 June 2022 | 5 December 2024 | 2 years, 158 days | Eknath Shinde | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| (8) |
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Ajit Pawar | Baramati | 02 July 2023 | 1 year, 156 days | Nationalist Congress Party | ||||
Statistics
editList by deputy chief minister
editFraction of time of holding DCMO by party (as of October 2024)
Nationalist Congress Party (63.13%)
Bharatiya Janata Party (23.09%)
Indian National Congress (8.36%)
Indian Congress (Socialist) (5.40%)
| # | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of deputy chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Ajit Pawar | NCP | 2 years, 181 days | 7 years, 215 days | |
| 2 | Chhagan Bhujbal | NCP | 4 years, 66 days | 6 years, 39 days | |
| 3 | R. R. Patil | NCP | 4 years, 37 days | 4 years, 37 days | |
| 4 | Gopinath Munde | BJP | 4 years, 218 days | 4 years, 218 days | |
| 5 | Devendra Fadnavis | BJP | 2 years, 149 days | 2 years, 149 days | |
| 6 | Ramrao Adik | INC | 2 years, 31 days | 2 years, 31 days | |
| 7 | Sundarrao Solanke | IC(S) | 1 year, 214 days | 1 year, 214 days | |
| 8 | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil | NCP | 312 days | 312 days | |
| 9 | Nasikrao Tirpude | INC | 135 days | 135 days | |
See also
edit- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Chief Minister of India
- Spouse of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
References
edit- ^ 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 for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.
- ^ "Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post". The Economic Times. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis". The Economic Times. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; 'Shinde to lead in 2024'". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM: A look at the post, its history". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023.