The Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the deputy to the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, who is head of the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The deputy chief minister is the second highest-ranking member of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Council of Ministers.[1]
| Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
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 Emblem of the National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
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Incumbent since 28 February 2023Vacant | |
| Type | Legislature |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Delhi |
| Appointer | Lt. Governor of Delhi |
| Inaugural holder | Manish Sisodia |
| Formation | 14 February 2015 |
| Website | Govt of NCT of Delhi |
A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the capital territory ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the capital territory with the support of a single party member or to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government, or in times of capital territory emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary. 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.
National Capital Territory of Delhi has had only one deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. The post has been vacant since 1 March 2023.
List
edit- Key
- † Assassinated or died in office
- § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
- RES Resigned
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Term of office[2] | Assembly (Election) |
Chief Minister | Appointed by | Political party[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||||
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Manish Sisodia (1972–) |
Patparganj | 14 February 2015 | 15 February 2020 | 8 years, 14 days | 6th (2015 election) |
Arvind Kejriwal | Najeeb Jung | Aam Aadmi Party | ||
| 16 February 2020 | 28 February 2023[RES] | 7th (2020 election) |
Anil Baijal | |||||||||
| Vacant (Since 1 March 2023) | ||||||||||||
See also
edit- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- History of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
- Elections in the National Capital Territory of Delhi
- National Capital Territory of Delhi Legislative Assembly
- List of chief ministers of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
- List of lieutenant governors of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
Notes
edit- ^ This column only names the deputy chief minister's party. The union territory government he heads with chief minister may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
References
edit- ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period