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List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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.

Infobox

Seat
Mantralaya, Mumbai
Type
Deputy Chief Ministers
Style
The Honourable
Status
Deputy Head of Government
Appointer
Governor of Maharashtra
Formation
5 March 1978(47 years ago) (1978-03-05)
Member of
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Maharashtra Legislative Council Cabinet
Nominator
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length
At the confidence of the assembly5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Abbreviation
DCM
Inaugural holder
Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)

Tables

Source:[5] · List of deputy chief ministers
Nashikrao Tirpude
Nashikrao Tirpude
#
1
Name
Nashikrao Tirpude
Constituency
Bhandara
Term of office
5 March 1978
Term of office
18 July 1978
Term of office
135 days
Assembly(election)
5th(1978)
Chief Minister
Vasantdada Patil
Party
Indian National Congress
Sundarrao Solanke
Sundarrao Solanke
#
2
Name
Sundarrao Solanke
Constituency
Majalgaon
Term of office
18 July 1978
Term of office
17 February 1980
Term of office
1 year, 214 days
Assembly(election)
Sharad Pawar
Chief Minister
Indian Congress (Socialist)
Ramrao Adik
Ramrao Adik
#
3
Name
Ramrao Adik
Constituency
MLC
Term of office
2 February 1983
Term of office
5 March 1985
Term of office
2 years, 31 days
Assembly(election)
6th(1980)
Chief Minister
Vasantdada Patil
Party
Indian National Congress
Gopinath Munde
Gopinath Munde
#
4
Name
Gopinath Munde
Constituency
Renapur
Term of office
14 March 1995
Term of office
18 October 1999
Term of office
4 years, 218 days
Assembly(election)
9th(1995)
Chief Minister
Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal
#
5
Name
Chhagan Bhujbal
Constituency
MLC
Term of office
18 October 1999
Term of office
23 December 2003
Term of office
4 years, 66 days
Assembly(election)
10th(1999)
Chief Minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh Sushilkumar Shinde
Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
#
6
Name
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Constituency
Malshiras
Term of office
25 December 2003
Term of office
1 November 2004
Term of office
312 days
Assembly(election)
Sushilkumar Shinde
R. R. Patil
R. R. Patil
#
7
Name
R. R. Patil
Constituency
Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal
Term of office
1 November 2004
Term of office
8 December 2008
Term of office
4 years, 37 days
Assembly(election)
11th(2004)
Chief Minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal
#
(5)
Name
Chhagan Bhujbal
Constituency
Yevla
Term of office
8 December 2008
Term of office
7 November 2009
Term of office
1 year, 338 days
Assembly(election)
Ashok Chavan
12th(2009)
12th(2009)
#
7 November 2009
Name
12th(2009)
Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar
#
8
Name
Ajit Pawar
Constituency
Baramati
Term of office
11 November 2010
Term of office
25 September 2012
Term of office
1 year, 319 days
Assembly(election)
Prithviraj Chavan
1 year, 295 days
1 year, 295 days
#
7 December 2012
Name
1 year, 295 days
5 days
5 days
#
23 November 2019
Name
5 days
Constituency
14th(2019)
Term of office
Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 182 days
2 years, 182 days
#
30 December 2019
Name
2 years, 182 days
Constituency
Uddhav Thackeray
Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
#
9
Name
Devendra Fadnavis
Constituency
Nagpur South West
Term of office
30 June 2022
Term of office
5 December 2024
Term of office
2 years, 158 days
Assembly(election)
Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar
#
(8)
Name
Ajit Pawar
Constituency
Baramati
Term of office
2 July 2023
Term of office
2 years, 127 days
Term of office
Nationalist Congress Party
15th(2024)
15th(2024)
#
5 December 2024
Name
15th(2024)
Constituency
Devendra Fadnavis
Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde
#
10
Name
Eknath Shinde
Constituency
Kopri-Pachpakhadi
Term of office
5 December 2024
Term of office
336 days
Term of office
Shiv Sena
#
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
Gopinath Munde
Renapur
14 March 1995
18 October 1999
4 years, 218 days
9th(1995)
Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane
Bharatiya Janata Party
5
Chhagan Bhujbal
MLC
18 October 1999
23 December 2003
4 years, 66 days
10th(1999)
Vilasrao Deshmukh Sushilkumar Shinde
Nationalist Congress Party
6
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Malshiras
25 December 2003
1 November 2004
312 days
Sushilkumar Shinde
7
R. R. Patil
Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal
1 November 2004
8 December 2008
4 years, 37 days
11th(2004)
Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5)
Chhagan Bhujbal
Yevla
8 December 2008
7 November 2009
1 year, 338 days
Ashok Chavan
7 November 2009
11 November 2010
12th(2009)
8
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
28 November 2019
5 days
14th(2019)
Devendra Fadnavis
30 December 2019
30 June 2022
2 years, 182 days
Uddhav Thackeray
9
Devendra Fadnavis
Nagpur South West
30 June 2022
5 December 2024
2 years, 158 days
Eknath Shinde
Bharatiya Janata Party
(8)
Ajit Pawar
Baramati
2 July 2023
2 years, 127 days
Nationalist Congress Party
5 December 2024
Incumbent
15th(2024)
Devendra Fadnavis
10
Eknath Shinde
Kopri-Pachpakhadi
5 December 2024
336 days
Shiv Sena
· Statistics › List by deputy chief minister
Longest continuous term
Longest continuous term
Deputy Chief Minister
Longest continuous term
Party
Total duration of deputy chief ministership
Ajit Pawar*
Ajit Pawar*
Deputy Chief Minister
Ajit Pawar*
Party
NCP*
Term of office
2 years, 181 days
Term of office
8 years, 195 days*
Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal
Deputy Chief Minister
Chhagan Bhujbal
Party
NCP
Term of office
4 years, 66 days
Term of office
6 years, 39 days
R. R. Patil
R. R. Patil
Deputy Chief Minister
R. R. Patil
Party
NCP
Term of office
4 years, 37 days
Term of office
4 years, 37 days
Gopinath Munde
Gopinath Munde
Deputy Chief Minister
Gopinath Munde
Party
BJP
Term of office
4 years, 218 days
Term of office
4 years, 218 days
Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Party
BJP
Term of office
2 years, 158 days
Term of office
2 years, 158 days
Ramrao Adik
Ramrao Adik
Deputy Chief Minister
Ramrao Adik
Party
INC
Term of office
2 years, 31 days
Term of office
2 years, 31 days
Sundarrao Solanke
Sundarrao Solanke
Deputy Chief Minister
Sundarrao Solanke
Party
IC(S)
Term of office
1 year, 214 days
Term of office
1 year, 214 days
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Deputy Chief Minister
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Party
NCP
Term of office
312 days
Term of office
312 days
Eknath Shinde*
Eknath Shinde*
Deputy Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde*
Party
SS*
Term of office
336 days*
Term of office
336 days*
Nasikrao Tirpude
Nasikrao Tirpude
Deputy Chief Minister
Nasikrao Tirpude
Party
INC
Term of office
135 days
Term of office
135 days
Deputy Chief Minister
Party
Term of office
Longest continuous term
Total duration of deputy chief ministership
Ajit Pawar*
NCP*
2 years, 181 days
8 years, 195 days*
Chhagan Bhujbal
NCP
4 years, 66 days
6 years, 39 days
R. R. Patil
NCP
4 years, 37 days
4 years, 37 days
Gopinath Munde
BJP
4 years, 218 days
4 years, 218 days
Devendra Fadnavis
BJP
2 years, 158 days
2 years, 158 days
Ramrao Adik
INC
2 years, 31 days
2 years, 31 days
Sundarrao Solanke
IC(S)
1 year, 214 days
1 year, 214 days
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
NCP
312 days
312 days
Eknath Shinde*
SS*
336 days*
336 days*
Nasikrao Tirpude
INC
135 days
135 days

References

  1. Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .m
  2. The Economic Times
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/maharashtra-has-two-deputy-cms-for-the-first-time-as-ajit-pawar-fadnavis-share-post/articleshow/101437838.cms
  3. The Economic Times
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-in-july-says-deputy-cm-fadnavis/articleshow/101403499.cms
  4. Hindustan Times
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/becoming-deputy-cm-was-shocking-says-fadnavis-shinde-to-lead-in-2024-101667694350918.html
  5. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/ajit-pawar-new-maharashtra-deputy-cm-8697355/
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