List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
| Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Member of | Uttar Pradesh Government |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh |
| Appointer | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Formation | 13 April 1967 |
The Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh Government. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary 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 bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh[edit]
| No. | Deputy Chief Minister (Portfolio) |
Portrait | Term | Assembly (election) |
Political party (Alliance) |
Chief Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Prakash Gupta MLC |
13 April 1967 | 25 February 1968 | 318 days | 4th Assembly (1967–68) (1967 election) |
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | Charan Singh | |||
| 2 | Kamalapati Tripathi Chandauli |
26 February 1969 | 17 February 1970 | 356 days | 5th Assembly (1969–74) (1969 election) |
Indian National Congress | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | |||
| 3 | Keshav Prasad Maurya MLC |
File:Keshav Prasad Maurya.jpg | 19 March 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 30 days | 17th Assembly (2017–22) (2017 election) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Yogi Adityanath | ||
| 4 | Dinesh Sharma MLC |
File:Prof Dinesh Sharma Deputy Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh in Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir during official inauguration of Utistha International Vedic Camp.jpg | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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