List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and their tenure
List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in India, with a population of 199,812,341 people. UP is also the fourth-largest state with an area of 240,928 sq. km. The present Uttar Pradesh state was established as a united province in 1937. After 1950, the state got its name as Uttar Pradesh. Till now, 21 chief ministers from various political parties have taken charge in the state since its independence.
Govind Ballabh Pant was the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. He served as UP CM from 26 Jan 1950 to 20 May 1952. He laid the foundation of modern UP during his tenure. Let’s see the full list of Utta Pradesh chief ministers.
| Chief Minister | Party | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Govind Ballabh Pant | Indian National Congress | 26 Jan 1950 to 20 May 1952 |
| Sampurnanand | Indian National Congress | 28 Dec 1954 to 9 Apr 1957 |
| Chandra Bhanu Gupta | Indian National Congress | 7 Dec 1960 to 14 Mar 1962 |
| Sucheta Kripalani | Indian National Congress | 2 Oct 1963 to 14 Mar 1967 |
| Chandra Bhanu Gupta | Indian National Congress | 14 Mar 1967 to 3 Apr 1967 |
| Charan Singh | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | 3 Apr 1967 to 25 Feb 1968 |
| Tribhuvan Narain Singh | Indian National Congress (O) | 18 Oct 1970 to 4 Apr 1971 |
| Kamalapati Tripathi | Indian National Congress | 4 Apr 1971 to 13 Jun 1973 |
| Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | Indian National Congress | 8 Nov 1973 to 4 Mar 1974 |
Narayan Dutt Tiwari | Indian National Congress | 21 Jan 1976 to 30 Apr 1977 |
| Ram Naresh Yadav | Janata Party | 23 Jun 1977 to 28 Feb 1979 |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | 9 Jun 1980 to 19 Jul 1982 |
| Sripati Mishra | Indian National Congress | 19 Jul 1982 to 3 Aug 1984 |
| Narayan Dutt Tiwari | Indian National Congress | 3 Aug 1984 to 10 Mar 1985 |
| Mulayam Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 4 Dec 1993 to 3 Jun 1995 |
| Kalyan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24 Jun 1991 to 6 Dec 1992 |
| Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3 Jun 1995 to 18 Oct 1995 |
Mulayam Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 4 Dec 1993 to 3 Jun 1995 |
| Akhilesh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 15 Mar 2012 to 19 Mar 2017 |
| Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 Mar 2017 to 25 Mar 2022 |
Who is the Current Chief Minister Of UP –
Yogi Adityanath is the current chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Yogi Adityanath is serving as CM of Uttar Pradesh. He has been working as chief minister since 2017. He is politically associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yogi Adityanath has been selected as chief minister three times. He held the position of CM for the first time from 19 March 2017 to 25 March 2022 and again re-elected in 2022 to 2024, and third time he is elected to the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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