List of deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh
Deputy Leader of the executive of the Government of Uttar Pradesh
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The deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh Government in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] 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. The post of deputy chief minister is a kind of informal post, which is not mentioned in the Constitution. It works like an ordinary cabinet minister. The appointment of deputy chief minister is done by the ruling party only to maintain balance in the political situation. There is no fixed number for the post of deputy chief minister, in any state it can be made two, three or even more. After the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two deputy chief ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya were appointed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to correct the electoral equations. Babu Narain Singh Gurjar was first deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.[3] The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.[4]During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.[5][6]
| Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
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Seal of Uttar Pradesh | |
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| Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | DCM |
| Member of | |
| Seat | Lok Bhavan, Lucknow |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh |
| Appointer | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Narain Singh |
| Formation | 26 January 1950 |
List of deputy chief ministers
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly
(Election) |
Chief Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narain Singh | Morma | 3 April 1967 | 25 February 1968 | 328 days | 4th | Charan Singh | Independent | ||
| Ram Chandra Vikal | Sikandrabad | |||||||||
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Ram Prakash Gupta | MLC | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Kamalapati Tripathi | 26 February 1969 | 17 February 1970 | 356 days | 5th | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | Indian National Congress | ||
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Ram Naresh Yadav | Nidhauli Kalan | 28 February 1979 | 17 February 1980 | 354 days | 7th (1977 election) |
Banarasi Das | Janata Party | |
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Dinesh Sharma | MLC | 19 March 2017 | 25 March 2022 | 5 years, 6 days | 17th | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 4 | |
Keshav Prasad Maurya | MLC | 19 March 2017 | Incumbent | 9 years, 160 days | ||||
| 18th | ||||||||||
| 6 | |
Brajesh Pathak | Lucknow Cantonment | 25 March 2022 | Incumbent | 4 years, 154 days | ||||
Statistics
- List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of deputy chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Keshav Prasad Maurya | BJP | 9 years, 160 days | 9 years, 160 days | |
| 2 | Dinesh Sharma | BJP | 5 years, 6 days | 5 years, 6 days | |
| 3 | Brajesh Pathak | BJP | 4 years, 154 days | 4 years, 154 days | |
| 4 | Kamalapati Tripathi | INC | 356 days | 356 days | |
| 5 | Ram Naresh Yadav | JP | 354 days | 354 days | |
| 6 | Narain Singh | Independent | 328 days | 328 days | |
| 7 | Ram Chandra Vikal | Independent | 328 days | 328 days | |
| 8 | Ram Prakash Gupta | BJS | 328 days | 328 days | |
Oath as the state deputy chief minister
The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state:
I, <Name of Deputy Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Upa Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga." B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise UpaMukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."==See also ==