List of deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh
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.[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.
List of Deputy Chief Ministers
| Sr. No. | Name (constituency) (birth-death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Prakash Gupta (MLC) (1923-2004) |
3 April 1967 | 25 February 1968 | 328 days | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | Charan Singh | [2] | ||
| 2 | Kamalapati Tripathi (Chanduali) (1905-1990) |
26 February 1969 | 17 February 1970 | 356 days | Indian National Congress | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | [3] | ||
| 3 | Dinesh Sharma (MLC) (b. 1964) |
19 March 2017 | Incumbent | 3 years, 275 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Yogi Adityanath | [4] | ||
| 4 | Keshav Prasad Maurya (MLC) (b. 1969) |
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References
- "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- http://governor.mp.gov.in/gupta.aspx
- http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Ex-CM-en/5/4
- https://www.livemint.com/Politics/OpB12c7YDKyjiGfCSEZa4N/Stage-set-for-Yogi-Adityanaths-swearing-in-as-Uttar-Pradesh.html
- https://www.patrika.com/varanasi-news/keshav-prasad-maurya-becomes-deputy-cm-of-up-news-in-hindi-1532956/
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