List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh (1956 to 2020)


The present Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Who was sworn in on 23 March 2020 at the head of the state's 32nd Chief Minister. With this, he becomes the Chief Minister for the fourth time in the state. Prior to this, he has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh continuously from the year 2005 to 2008. The same Arjun Singh and Shyamcharan Shukla were also chief ministers three times. Let me tell you that the record of the shortest Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh is in the name of Nareshchandra Singh. He has been Chief Minister for only 13 days. In fact, for the first time in the politics of Madhya Pradesh, in the year 1967, Govind Narayan Singh of the non-Congress government became the Chief Minister. However, he resigned in 1969. After this Nareshchandra became the Chief Minister. However, he was able to remain chief minister for only 13 days in political turmoil and had to resign.



Shivraj Singh Chauhan was first elected as the Chief Minister on 29 November 2005, during which the term of the 12th Assembly was running. After replacing Chief Minister Babulal Gaur, BJP handed over the command of the state to Shivraj. So let us know how many Chief Ministers have lived in Madhya Pradesh till now -The present Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Who was sworn in on 23 March 2020 at the head of the state's 32nd Chief Minister. With this, he becomes the Chief Minister for the fourth time in the state. Prior to this, he has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh continuously from the year 2005 to 2008. The same Arjun Singh and Shyamcharan Shukla were also chief ministers three times. Let me tell you that the record of the shortest Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh is in the name of Nareshchandra Singh. He has been Chief Minister for only 13 days. In fact, for the first time in the politics of Madhya Pradesh, in the year 1967, Govind Narayan Singh of the non-Congress government became the Chief Minister. However, he resigned in 1969. After this Nareshchandra became the Chief Minister. However, he was able to remain chief minister for only 13 days in political turmoil and had to resign.

Read in Hindi : मध्यप्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री की सूची-1956 से अबतक

Shivraj Singh Chauhan was first elected as the Chief Minister on 29 November 2005, during which the term of the 12th Assembly was running. After replacing Chief Minister Babulal Gaur, BJP handed over the command of the state to Shivraj. So let us know, how many Chief Ministers have lived in Madhya Pradesh till now -



List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Chief Ministers Name Tenure Party
1. Ravishankar Shukla 01.11.1956 To 31.12.1956 Indian National Congress
2. Bhagwantrao Mandloi 01.01.1957 To 30.01.1957 Indian National Congress
3. Dr. Kailash Nath Katju 31.01.1957 To 14.04.1957 Indian National Congress
4. Dr. Kailash Nath Katju 15.04.1957 To 11.03.1962 Indian National Congress
5. Bhagwantrao Mandloi 12.03.1962 To 29.09.1963 Indian National Congress
6. Dwarka Prasad Mishra 30.09.1963 To 08.03.1967 Indian National Congress
7. Dwarka Prasad Mishra 09.03.1967 To 29.07.1967 Indian National Congress
8. Govind Narayan Singh 30.07.1967 To 12.03.1969 Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
9. Naresh Chandra Singh 13.03.1969 To 25.03.1969 Samyukta Vidhayak Dal
10. Shyama Charan Shukla 26.03.1969 To 28.01.1972 Indian National Congress
11. Prakash Chandra Sethi 29.01.1972 To 22.03.1972 Indian National Congress
12. Prakash Chandra Sethi 23.03.1972 To 22.12.1975 Indian National Congress
13. Shyama Charan Shukla 23.12.1975 To 29.04.1977 Indian National Congress
(President's rule) 30.04.1977 To 25.06.1977 N/A
14. Kailash Chandra Joshi 26.06.1977 To 17.01.1978 Janata Party
15. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha 18.01.1978 To 19.01.1980 Janata Party
16. Sunderlal Patwa 20.01.1980 To 17.02.1980 Janata Party
(President's rule) 18.02.1980 To 08.06.1980 N/A
17. Arjun Singh 09.06.1980 To 10.03.1985 Indian National Congress
18. Arjun Singh 11.03.1985 To 12.03.1985 Indian National Congress
19. Motilal Vora 13.03.1985 To 13.02.1988 Indian National Congress
20. Arjun Singh 14.02.1988 To 24.01.1989 Indian National Congress
21. Motilal Vora 25.01.1989 To 08.12.1989 Indian National Congress
22. Shyama Charan Shukla 09.12.1989 To 04.03.1990 Indian National Congress
23. Sunderlal Patwa 05.03.1990 To 15.12.1992 Bharatiya Janata Party
(President's rule) 16.12.1992 To 06.12.1993 N/A
24. Digvijaya Singh 07.12.1993 To 01.12.1998 Indian National Congress
25. Digvijaya Singh 01.12.1998 To 08.12.2003 Indian National Congress
26. Uma Bharti 08.12.2003 To 23.08.2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
27. Babulal Gaur 23.08.2004 To 29.11.2005 Bharatiya Janata Party
28. Shivraj Singh Chouhan 29.11.2005 To 12.12.2008 Bharatiya Janata Party
29. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
12.12.2008 To 13.12.2014 Bharatiya Janata Party
30. Shivraj Singh Chouhan 14.12.2013 To 16.12.2018 Bharatiya Janata Party
31. Kamal Nath
17.12.2018 To 20.03.2020
Indian National Congress
32. Shivraj Singh Chouhan 23.03.2020 To Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party