Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh

13 Dec 2023 – present · 2 years, 8 months

Mohan Yadav (born 25 March 1965) is an Indian politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and also serving as leader of the house in legislative assembly. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he represents Ujjain South constituency as Member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh since 2013. Wikipedia →

17 Dec 2018 – 23 Mar 2020 · 1 year, 3 months

Kamal Nath (born 18 November 1946; Hindi pronunciation: [kəməl n̪aːt̪ʰ]) is an Indian politician who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2018 to 2020 and resigned after a political crisis. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from March 2020 to April 2022. As a leader of the Indian National Congress he has served as the Minister of Urban Development. Wikipedia →

29 Nov 2005 – 13 Dec 2023 · 16 years, 9 months · 2 terms

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (also spelt Chauhan; Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɪʋ.ɾaːd͡ʒ sɪŋɡʱ t͡ʃɔːɦaːn̪]; born 5 March 1959) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 32nd Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and 23rd Minister of Rural Development since 2024. Chouhan served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2005 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023, and was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Budhni from 2006 to 2024, and earlier from 1990 to 1991. He is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Wikipedia →

23 Aug 2004 – 29 Nov 2005 · 1 year, 3 months

Babulal Gaur (born Baburam Yadav; 2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was elected ten times to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, twice from Bhopal South and eight times from Govindpura. He retired from electoral politics in 2018 due to old age. Wikipedia →

8 Dec 2003 – 23 Aug 2004 · 8 months

Uma Bharti (born 3 May 1959) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. She became involved with the Bharatiya Janata Party at a young age, unsuccessfully contesting her first parliamentary elections in 1984. In 1989, she successfully contested the Khajuraho seat, and retained it in elections conducted in 1991, 1996 and 1998. Wikipedia →

7 Dec 1993 – 8 Dec 2003 · 10 years

Digvijaya Singh (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 2014. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and ex-general secretary of the Indian National Congress's All India Congress Committee. Previously, he had served as the 14th and 15th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, in two terms from 1993 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2003. Wikipedia →

13 Mar 1985 – 9 Dec 1989 · 3 years, 9 months · 2 terms

Motilal Vora (20 December 1928 – 21 December 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1985–1988; 1989). He was born in Nimbi Jodha, Jodhpur State, British India. Wikipedia →

9 Jun 1980 – 25 Jan 1989 · 5 years, 8 months · 2 terms

Arjun Singh (5 November 1930 – 4 March 2011) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, who served twice as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the 1980s. He also served twice as the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, in the Manmohan Singh and P. V. Narasimha Rao ministries. The surrender of dacoit Phoolan Devi in 1983 was a significant event during his tenure as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, reflecting efforts by his government to restore law and order, particularly in the Chambal region, while also dealing with the underlying socio-economic issues. Wikipedia →

20 Jan 1980 – 15 Dec 1992 · 2 years, 10 months · 2 terms

Sunder Lal Patwa (11 November 1924 – 28 December 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in the Government of India. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice, from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Wikipedia →

18 Jan 1978 – 20 Jan 1980 · 2 years

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (4 March 1930 – 31 May 1999) was an Indian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He hailed from Neemuch District (then part of Mandsaur district). Wikipedia →

24 Jun 1977 – 18 Jan 1978 · 6 months

Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019) was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2000–2004), and a member of Lok Sabha (2004–2014) from Bhopal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Wikipedia →

29 Jan 1972 – 23 Dec 1975 · 3 years, 10 months

Prakash Chandra Sethi (19 October 1919 – 21 February 1996) was an Indian National Congress politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs (1982–84) and as the 8th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1972–75). He was twice the chief minister of the state from 29 January 1972 to 22 March 1972 and 23 March 1972 to 22 December 1975. Ideologically, he appreciated people like Shankar Dayal Sharma, Ravi Shankar Shukla, Guru Radha Kishan, and Gandhian Mahesh Dutt Mishra. Wikipedia →

26 Mar 1969 – 5 Mar 1990 · 4 years, 5 months · 3 terms

Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007) was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Wikipedia →

13 Mar 1969 – 26 Mar 1969 · 13 days

Raja Nareshchandra Singh (21 November 1908 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian ruler of Sarangarh state in Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. He also served as Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh. Wikipedia →

30 Jul 1967 – 13 Mar 1969 · 1 year, 7 months

Govind Narayan Singh (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005), was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He was also Governor of Bihar state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989. Wikipedia →

30 Sep 1963 – 30 Jul 1967 · 3 years, 9 months

Dwarka Prasad Mishra (5 August 1901 – 31 May 1988) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for two terms during the 1960s. An Indian freedom fighter and diplomat, he was from a Kanyakubja Brahmin family of Padari a village in Unnao. Wikipedia →

31 Jan 1957 – 12 Mar 1962 · 5 years, 1 month

Kailash Nath Katju (17 June 1887 – 17 February 1968) was an Indian politician who served as Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Union Home Minister and Union Defence Minister. He was also one of India's most prominent lawyers. He was part of some of the most notable cases of his times, including the Indian National Army trials. Wikipedia →

9 Jan 1957 – 30 Sep 1963 · 1 year, 7 months · 2 terms

Bhagwantrao Annabhau Mandloi (15 December 1892 - 3 November 1977), an Indian National Congress politician was a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in Khandwa. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan. Wikipedia →

26 Jan 1950 – 31 Dec 1956 · 6 years, 11 months

Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 — 31 December 1956) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Minister of the reorganised Madhya Pradesh state from 1 November 1956 until his death on 31 December 1956, He was elected from Saraipali in Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh). He also served as Member of Constituent Assembly of India from Central Provinces and Berar. Wikipedia →