Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the Head of the government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Emblem of Uttarakhand
Incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami since 4 July 2021
Government of Uttarakhand
Style	The Honourable (formal) Mr. Chief Minister (informal)
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Uttarakhand Council of Ministers Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Governor of Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Residence	Chief Minister House, Bhararisain (summer) Chief Minister House, New Cantt Road, Dehradun (winter)
Nominator	Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Governor of Uttarakhand by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Assembly
Term length	5 Years Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holder	Nityanand Swami (2000–2001)
Formation	9 November 2000 (25 years ago) (2000-11-09)
Website	Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Ten people have served as the state's chief minister since its formation on 9 November 2000. Seven of them, including the inaugural officeholder Nityanand Swami and the incumbent Pushkar Singh Dhami represented the (BJP) while the rest represented the Indian National Congress.

Oath as the state chief minister

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

I, <Name of 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.

Chief ministers of Uttarakhand

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Ministry	Party
1		Nityanand Swami	MLC	9 November 2000	29 October 2001	354 days	Interim	Swami	Bharatiya Janata Party
2		Bhagat Singh Koshyari	MLC	30 October 2001	1 March 2002	122 days		Koshyari
3		N. D. Tiwari	Ramnagar	2 March 2002	7 March 2007	5 years, 5 days	1st (2002)	Tiwari	Indian National Congress
4		B. C. Khanduri	Dhumakot	7 March 2007	27 June 2009	2 years, 111 days	2nd (2007)	Khanduri I	Bharatiya Janata Party
5		Ramesh Pokhriyal	Thalisain	27 June 2009	11 September 2011	2 years, 75 days		Pokhriyal
(4)		B. C. Khanduri	Dhumakot	11 September 2011	13 March 2012	184 days		Khanduri II
6		Vijay Bahuguna	Sitarganj	13 March 2012	31 January 2014	1 year, 324 days	3rd (2012)	Bahuguna	Indian National Congress
7		Harish Rawat	Dharchula	1 February 2014	27 March 2016	2 years, 55 days		Harish
–		Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	27 March 2016	21 April 2016	25 days		N/A
(7)		Harish Rawat	Dharchula	21 April 2016	22 April 2016	1 day		Harish	Indian National Congress
–		Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	22 April 2016	11 May 2016	19 days		N/A
(7)		Harish Rawat	Dharchula	11 May 2016	18 March 2017	311 days		Harish	Indian National Congress
8		Trivendra Singh Rawat	Doiwala	18 March 2017	10 March 2021	3 years, 357 days	4th (2017)	Trivendra	Bharatiya Janata Party
9		Tirath Singh Rawat	N/A	10 March 2021	4 July 2021	116 days		Tirath
10		Pushkar Singh Dhami	Khatima	4 July 2021	23 March 2022	4 years, 211 days		Dhami I
			Champawat	23 March 2022	Incumbent		5th (2022)	Dhami II

Statistics

List by chief minister

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (58.5%)
2. Indian National Congress (41.0%)
3. President's Rule (0.52%)