List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India

Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
Incumbent
Vacant
since 16 March 2022
Member ofCabinet
NominatorChief Minister of Punjab
AppointerGovernor of Punjab
Inaugural holderBalram Das Tandon
Formation17 February 1969; 55 years ago (1969-02-17)

The deputy chief minister of Punjab is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Punjab. It's 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 or in a party.

History

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PEPSU

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In history of PEPSU state there was only one deputy chief minister Brish Bhan.

Punjab

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Till now five people served as Deputy CM of Punjab. Balram Das Tandon was the first who hold the position when Bhartiya Jana Sangh formed coalition government with Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh under the chief ministership of Gurnam Singh. Then in 1996 and 2004, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal became the Deputy CM under chief ministership of Harcharan Singh Brar and Amarinder Singh respectively. Sukhbir Singh Badal is the only one who served the position for thrice. In 2021 for the first time two persons, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni appointed deputy cm under Charanjit Singh Channi.

List of deputy chief ministers

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PEPSU

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  INC (1)
Sr. No. Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)
Portrait Term of office Political party Chief Minister Appointed by
1 Brish Bhan
(Kalayat)
(1908-1988)
23 May 1951 21
April 1952
1 year, 275 days Indian National Congress Raghbir Singh Yadavindra Singh
8 March 1954 12 January 1955

Punjab

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  BJS (1)   INC (3)   SAD (1)
Sr. No. Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)
Portrait Term of office Political party Chief Minister Appointed by Ref
No official Deputy CM (15 August 1947 - 17 February 1969) (21 years, 186 days)
1 Balram Das Tandon
(Amritsar Central)
(1927-2018)
17 February 1969 26 March 1970 1 year, 37 days Bhartiya Jana Sangh Gurnam Singh D. C. Pavate [2]
No official Deputy CM (26 March 1970 - 6 August 1996) (26 years, 134 days)
2 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(Lehra)
(b.1945)
6 August 1996 21 November 1996 107 days Indian National Congress Harcharan Singh Brar B. K. N. Chhibber [3]
No official Deputy CM (21 November 1996 - 6 January 2004) (7 years, 46 days)
(2) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
(Lehra)
(b.1945)
6 January 2004 1 March 2007 3 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Captain Amarinder Singh O. P. Verma [4]
No official Deputy CM (1 March 2007 - 21 January 2009) (1 year, 326 days)
3 Sukhbir Singh Badal
( - )
(b.1962)
21 January 2009 1 July 2009 161 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [5]
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No official Deputy CM (1 July 2009 - 10 August 2009) (40 days)
(3) Sukhbir Singh Badal
(Jalalabad)
(b.1962)
10 August 2009 14 March 2012 7 years, 218 days Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal S. F. Rodrigues [7]
14 March 2012 16 March 2017 Shivraj Patil [8]
No official Deputy CM (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021) (4 years, 188 days)
4 Sukhjinder Singh
(Dera Baba Nanak)
(b.1959)
20 September 2021 16 March 2022 177 days Indian National Congress Charanjit Singh Channi Banwarilal Purohit [9]
Om Parkash Soni
(Amritsar Central)
(b.1957)
No official Deputy CM (since 16 March 2022) (2 years, 279 days)

Deputy Leader of the House

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The Deputy Leader of the House in Vidhan Sabha is the deputy parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Vidhan Sabha and is responsible for government business in the house. The deputy chief minister also serves as deputy leader of the house, however, in the absence of an official deputy chief minister, one of the cabinet minister serves as deputy leader of the house.

Name Tenure Party Leader of the House Assembly
Swaran Singh 15 August 1947 20 June 1951 Indian National Congress Gopi Chand Bhargava & Bhim Sen Sachhar Interim Assembly
Partap Singh Kairon 17 April 1952 23 January 1956 Indian National Congress Bhimsen Sachhar 1st
Gyani Kartar Singh 9 April 1957 11 March 1962 Indian National Congress Partap Singh Kairon 2nd
Mohan Lal 11 March 1962 21 June 1964 Indian National Congress 3rd
Balram Das Tandon 17 February 1969 26 March 1970 Bhartiya Jana Sangh Gurnam Singh 5th
Surjit Singh Barnala 26 March 1970 14 June 1971 Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal
Kewal Krishan 6 June 1980 6 October 1983 Indian National Congress Darbara Singh 8th
Harcharan Singh Brar 25 February 1992 31 August 1995 Indian National Congress Beant Singh 10th
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 31 August 1995 21 November 1996 Harcharan Singh Brar
Balram Das Tandon 12 February 1997 26 February 2002 Bhartiya Janata Party Prakash Singh Badal 11th
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 26 February 2002 1 March 2007 Indian National Congress Amarinder Singh 12th
Manpreet Singh Badal 1 March 2007 10 August 2009 Shiromani Akali Dal Prakash Singh Badal 13th
Sukhbir Singh Badal 10 August 2009 14 March 2012
14 March 2012 16 March 2017 14th
Brahm Mohindra 16 March 2017 20 September 2021 Indian National Congress Amarinder Singh 15th
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 20 September 2021 16 March 2022 Charanjit Singh Channa
Harpal Singh Cheema 19 March 2022 Incumbent Aam Admi Party Bhagwant Mann 16th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Former punjab deputy cm died". 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Two months crisis in punjab congress legislature party resolved". India Today. 31 August 1996.
  4. ^ "Rajinder Kaur Bhattal appointed deputy CM, 2004". The Times of India. 6 January 2004.
  5. ^ Sharma, Viney. "sukhbir badal, deputy cm of punjab, 2009". The Economic Times.
  6. ^ "Sukhbir badal resigns as Punjab deputy CM".
  7. ^ "Second time Sukhbir Singh Badal deputy CM, 2009". The Times of India. 10 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Prakash Singh took oath as CM and Sukhbir Singh as Deputy CM, 2012". 14 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Punjab CM Oath Ceremony Live: पंजाब के नए सीएम बने चरणजीत चन्नी, सुखजिंदर रंधावा और ओमप्रकाश सोनी ने भी ली शपथ".