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List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh

This is a list of people who have served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since its inception as Andhra and later conversion into Andhra Pradesh after the addition of Telangana region from Hyderabad State. This also contains the list of Chief Ministers of Hyderabad State after its absorption into the Indian union in 1948. An official residence for the Chief Minister was built in 2005 at Greenlands, Begumpet called as Chief Minister’s Camp Office.

Chief Ministers of Hyderabad state

Hyderabad state included 9 Telugu districts of Telangana, 4 Kannada districts in Gulbarga division & 4 Marathi districts in Aurangabad division. Rangareddy district was carved out of Hyderabad district of Telangana in 1978. Now Telangana has 10 districts.

·         Vellodi Mullath Kadingi

Name

-

Vellodi Mullath Kadingi

Took Office

-

26 January 1950

Left Office

-

6 March 1952

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kerala

Birth Place

-

N/A

Days in Office

-

770

·         Dr.Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

Name

-

Dr.Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

Took Office

-

6 March 1952

Left Office

-

31 October 1956

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Telangana

Birth Place

-

Mahbubnagar

Days in Office

-

1855

Chief Ministers of Andhra state

Andhra State consisted of Kosta and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras state in 1953.

o    Tanguturi Prakasam

Name

-

Tanguturi Prakasam

Took Office

-

1 October 1953

Left Office

-

27 March 1955

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Prakasam

Days in Office

-

631

·         Bezawada Gopala Reddy

Name

-

Bezawada Gopala Reddy

Took Office

-

28 March 1955

Left Office

-

1 November 1956

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Nellore

Days in Office

-

584

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh

In 1956, Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions of Hyderabad state were merged with Mysore state and Bombay state respectively. Remaining portion of Hyderabad state, Telangana, was merged with Andhra state to form Andhra Pradesh state.

·         Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Name

-

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Took Office

-

1 Nov 1956

Left Office

-

11 Jan 1960

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Anantapur

Days in Office

-

1167

·         Damodaram Sanjivayya

Name

-

Damodaram Sanjivayya

Took Office

-

11 Jan 1960

Left Office

-

12 Mar 1962

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Kurnool

Days in Office

-

790

·         Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (second time)

Name

-

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Took Office

-

12 March 1962

Left Office

-

20 February 1964

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Anantapur

Days in Office

-

719

·         Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

Name

-

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

Took Office

-

21 February 1964

Left Office

-

11 Jan 1960

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Guntur

Days in Office

-

2777

·         Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao

Name

-

PV Narasimha Rao

Took Office

-

30 September 1971

Left Office

-

10 January 1973

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Telangana

Birth Place

-

Karimnagar

Days in Office

-

468

 

President’s Rule

(11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973. Period: 335 Days)

·         Jalagam Vengala Rao

Name

-

Jalagam Vengala Rao

Took Office

-

10 December 1973

Left Office

-

6 March 1978

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta/Telangana

Birth Place

-

Srikakulam/Khammam

Days in Office

-

1547

·         Marri Chenna Reddy

Name

-

Marri Chenna Reddy

Took Office

-

6 March 1978

Left Office

-

11 October 1980

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Telangana

Birth Place

-

Ranga Reddy

Days in Office

-

950

·         Tanguturi Anjaiah

Name

-

Tanguturi Anjaiah

Took Office

-

11 October 1980

Left Office

-

24 February 1982

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Telangana

Birth Place

-

Medak

Days in Office

-

501

·         Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy

Name

-

B Venkatarami Reddy

Took Office

-

24 February 1982

Left Office

-

20 September 1982

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Guntur

Days in Office

-

208

·         Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

Name

-

K Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

Took Office

-

20 September 1982

Left Office

-

9 January 1983

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Kurnool

Days in Office

-

111

·         Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao

Name

-

N Taraka Rama Rao

Took Office

-

9 January 1983

Left Office

-

16 August 1984

party

-

Telugu Desam Party

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Krishna

Days in Office

-

585

·         Nadendla Bhaskara Rao

Name

-

Nadendla Bhaskara Rao

Took Office

-

16 September 1984

Left Office

-

11 Jan 1960

party

-

TDP (faction)

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Guntur

Days in Office

-

31

·         Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (second time)

Name

-

N Taraka Rama Rao

Took Office

-

16 September 1984

Left Office

-

2 December 1989

party

-

Telugu Desam Party

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Krishna

Days in Office

-

1903

·         Marri Chenna Reddy (second time)

Name

-

Marri Chenna Reddy

Took Office

-

3 December 1989

Left Office

-

17 December 1990

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Telangana

Birth Place

-

Ranga Reddy

Days in Office

-

379

·         Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy

Name

-

N Janardhana Reddy

Took Office

-

17 December 1990

Left Office

-

9 October 1992

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Nellore

Days in Office

-

662

·         Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (second time)

Name

-

K Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

Took Office

-

9 October 1992

Left Office

-

12 December 1994

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Kurnool

Days in Office

-

794

·         Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (third time)

Name

-

N Taraka Rama Rao

Took Office

-

12 December 1994

Left Office

-

1 September 1995

party

-

Telugu Desam Party

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Krishna

Days in Office

-

263

·         Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Name

-

N Chandrababu Naidu

Took Office

-

1 September 1995

Left Office

-

14 May 2004

party

-

Telugu Desam Party

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Chittoor

Days in Office

-

3378

·         Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhar Reddy

Name

-

YS Rajasekhar Reddy

Took Office

-

14 May 2004

Left Office

-

2 September 2009

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Kadapa

Days in Office

-

1938

·         Konijeti Rosaiah

Name

-

Konijeti Rosaiah

Took Office

-

03 September 2009

Left Office

-

24 November 2010

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Kosta

Birth Place

-

Guntur

Days in Office

-

448

·         Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

Name

-

N Kiran Kumar Reddy

Took Office

-

25 November 2010

Left Office

-

party

-

Indian National Congress

Origin Region

-

Rayalaseema

Birth Place

-

Hyderabad

Days in Office

-

246

 

  • Jalagam Vengal Rao born in Srikakulam district and was raised in Kosta region. He represented a constituency in Khammam district when he was chief minister.
  • Till date, Nara Chandrababu Naidu remains the longest tenured CM of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Kiran Kumar Reddy‘s family is from Chittoor. His father represented a constituency in Chittoor. He is born and brought up in Hyderabad because his father is in state capital, Hyderabad, as MLA and minister. He started representing his father’s constituency in Chittoor after his father’s death.