List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the union territory's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbent Omar Abdullah since 16 October 2024[1]
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Style	Mahoday/Mahodaya: (In India) The Honourable (Formal) Mr. Chief Minister (Informal) Shri (In India)
Type	Head of government
Status	Leader of the Executive
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Cabinet Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Residence	40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar
Seat	Civil Secretariat Jammu, Old Heritage City, Jammu and Kashmir
Nominator	Members of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holder	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
Formation	30 March 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-03-30)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Salary	₹140,000 (US$1,700)/monthly ₹1,680,000 (US$20,000)/annually
Website	Official website

The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.^[2][3][4] Subsequently, the then prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated and reorganised as a union territory on 31 October 2019.

The office of the chief minister became vacant on 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018, the state was under governor's rule, and then under president's rule until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a union territory in October 2019, the president's rule was discharged via the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor served as the head of government of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister was in place following the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.

Prime Ministers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1947–1965)

Colour key for parties

  Indian National Congress

  National Conference

  Independent

#[a]	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Tenure[5]			Assembly	Appointer	Party[b]
				From	To	Days in office
1		Mehr Chand Mahajan	–	15 October 1947	5 March 1948	142 days	Interim Government	Hari Singh (Maharaja)	Independent
2		Sheikh Abdullah	–	5 March 1948	31 October 1951	5 years, 157 days			National Conference
				31 October 1951	9 August 1953		1st (1951 election)
3		Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad	Safa Kadal	9 August 1953	25 March 1957	10 years, 125 days		Karan Singh (Sadr-e-Riyasat)
				25 March 1957	18 February 1962		2nd (1957 election)
				18 February 1962	12 October 1963		3rd (1962 election)
4		Khwaja Shamsuddin	Anantnag	12 October 1963	29 February 1964	140 days
5		Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq	Tankipura	29 February 1964	30 March 1965	1 year, 30 days			Indian National Congress

Chief Ministers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–2019)

#[c]	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Tenure[5]			Assembly	Party[d]
				From	To	Days in office
1		Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq	Tankipura	30 March 1965	21 February 1967	6 years, 257 days	3rd (1962 election)	Indian National Congress
			Amira Kadal	21 February 1967	12 December 1971		4th (1967 election)
2		Syed Mir Qasim	Verinag	12 December 1971	17 June 1972	3 years, 75 days
				17 June 1972	25 February 1975		5th (1972 election)
3		Sheikh Abdullah	MLC	25 February 1975	26 March 1977	2 years, 29 days		National Conference
–		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	26 March 1977	9 July 1977	105 days	Dissolved	N/A
(3)		Sheikh Abdullah	Ganderbal	9 July 1977	8 September 1982	5 years, 61 days	6th (1977 election)	National Conference
4		Farooq Abdullah	Ganderbal	8 September 1982	24 November 1983	1 year, 298 days
				24 November 1983	2 July 1984		7th (1983 election)
5		Ghulam Mohammad Shah	MLC	2 July 1984	6 March 1986	1 year, 247 days		Awami National Conference
–		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	6 March 1986	5 September 1986	183 days		N/A
–		Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	6 September 1986	7 November 1986	62 days
(4)		Farooq Abdullah	Ganderbal	7 November 1986	23 March 1987	3 years, 73 days		National Conference
				23 March 1987	19 January 1990		8th (1987 election)
–		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	19 January 1990	18 July 1990	180 days	Dissolved	N/A
–		Vacant (President's rule)	N/A	19 July 1990	9 October 1996	6 years, 82 days
(4)		Farooq Abdullah	Ganderbal	9 October 1996	18 October 2002	6 years, 9 days	9th (1996 election)	National Conference
-		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	18 October 2002	2 November 2002	15 days	10th (2002 election)	N/A
6		Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	Pahalgam	2 November 2002	2 November 2005	3 years, 0 days		People's Democratic Party
7		Ghulam Nabi Azad	Bhaderwah	2 November 2005	11 July 2008	2 years, 252 days		Indian National Congress
–		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	11 July 2008	5 January 2009	178 days	Dissolved	N/A
8		Omar Abdullah	Ganderbal	5 January 2009	8 January 2015	6 years, 3 days	11th (2008 election)	National Conference
–		Vacant[6] (Governor's rule)	N/A	8 January 2015	1 March 2015	52 days	12th (2014 election)	N/A
(6)		Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	Anantnag	1 March 2015	7 January 2016	312 days		People's Democratic Party
–		Vacant (Governor's rule)	N/A	7 January 2016	4 April 2016	88 days		N/A
9		Mehbooba Mufti	Anantnag	4 April 2016	20 June 2018	2 years, 77 days		People's Democratic Party
–		Vacant[7] (Governor's rule)	N/A	20 June 2018	19 December 2018	182 days	Dissolved	N/A
–		Vacant[8] (President's rule)	N/A	20 December 2018	30 October 2019	314 days

Chief Ministers of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (2019–present)

No[e]	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Tenure[5]			Assembly	Party[d]
				From	To	Days in office
–		Vacant[8] (President's rule)	N/A	31 October 2019	14 October 2024[9]	4 years, 349 days	Dissolved	N/A
1		Omar Abdullah	Ganderbal	16 October 2024	Incumbent	34 days	13th (2024 election)	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Statistics

Prime Minister/Chief Minister of State/Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Fraction of time of holding CMO by party in Jammu & Kashmir (as of October 2024)

  Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (52.42%)

  Indian National Congress (17.73%)

  Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (7.86%)

  Independent (0.50%)

  Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference (2.17%)

  President's Rule (19.32%)

#	Prime/Chief Minister	Party		No. of terms	Term of office
					Longest continuous term	Total duration of prime/chief ministership
1	Sheikh Abdullah		JKNC	4	5 years, 157 days	12 years, 247 days
2	Farooq Abdullah		JKNC	5	6 years, 9 days	11 years, 15 days
3	Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad		JKNC	3	10 years, 125 days	10 years, 125 days
4	Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq		INC	3	6 years, 257 days	7 years, 287 days
5	Omar Abdullah*		JKNC	2*	6 years, 3 days*	6 years, 36 days*
6	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		JKPDP	2	3 years, 0 days	3 years, 312 days
7	Syed Mir Qasim		INC	2	3 years, 75 days	3 years, 75 days
8	Ghulam Nabi Azad		INC	1	2 years, 252 days	2 years, 252 days
9	Mehbooba Mufti		JKPDP	1	2 years, 77 days	2 years, 77 days
10	Ghulam Mohammad Shah		JKANC	1	1 year, 247 days	1 year, 247 days
11	Mehr Chand Mahajan		IND.	1	142 days	142 days
12	Khwaja Shamsuddin		JKNC	1	140 days	140 days
–	President's rule / Governor's rule		N/A	12	6 years, 82 days	14 years, 330 days

See also

• Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Notes

1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
3. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
4. This columnister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
5. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.

References

1. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/omar-abdullah-jammu-and-kashmir-cm-cabinet-ministers-9622879/
2. "A J&K Primer: From Myth to Reality | Centre for Policy Research". www.cprindia.org. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
3. "From 1965 to 2009, Om Prakash is the eighth chief minister". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
4. "Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history". www.jammu-kashmir.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
5. Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. General Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved on 29 April 2014.
6. Bharti Jain. "Governor's rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. 9 January 2015.
7. "President approves governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 20 June 2018.
8. "President’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir". The Quint. 19 December 2018.
9. "President's rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, paves way for Omar Abdullah govt". Hindustan Times. 14 October 2024.