India’s female Chief Ministers with the longest tenures: Check complete list

By Ishwi Singh  |  First Published Sep 18, 2024, 9:18 AM IST

Here's a complete list of India's female Chief Ministers and their tenures. Find out which female Chief Minister holds the record for the longest time in power.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced Atishi as the new Chief Minister of Delhi. This decision was taken in the meeting of the Legislature Party. Arvind Kejriwal himself proposed the name of Atishi for the post of CM. With this, Atishi has become the third female CM of Delhi and the 17th female CM of any state in India. 

But do you know who is the longest-serving woman CM of India? Let's take a look at the women who held the post of Chief Minister for the longest time.

Sheila Dikshit remained CM for the longest time

The name of Sheila Dikshit, who was the CM of Delhi, comes at the top of this list. She created history by running the government of Delhi for 15 years and 25 days. This was the first time in the history of independent India that a woman CM ruled a state for such a long time. This record is registered in her name.

J Jayalalithaa is second on the list

The name of Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa comes second on the list. She was the CM of the state for 14 years and 124 days.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is at number three on the list, she has been running the government for 13 years and 100+ days.

Vasundhara Raje is at number four, she was the CM in Rajasthan for 10 years and 9 days.

Mayawati, who was the CM of UP, is the fifth woman CM of the country. She held the post of CM of Uttar Pradesh for 7 years and 5 days.

Women CM of India and their tenure

1. Sucheta Kriplani-Uttar Pradesh 
Tenure: 3 years, 162 days

2. Nandini Satpathy-Odisha
Tenure: 4 years, 185 days

3. Shashikala Kakodkar-Goa
Tenure: 5 years, 258 days

4. Anwara Taimur-Assam
Tenure: 206 days

5. VN Janaki-Tamil Nadu
Tenure: 23 days

6. J Jayalalithaa-Tamil Nadu
Tenure: 14 years, 124 days

7. Mayawati-Uttar Pradesh
Tenure: 7 years, 5 days

8. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal-Punjab
Tenure: 83 days

9. Sushma Swaraj-Delhi
Tenure: 52 days

10. Sheila Dikshit-Delhi
Tenure: 15 years, 25 days

11. Rabri Devi-Bihar
Tenure: 7 years, 190 days

12. Uma Bharti-Madhya Pradesh
Tenure: 259 days

13. Vasundhara Raje-Rajasthan
Tenure: 10 years, 9 days

14. Mamata Banerjee-West Bengal
Tenure: 13 years, 100+ days

15. Anandiben Patel-Gujarat
Tenure: 2 years, 77 days

16. Mehbooba Mufti-Jammu and Kashmir
Tenure: 2 years, 76 days

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