List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra (1947-2023) : All CM Name, Tenure

Eknath Shinde is the current chief minister of Maharashtra. He took the oath as the 34th CM of Maharashtra on 30th June 2022. The CM of Maharashtra plays a very important role in the governance and administration of Maharashtra. Check the updated list of chief ministers of Maharashtra with their tenure and party names.

List of CM of Maharashtra

Chief Minister Of Maharashtra

After the dissolution of the Bombay State on May 1, 1960, Maharashtra was established as an independent state. After this, Yashwantrao Chavan became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He also served as the third chief minister of Bombay from 1956 to 1960. Maharashtra is the third largest state in India with an area of 307,713 sq. km.

Along with this, Maharashtra is the richest state in India. There are 288 assembly seats and 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Currently, Eknath Shinde from the Shiv Sena party is the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Below is the list of cm of Maharashtra with tenure and party names.

List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra(1947-2023)

Sl. No	Name of the Chief Minister	Tenure	Name of Chief Minister’s Party
1.	Yashwantrao Chavan	1st May 1960 – 19th November 1962	Indian National Congress
2.	Marotrao Kannamwar	20th November 1962 – 24th November 1963	Indian National Congress
3.	P.K Sawant	25th November 1962 – 4th December 1963	Indian National Congress
4.	Vasantrao Naik	5th December 1963 – 1st March 1967	Indian National Congress
5.	Vasantrao Naik	1st March 1967 – 13th March 1972	Indian National Congress
6.	Vasantrao Naik	13th March 1972 – 20th February 1975	Indian National Congress
7.	Shankarrao Chavan	21st February 1975 – 16th May 1977	Indian National Congress
8.	Vasantdada Patil	17th May 1977 – 5th March 1978	Indian National Congress
9.	Vasantdada Patil	5th March 1978 – 18th July 1978	Indian National Congress
10.	Sharad Pawar	18th July 1978 – 17th February 1980	Indian National Congress
11.	Presidents’ rule	17th February 1980 – 18th June 1980	Not applicable
12.	Abdul Rehman Antulay	9th June 1980 – 12th January 1982	Indian National Congress
13.	Babasaheb Bhosale	21st January 1982 – 1st February 1983	Indian National Congress
14.	Vasantdada Patil	2nd February 1983 – 1st June 1985	Indian National Congress
15.	Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar	3rd June 1985 – 6th March 1986	Indian National Congress
16.	Shankarrao Chavan	12th March 1986 – 26th June 1988	Indian National Congress
17.	Sharad Pawar	26th June 1988 – 3rd March 1990	Indian National Congress
18.	Sharad Pawar	4th March 1990 – 25th June 1991	Indian National Congress
19.	Sudhakarrao Naik	25th June 1991 – 22nd February 1993	Indian National Congress
20.	Sharad Pawar	6th March 1993 – 14th March 1995	Indian National Congress
21.	Manohar Joshi	14th March 1995 – 31st January 1999	Shiv Sena (Sena-BJP)
22.	Narayan Rane	1st February 1999 – 17th October 1999	Shiv Sena (Sena-BJP)
23.	Vilasrao Deshmukh	18th October 1999 – 16th January 2003	Indian National Congress
24.	Sushilkumar Shinde	18th January 2003 – 30th October 2004	Indian National Congress
25.	Vilasrao Deshmukh	1st November 2004 – 4th December 2008	Indian National Congress
26.	Ashok Chavan	8th December 2008 -15th October 2009	Indian National Congress
27.	Ashok Chavan	7th November 2009 – 9th November 2010	Indian National Congress
28.	Prithviraj Chavan	11th November 2010 – 26th September 2014	INC (Congress-NCP)
29.	Presidents’ rule	28th September 2014 – 30th October 2014	Not applicable
30.	Devendra Fadnavis	31st October 2014 – 8th November 2019	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP – Sena)
31.	Presidents’ rule	12th November 2019 – 23rd November 2019	Not applicable
32.	Devendra Fadnavis	23rd  November 2019 – 26th November 2019	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP – Sena)
33.	Uddhav Thackeray	28th November 2019 – 29th June 2022	Shiv Sena
34.	Eknath Shinde	30th June 2022 – Present	Shiv Sena (Shiv Sena-BJP)

Present Chief Minister Of Maharashtra – Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde is the current chief minister of Maharashtra. On 30^th June 2022, He taken the oath as 20th chief minister of Maharashtra. He is currently one of the popular political leader from Shiv Sena. Eknath Shinde was born on 9 February 1964 in Satara, Maharashtra. In 2004, he elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time. He did some commendable job to stabilize the political situation in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Contact Details
Name of CM	Eknath Shinde
Current Tenure	30th June 2022 – Present
CM Of Maharashtra Email Id	cm@maharashtra.gov.in
CM Of Maharashtra Contact No	022-22025151
Office Adress	Chief Minister’s Office, Government of Maharashtra 6th Floor, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032.
Official Website	maharashtra.mygov.in/en/contact-us mieknathshinde.in

Below are some facts about current CM Eknath Shinde:

• Date of Birth: 9 February, 1964
• Place of Birth:  Satara, Maharashtra
• Education: Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University(BA.)
• Previous Political Positions: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Eknath Shinde is known for his strong organizational skills and his ability to connect with grassroots workers. He is the leader of the Shiv Sena party and represents the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency in Thane district. Previously he was appointed in various ministry of Maharashtra.

First Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Yashwantrao Chavan was the first chief minister of Maharashtra. Yashwantrao Chavan born on March 12, 1913  in the village of Devrashtre in Maharashtra. He was appointed as first cm of Maharashtra on 1st May 1960. He served as Maharashtra CM position for the tenure 1st May 1960 to 20th November 1962. During his tenure as a CM, Maharashtra witnessed industrial, educational and agriculture developement.

He also contributed to Indian independence movement as an active participant in cooperative movements. For his work as first cm of Maharashtra, Yashwantrao Chavan is known as Architect of Modern Maharashtra.

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Longest Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Vasantrao Naik is the longest chief minister of Maharashtra. He served as Maharashtra CM for a duration of 11 years 77 days. He was born on Born on July 1, 1913, in Gahuli village of Maharashtra in a poor family.

Below are the list of longest serving cm of Maharashtra.

Chief Minister	Duration	Party
Vasantrao Naik	11 years 77 days	Indian National Congress
Devendra Fadnavis	5 years 240 days	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sharad Pawar	8 years 54 days (combined tenure for 3 non-consecutive terms)	Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party
Yashwantrao Chavan	4 years 160 days	Indian National Congress

List of CM of Maharashtra – FAQs

1. Who is first CM of Maharashtra?

Yashwantrao Chavan is first cm of Maharashtra. He was appointed as a cm for first time on 1st May 1960 and served till 20th November 1962.

2. Who is the current CM of Maharashtra?

Eknath Shinde is the current cm of Maharashtra. He taken the oath as 20th cm of Maharashtra on 30th June 2022.

3. Who is longest serving chief minister of Maharashtra?

Vasantrao Naik is the longest chief minister of Maharashtra. He served as a cm for 11 years 77 days.

4. Who is the first woman Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

There is no officially recognised woman chief minister of Maharashtra appointed till now.

5. When did Maharashtra became a state?

Maharashtra was established as an independent state on 1st May, 1960 after partition with Bombay state.