(Updated Feb 2025) Educational qualification of Chief Ministers of Indian states and Union territories

Educational qualification of Chief Ministers of Indian states and Union territories

(With update of CM of Delhi)

A. North India

1. Jammu and Kashmir

To be updated

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir

President's rule

2. Ladakh  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Ladakh 

President's rule

3. Himachal Pradesh

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

• Name: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (27 March 1964)
• In office since: 11 December 2022
• Party: Indian National Congress
• Educational qualification: Degree in Law from Himachal Pradesh University.

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur

• Name: Jai Ram Thakur (6 January 1965)
• In office since: 27 December 2017-11 December 2022
• Party: BJP
• Education:

• Primary education from Kurani School. 
• B.A from Vallabh Government College, Mandi, (Graduated in 1987). 
• Post Graduation (M.A.) from Panjab University, Chandigarh

4. National Capital Territory of Delhi

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Delhi  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta   

 

• Name: Rekha Gupta (19 July, 1974), in Julana, Haryana
• In office since: 20 February 2025
• Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Education: LLB (Bachelor of Law) from IMIRC college of Law Bhaina Ghaziabad, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (2022)  

 

 

 

• Name: Atishi Marlena (8 June 1981)
• In office since: 21 September 2024
• Party: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
• Education: Master of Science, University of Oxford (2006)

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Delhi  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal  

• Name: Arvind Kejriwal (16 August 1968)
• In office since: 14 February 2015
• Party: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
• Education: B.Tech. Mechanical Engg, IIT, Kharagpur (1989)

5. Uttarakhand

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Uttarakhand  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami 

• Name: Pushkar Singh Dhami (16 September 1975)
• In office since: 4 July 2021-
• Party: BJP
• Education: He graduated from Lucknow University in Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations and pursued LL.B. from University of Lucknow

B. West India

6. Punjab

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Punjab

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann

• Name: Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973)
• In office since: 16 March 2022
• Party: AAP
• Education: B.Com. (1st Year completed) from Shaheed Udham Singh Govt. College, Sunam (Sangrur), Punjab

 7. Chandigarh

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Chandigarh

President's rule

8. Haryana 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Haryana

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Haryana Nayab Singh Saini

• Name: Nayab Singh Saini (25 January 1970)
• In office since: 12th March 2024
• Party: BJP
• Education: Bachelor's degree of Arts and LLB degree. 

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Haryana

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar

• Name: Manohar Lal Khattar (19 Oct 1954)
• In office since: 26 October 2014
• Party: BJP
• Education: Bachelor's degree from University of Delhi.

9. Rajasthan 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Rajasthan

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma 

• Name: Bhajan Lal Sharma (15 December 1967)
• In office since: December 2018
• Party: BJP
• Education: M.A (Political Science) from Rajasthan University, Jaipur (Non Col) In 1993. 

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Rajasthan

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot 

 

• Name: Ashok Gehlot (3 May 1951)
• In office since:17 December 2018
• Party: Indian National Congress
• Education: Bachelors of Law in 1976, M.A. (Economics) in 1973, Bachelor of Science in 1971 from Jodhpur University. 
  

10. Gujarat

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Gujarat

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel 

• Name: Bhupendrabhai Patel (15 July 1962)
• In office since:13 September 2021
• Party: BJP
• Education: Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad (1982)

11. Madhya Pradesh 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav

 

• Name: Dr Mohan Yadav (25 March 1965)
• In office since: Dec 2023
• Party: BJP
• Education: Ph.D., LLB, B.Sc, MA., from Vikram University Ujjain, MP.  

 

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan

• Name: Shivraj Singh Chauhan (5 March 1959)
• In office since: 23 March 2020
• Party: BJP
• Education: M. A. (Philosophy) from Barkatullah University, Bhopal (Gold medalist).

12. Maharashtra 

To be updated

 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Maharashtra 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde

• Name: Eknath Shinde (9 February 1964)
• In office since: 30 June 2022
• Party: Shiv Sena
• Education: Graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University in 2020.

13. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

President's rule

C. East India

14. Uttar Pradesh

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath

• Name: Yogi Adityanath (Ajay Singh Bisht) (5 June 1972)
• In office since: 19 March 2017
• Party: BJP
• Education: Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand.

15. Bihar

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Bihar

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Bihar Nitish kumar

• Name: Nitish kumar (1 March 1951)
• In office since: 22 February 2015
• Party: Janata Dal (United)
• Education: Degree in Electrical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering (now NIT Patna) in 1972.

16. Jharkhand

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren

• Name: Hemant Soren 10 August 1975
• In office since: 4 July 2024
• Party: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
• Education: Intermediate from Patna High School, Patna, Bihar. Mechanical Engineering from BIT Mesra, Ranchi (incomplete).

Ex CM 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Champai Soren

• Name: Champai Soren (1 November 1956)
• In office since: 2 February 2024
• Party: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
• Education: 10th pass.

Ex CM 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren

• Name: Hemant Soren 10 August 1975
• In office since: 29 December 2019
• Party: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
• Education: Intermediate from Patna High School, Patna, Bihar. Mechanical Engineering from BIT Mesra, Ranchi (incomplete).

17. West Bengal

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of West Bengal

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee

• Name: Mamata Banerjee (5 January 1955)
• In office since: 20 May 2011
• Party: Trinamul Congress
• Education:

• BA from Yogamaya Devi College (Calcutta University) (1974)
• MA from Calcutta University (1977)
• LLB from Jogesh Chandra Chowdhury College of Law, Calcutta University (1982)
• B.Ed. in Work Education from Sri Sikshyatan, Calcutta University (1980)
  

18. Odisha

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Odisha

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi

• Name: Mohan Charan Majhi (6 January 1972)
• In office since: 12 June 2024
• Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Education: LLB from Dhenkanal Law College (2011). 
• Passed +3 Arts from C.S College, Champua in the year 1993
• Passed +2 Arts fron Anadapur College in the year 1990
  
• Passed HSC from Jhumpura High School in the year 1987

Ex CM 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Odisha

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik

• Name: Naveen Patnaik (16 October 1946)
• In office since: 5 March 2000
• Party: Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
• Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from the St. Stephen's College of Delhi University.

19. Chhattisgarh 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Chattisgarh

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Chattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai

• Name: Vishnu Deo Sai (21 February 1964)
• In office since: December 2023
• Party: BJP
• Education: 11th Passed from Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kunkuri Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal, M.P (1981).

 

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Chattisgarh

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Chattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel

• Name: Bhupesh Baghel (23 August 1961)
• In office since: 17 December 2018
• Party: Indian National Congress
• Education: Graduation and post-graduation from the P. Ravishanker Shukla University, Raipur.

D. North East India

20. Sikkim

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Sikkim

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang 

• Name: Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) 05-Feb-1968 -
• In office since: 27 May 2019 - Present
• Party: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
• Education: B.A. from Darjeeling Govt. Collage, North Bengal University (1988).

21. Assam

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Assam

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma

• Name: Himanta Biswa Sarma (1 February 1969)
• In office since: 10 May 2021
• Party: BJP
• Education: Bachelor of laws from Government Law College in Guwahati.

22. Meghalaya

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Meghalaya

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Meghalaya Conrad Sangma 

• Name: Conrad Sangma (27 January 1978)
• In office since: 6 March 2018
• Party: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• Education:

• MBA in finance from Imperial College London  
• Bachelor's degree in business administration in entrepreneurial management from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
  

23. Arunachal Pradesh

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu

• Name: Pema Khandu (born 21 August 1979)
• In office since: 17 July 2016
• Party: BJP
• Education: Graduated from Hindu College (Delhi University).

24. Nagaland

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Nagaland 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Guolhoulie Rio

• Name: Neiphiu Guolhoulie Rio (born 11 November 1950)
• In office since: 8 March 2018
• Party: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
• Education:

• Early education from Baptist English School, Kohima and Sainik School, Purulia, West Bengal. 
• He attended college at St Joseph's College, Darjeeling.
• Graduated from Kohima Arts College.
  

25. Manipur

 President's rule

 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Manipur

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Manipur Nongthombam Biren Singh 

• Name: Nongthombam Biren Singh (1 January 1961-)
• In office since: 15 March 2017
• Party: BJP
• Education: BA degree from Manipur University.

26. Mizoram

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Mizoram

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Mizoram Zoramthanga

• Name: Zoramthanga (born 13 July 1944)
• In office since: 15 December 2018
• Party: Mizo National Front (MNF) party
• Education: B.A. honours in English from Dhanamanjuri (D.M.) College of Arts, Imphal, Manipur (1966). 

 27. Tripura

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Tripura

 #Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Tripura Manik Saha

 

• Name: Manik Saha 8 January 1953
• In office since: 15 May 2022
• Party: BJP
• Education: B.D.S. and M.D.S. in "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" degrees from Govt. Dental College, Patna, Bihar and King Georges' Medical College, Lucknow.

E. South India

28. Telengana

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Telengana

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Telengana Anumula Revanth Reddy

• Name: Anumula Revanth Reddy (8 November 1969)
• In office since: 7 December 2023
• Party: Indian National Congress (INC)
  
• Education: Bachelor of Arts, A.V. College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (1992).

 Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Telengana

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Telengana K. Chandrashekar Rao

• Name: K. Chandrashekar Rao (17 February 1954)
• In office since: 2 June 2014
• Party: Bharat Rashtra Samithi
• Education: MA degree in Telugu literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

29. Andhra Pradesh

To be updated

 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh  

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

• Name: Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy 21 December 1972
• In office since: 30 May 2019
• Party: Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party
• Education:

• Up to 12th grade from Hyderabad Public School.  
• Bachelor of Commerce degree.
  

30. Puducherry

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Puducherry

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Puducherry N. Rangasamy 

• Name: N. Rangasamy (4 August 1950)
• In office since: 7 May 2021
• Party: All India N.R. Congress
• Education:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree from Tagore Arts College
•  Bachelor of Law from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry
  

31. Tamil Nadu

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Tamil Nadu

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin

• Name: M. K. Stalin (1 March 1953)
• In office since: 7 May 2021
• Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
• Education:

• Schooling from Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School. 
  
• Pre-university course at Vivekananda College
• B.A. history degree from Presidency College, Chennai (University of Madras) in 1973. 
• Honorary Doctorate by Anna University in 2009.

32. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

President's rule

33. Kerala

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Kerala

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan

• Name: Pinarayi Vijayan (24 May 1945)
• In office since: 25 May 2016
• Party: CPI(M)
• Education: B.A. Economics degree from Government Brennen College, Thalassery

34. Lakshadweep

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Lakshadweep

President's rule

35. Karnataka

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Karnataka

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah

• Name: Siddaramaiah (3 August 1947)
• In office since: 20 May 2023- Present
• Party: Indian National Congress
• Education: Graduate, LLB from Sharada Vilas Law College, Mysore (1972).

Ex CM

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Karnataka

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai

• Name: Basavaraj Bommai (28 January 1960)
• In office since: Since 28 July 2021
• Party: BJP
• Education: B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineer from B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (presently KLE Technological University).

36. Goa 

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Goa

#Educational Qualification of Chief minister of Goa Pramod Sawant

• Name: Pramod Sawant (24 April 1973)
• In office since: 19 March 2019-present
• Party: BJP
• Education:

• Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur.  
• Postgraduate degree of Master of Social Work from the Tilak Maharashtra University at Pune.

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org

https://affidavit.eci.gov.in 

State government websites

Loksabha website (https://loksabhaph.nic.in/)

Rajya Sabha website

 

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