Thu Oct 17 14:03:08 UTC 2024: ## India’s Youngest and Oldest CMs: Age-wise Breakdown of State Leaders

**New Delhi:** The recent state elections in India have brought in a new wave of leadership, with both veteran politicians and younger faces taking over the reins of their respective states. While Omar Abdullah took oath as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Nayab Singh Saini is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Thursday.

This new wave of leadership has also highlighted the age spectrum of India’s Chief Ministers. The youngest CM in the country remains Delhi’s Atishi, at 43 years old. Other young leaders include Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh (45), Conrad Sangma of Meghalaya (46), Hemant Soren of Jharkhand (49), and Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand (49).

The age group of 50-59 years features names like Bhagwant Mann of Punjab (50), Pramod Sawant of Goa (51), Mohan Charan Manjhi of Odisha (52), Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh (52), Nayab Singh Saini of Haryana (54), Omar Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir (54), A. Revanth Reddy of Telangana (54), Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam (55), Prem Singh Tamang of Sikkim (56), Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan (57), and Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh (59).

The 60-69 age bracket comprises Chief Ministers like Vishnudev Sai of Chhattisgarh (60), Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal Pradesh (60), Eknath Shinde of Maharashtra (60), Bhupendrabhai Patel of Gujarat (62), N. Biren Singh of Manipur (63), and Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal (69).

Finally, the seniormost CMs include M.K. Stalin of Tamil Nadu (71), Manik Saha of Tripura (71), Nitish Kumar of Bihar (73), Neiphiu Rio of Nagaland (73), N. Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh (74), N. Rangasamy of Puducherry (74), Lalduhawma of Mizoram (75), Siddaramaiah of Karnataka (76), and the oldest, Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, at 79 years old.

This analysis showcases the diverse age range of India’s Chief Ministers, highlighting the country’s evolving political landscape and the leadership being entrusted to both seasoned veterans and the younger generation.

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