List of current Indian governors

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In the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. The
governor is appointed by the President of Indiafor a term of five years, and holds office at the President's
pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the
governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of
ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level.
The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the
ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's
assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the
elected chief minister and the central governmentappointed governor.[1]
The union territories of A

List of current Indian governors

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. The
governor is appointed by the President of Indiafor a term of five years, and holds office at the President's
pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the
governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of
ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level.
The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the
ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's
assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the
elected chief minister and the central governmentappointed governor.[1]
The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant-governors.
Since Delhi and Puducherry have a measure of self-government with an elected legislature and council of
ministers, the role of the lieutenant-governor there is a mostly ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's
governor. The other four union territoriesChandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu;
and Lakshadweepare governed by an administrator. Unlike the administrators of other territories, who
are drawn from amongst the Indian Administrative Servicecadre, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has
acted as the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh.
Contents
[hide]

1 Current governors of states

2 Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories

3 See also

4 References

Current governors of states[edit]

Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik has formerly served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for over 13 years.

Shivraj Patil, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, previously served as the Union Minister
of Home Affairs.

Tamil Nadu governor K. Rosaiah is a former chief minister of neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh.

State
(past governors)

Andhra Pradesh
(list)

Arunachal Pradesh
(list)

Assam
(list)

Bihar
(list)

Chhattisgarh
(list)

Goa
(list)

Gujarat
(list)

Haryana
(list)

Himachal Pradesh
(list)

Name

E. S. L. Narasimhan

Nirbhay Sharma

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

D. Y. Patil

Balramji Das Tandon

Mridula Sinha

Om Prakash Kohli

Kaptan Singh Solanki

Urmila Singh

Took office
(tenure length)

28 December 2009

Ref

[2]

(4 years, 304 days)

29 May 2013

[3]

(1 year, 152 days)

11 December 2009

[4]

(4 years, 321 days)

22 March 2013

[5]

(1 year, 220 days)

25 July 2014

[6]

(0 years, 95 days)

31 August 2014

[7]

(0 years, 58 days)

16 July 2014

[8]

(0 years, 104 days)

27 July 2014

[9]

(0 years, 93 days)

25 January 2010
(4 years, 276 days)

[10]

State
(past governors)

Jammu and Kashmir

(list)

Jharkhand
(list)

Karnataka
(list)

Kerala
(list)

Madhya Pradesh
(list)

Maharashtra
(list)

Manipur
(list)

Meghalaya
(list)

Mizoram
(list)

Nagaland

Name

Narinder Nath Vohra

Syed Ahmed

Vajubhai Vala

P. Sathasivam

Ram Naresh Yadav

Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

Krishan Kant Paul

Krishan Kant Paul

Krishan Kant Paul

Padmanabha Acharya

Took office
(tenure length)

25 June 2008

Ref

[11]

(6 years, 125 days)

4 September 2011

[12]

(3 years, 54 days)

1 September 2014

[13]

(0 years, 57 days)

5 September 2014

[14]

(0 years, 53 days)

8 September 2011

[15]

(3 years, 50 days)

30 August 2014

[16]

(0 years, 59 days)

15 September 2014

[17]

(0 years, 43 days)

8 July 2013

[18]

(1 year, 112 days)

16 September 2014

[19]

(0 years, 42 days)

19 July 2014

[20]

State
(past governors)

Name

(list)

Odisha
(list)

Punjab
(list)

Rajasthan
(list)

Sikkim
(list)

Tamil Nadu
(list)

Telangana
(list)

Tripura
(list)

Uttar Pradesh
(list)

Uttarakhand
(list)

Took office
(tenure length)

Ref

(0 years, 101 days)

S. C. Jamir

Shivraj Patil

Kalyan Singh

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

K. Rosaiah

E. S. L. Narasimhan

Padmanabha Acharya

Ram Naik

Aziz Qureshi

21 March 2013

[21]

(1 year, 221 days)

22 January 2010

[22]

(4 years, 279 days)

4 September 2014

[23]

(0 years, 54 days)

20 July 2013

[24]

(1 year, 100 days)

31 August 2011

[25]

(3 years, 58 days)

2 June 2014

[26]

(0 years, 148 days)

19 July 2014

[27]

(0 years, 101 days)

22 July 2014

[28]

(0 years, 98 days)

15 May 2012
(2 years, 166 days)

[29]

State
(past governors)

West Bengal
(list)

Name

Keshari Nath Tripathi

Took office
(tenure length)

24 July 2014

Ref

[30]

(0 years, 96 days)

Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union

territories[edit]

Najeeb Jung, a former IAS officer and vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, is the 20thLieutenant Governor of
Delhi.

Office and union territory

(past officeholders)

Name

Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A. K. Singh

(list)

Administrator of
Chandigarh

Shivraj Patil

(list)

Administrator of

Ashish Kundra

Took office
(tenure length)

8 July 2013

Ref

[31]

(1 year, 112 days)

22 January 2010

[22]

(4 years, 279 days)

18 August 2014

[32]

Office and union territory

(past officeholders)

Name

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Administrator of
Ashish Kundra

(list)

Lieutenant Governor of
Delhi

Najeeb Jung

(list)

Administrator of
Lakshadweep

H. Rajesh Prasad

(list)

Lieutenant Governor of
Puducherry

(tenure length)

Ref

(0 years, 71 days)

(list)

Daman and Diu

Took office

A. K. Singh

(list)

18 August 2014

[32]

(0 years, 71 days)

9 July 2013

[33]

(1 year, 111 days)

7 November 2012

[34]

(1 year, 355 days)

18 July 2014

[35]

(0 years, 102 days)

See also[edit]
ndaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant-governors. Since Delhi and
Puducherry have a measure of self-government with an elected legislature and council of ministers, the
role of the lieutenant-governor there is a mostly ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's governor. The
other four union territoriesChandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep
are governed by an administrator. Unlike the administrators of other territories, who are drawn from
amongst the Indian Administrative Servicecadre, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the exofficio Administrator of Chandigarh.
Contents
[hide]

1 Current governors of states

2 Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories

3 See also

4 References

Current governors of states[edit]

Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik has formerly served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for over 13 years.

Shivraj Patil, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, previously served as theUnion Minister
of Home Affairs.

Tamil Nadu governor K. Rosaiah is a former chief minister of neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh.

State
(past governors)

Andhra Pradesh
(list)

Arunachal Pradesh
(list)

Assam
(list)

Bihar
(list)

Chhattisgarh
(list)

Goa
(list)

Name

E. S. L. Narasimhan

Nirbhay Sharma

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

D. Y. Patil

Balramji Das Tandon

Mridula Sinha

Took office
(tenure length)

28 December 2009

Ref

[2]

(4 years, 304 days)

29 May 2013

[3]

(1 year, 152 days)

11 December 2009

[4]

(4 years, 321 days)

22 March 2013

[5]

(1 year, 220 days)

25 July 2014

[6]

(0 years, 95 days)

31 August 2014
(0 years, 58 days)

[7]

State
(past governors)

Gujarat
(list)

Haryana
(list)

Himachal Pradesh
(list)

Jammu and Kashmir

(list)

Jharkhand
(list)

Karnataka
(list)

Kerala
(list)

Madhya Pradesh
(list)

Maharashtra
(list)

Manipur

Name

Om Prakash Kohli

Kaptan Singh Solanki

Urmila Singh

Narinder Nath Vohra

Syed Ahmed

Vajubhai Vala

P. Sathasivam

Ram Naresh Yadav

Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

Krishan Kant Paul

Took office
(tenure length)

16 July 2014

Ref

[8]

(0 years, 104 days)

27 July 2014

[9]

(0 years, 93 days)

25 January 2010

[10]

(4 years, 276 days)

25 June 2008

[11]

(6 years, 125 days)

4 September 2011

[12]

(3 years, 54 days)

1 September 2014

[13]

(0 years, 57 days)

5 September 2014

[14]

(0 years, 53 days)

8 September 2011

[15]

(3 years, 50 days)

30 August 2014

[16]

(0 years, 59 days)

15 September 2014

[17]

State
(past governors)

Name

(list)

Meghalaya
(list)

Mizoram
(list)

Nagaland
(list)

Odisha
(list)

Punjab
(list)

Rajasthan
(list)

Sikkim
(list)

Tamil Nadu
(list)

Telangana
(list)

Took office
(tenure length)

Ref

(0 years, 43 days)

Krishan Kant Paul

Krishan Kant Paul

Padmanabha Acharya

S. C. Jamir

Shivraj Patil

Kalyan Singh

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

K. Rosaiah

E. S. L. Narasimhan

8 July 2013

[18]

(1 year, 112 days)

16 September 2014

[19]

(0 years, 42 days)

19 July 2014

[20]

(0 years, 101 days)

21 March 2013

[21]

(1 year, 221 days)

22 January 2010

[22]

(4 years, 279 days)

4 September 2014

[23]

(0 years, 54 days)

20 July 2013

[24]

(1 year, 100 days)

31 August 2011

[25]

(3 years, 58 days)

2 June 2014
(0 years, 148 days)

[26]

State
(past governors)

Tripura
(list)

Uttar Pradesh
(list)

Uttarakhand
(list)

West Bengal
(list)

Name

Padmanabha Acharya

Ram Naik

Aziz Qureshi

Keshari Nath Tripathi

Took office
(tenure length)

19 July 2014

Ref

[27]

(0 years, 101 days)

22 July 2014

[28]

(0 years, 98 days)

15 May 2012

[29]

(2 years, 166 days)

24 July 2014

[30]

(0 years, 96 days)

Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union

territories[edit]

Najeeb Jung, a former IAS officer and vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, is the 20thLieutenant Governor of
Delhi.

Office and union territory

(past officeholders)

Name

Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A. K. Singh

(list)

Administrator of
Chandigarh

Shivraj Patil

(list)

Administrator of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Ashish Kundra

(list)

Administrator of
Daman and Diu

Ashish Kundra

(list)

Lieutenant Governor of
Delhi

Najeeb Jung

(list)

Administrator of
Lakshadweep

H. Rajesh Prasad

(list)

Lieutenant Governor of
Puducherry
(list)

See also[edit]

A. K. Singh

Took office
(tenure length)

8 July 2013

Ref

[31]

(1 year, 112 days)

22 January 2010

[22]

(4 years, 279 days)

18 August 2014

[32]

(0 years, 71 days)

18 August 2014

[32]

(0 years, 71 days)

9 July 2013

[33]

(1 year, 111 days)

7 November 2012

[34]

(1 year, 355 days)

18 July 2014
(0 years, 102 days)

[35]

S. NO

State and U.T.

Chief Minister

Governor

Andaman & Nicobar

U.T.

A. K. Singh (Lieutenant-Governor)

Andhra Pradesh

N.Chandrababu Naidu

Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan

Arunachal Pradesh

Nabam Tuki

Nirbhay Sharma

Assam

Shri Tarun Gogoi

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Bihar

Jitan Ram Manjhi

DY Patil

Chandigarh

U.T.

Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)

Chhattisgarh

Dr. Raman Singh

Shri Balramji Dass Tandon

Goa

Shri Manohar Parrikar

Mridula Sinha

Gujarat

Anandiben Patel

Shri Om Prakash Kohli

10

Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar

Kaptan Singh Solanki

11

Himachal Pradesh

Virbhadra Singh

Urmila Singh

12

Jammu and Kashmir

Omar Abdullah

Narinder Nath Vohra

13

Jharkhand

Hemant Soren

Dr. Syed Ahmed

14

Karnataka

Shri K. Siddaramaiah

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

15

Kerala

Shri Oommen Chandy

P. Sathasivam

16

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Ram Naresh Yadav

17

Maharashtra

President's rule

Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

18

Manipur

Shri Okram Ibobi Singh

K. K. Paul (Acting Governor)

19

Meghalaya

Mukul Sangma

K. K. Paul

20

Mizoram

Pu Lalthanhawla

Krishan Kant Paul

21

Nagaland

T R Zeliang

Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

22

New Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal (resigned)

Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant-Governor)

23

Odisha

Sh. Naveen Patnaik

Shri S. C. Jamir

24

Puducherry

Shri N. Rangasamy

Ajay Kumar Singh (Retd. Lt. General)

25

Punjab

Shri Parkash Singh Badal

Shri Shivraj Patil

26

Rajasthan

Vasundhara Raje

Kalyan Singh

27

Sikkim

Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

28

Tamil Nadu

O Panneerselvam

Konijeti Rosaiah

29

Telangana

K Chandrasekhar Rao

ESL Narasimhan

30

Tripura

Shri Manik Sarkar

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

31

Uttar Pradesh

Akhilesh Yadav

Shri Ram Naik

32

Uttarakhand

Harish Rawat

Aziz Qureshi

33

West Bengal

Km. Mamata Banerjee

Keshari Nath Tripathi

34

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

U.T.

Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)

35

Daman and Diu

U.T.

Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)

36

Lakshadweep

U.T.

Shri H. Rajesh Prasad