Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the Vice President of India on the eve of ‘2021 Governors Conference’, at Vice President's House, in New Delhi in November 2021.
Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the Vice President of India on the eve of ‘2021 Governors Conference’, at Vice President's House, in New Delhi in November 2021.

In the Republic of India, according to the Article 154 of Constitution of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states. The governor is appointed by the president of India for 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, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the state-level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor 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 union government–appointed governor.[1]

Current governors of all Indian states

The following list consists of the list of the current governors of all the Indian states.[2]

State
(past governors)
Name Portrait Took office
(tenure length)
Profile link Ref.
Andhra Pradesh
(list)
S. Abdul Nazeer
Justice S. Abdul Nazeer.jpg
20 February 2023
(66 days)
[1]
Arunachal Pradesh
(list)
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.jpg
16 February 2023
(70 days)
[2]
Assam
(list)
Gulab Chand Kataria
Gulab Chand Kataria Minister.jpg
22 February 2023
(64 days)
[3]
Bihar
(list)
Rajendra Arlekar
Rajendra Arlekar.jpg
18 February 2023
(68 days)
[4]
Chhattisgarh
(list)
Biswabhusan Harichandan
The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg
22 February 2023
(64 days)
[5]
Goa
(list)
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
PS Sreedharan Pillai.jpg
15 July 2021
(1 year, 286 days)
[6]
Gujarat
(list)
Acharya Devvrat
The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Acharya Devvrat calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 29, 2016 (cropped).jpg
22 July 2019
(3 years, 279 days)
[7] [3]
Haryana
(list)
Bandaru Dattatreya
The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg
15 July 2021
(1 year, 286 days)
[8]
Himachal Pradesh
(list)
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Shivpratap Shukla.jpg
18 February 2023
(68 days)
[9]
Jharkhand
(list)
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Governor of Jharkhand Radhakrishnan.jpg
18 February 2023
(68 days)
[10] [4]
Karnataka
(list)
Thawar Chand Gehlot
The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Rajiv Saizal calling on the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, in New Delhi on April 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG
11 July 2021
(1 year, 290 days)
[11] [5]
Kerala
(list)
Arif Mohammad Khan
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg
6 September 2019
(3 years, 233 days)
[12] [6]
Madhya Pradesh
(list)
Mangubhai C. Patel
Mangubhai C. Patel (cropped).jpg
8 July 2021
(1 year, 293 days)
[13] [7]
Maharashtra
(list)
Ramesh Bais
The Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais.jpg
18 February 2023
(68 days)
[14] [8]
Manipur
(list)
Anusuiya Uikey
The Vice President, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Mo Tribal Affairs, Ms. Anusuiya Uikey addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on September 24, 2018 (1) (cropped).JPG
22 February 2023
(64 days)
[15]
Meghalaya
(list)
Phagu Chauhan
Phagu Chauhan.jpg
18 February 2023
(68 days)
[16]
Mizoram
(list)
Kambhampati Hari Babu
K. Hari Babu.jpg
19 July 2021
(1 year, 282 days)
[17] [9]
Nagaland
(list)
La. Ganesan
La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg
20 February 2023
(66 days)
[18]
Odisha
(list)
Ganeshi Lal
Governor of Odisha Ganeshi Lal at the Puri Rath Yatra.jpg
29 May 2018
(4 years, 333 days)
[19] [10]
Punjab
(list)
Banwarilal Purohit
The Governor of Assam, Shri Banwarilal Purohit calling on the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on August 30, 2016 (cropped).jpg
31 August 2021
(1 year, 239 days)
[20]
Rajasthan
(list)
Kalraj Mishra
The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg
9 September 2019
(3 years, 230 days)
[21] [11]
Sikkim
(list)
Lakshman Acharya
Lakshman Prasad Acharya.jpg
16 February 2023
(70 days)
[22]
Tamil Nadu
(list)
R. N. Ravi
R.N. Ravi.jpg
18 September 2021
(1 year, 221 days)
[23]
Telangana
(list)
Tamilisai Soundararajan Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg 8 September 2019
(3 years, 231 days)
[24] [12]
Tripura
(list)
Satyadev Narayan Arya
Satyadev Narayan Arya in August 2018.JPG
14 July 2021
(1 year, 287 days)
[25]
Uttar Pradesh
(list)
Anandiben Patel
The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt. Anandiben Patel meeting the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on June 10, 2014 (cropped).jpg
29 July 2019
(3 years, 272 days)
[26] [13]
Uttarakhand
(list)
Gurmit Singh
Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh.jpg
15 September 2021
(1 year, 224 days)
[27] [14]
West Bengal
(list)
C. V. Ananda Bose
C. V. Ananda Bose.jpg
23 November 2022
(155 days)
[28] [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44.
  2. ^ "Governors" Archived 9 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Acharya Devvrat takes oath as new Gujarat governor". NDTV. 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ "C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Thawar Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka". The Hindu. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Arif Mohammed Khan sworn in as Kerala governor". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Mangubhai Patel takes oath as Madhya Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ^ Haribabu takes oath as Governor of Mizoram | Guwahati News - Times of India
  10. ^ "Ganeshi Lal sworn in as new governor of Odisha". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 30 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Kalraj Mishra sworn in as Rajasthan Governor". India Today. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as second Telangana Governor". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Anandiben Patel Takes Oath As Uttar Pradesh Governor". NDTV. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Lt Gen Gurmit Singh sworn-in as Governor of Uttarakhand". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as West Bengal governor". Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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