List of current Indian governors
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 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, 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 government–appointed governor. 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 territories—Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep—are governed by an administrator. Unlike the administrators of other territories, who are drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh.
Contents
- 1Current governors of states
- 2Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories
Current governors of states
| State (past governors) |
Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
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| Andhra Pradesh (list) |
E. S. L. Narasimhan | 28 December 2009 (6 years, 85 days) |
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| Arunachal Pradesh (list) |
Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa | – | 1 June 2015 (295 days) |
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| Assam (list) |
Padmanabha Acharya | – | 12 December 2014 (1 year, 101 days) |
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| Bihar (list) |
Ram Nath Kovind | – | 16 August 2015 (219 days) |
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| Chhattisgarh (list) |
Balram Das Tandon | 25 July 2014 (1 year, 241 days) |
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| Goa (list) |
Mridula Sinha | 31 August 2014 (1 year, 204 days) |
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| Gujarat (list) |
Om Prakash Kohli | 16 July 2014 (1 year, 250 days) |
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| Haryana (list) |
Kaptan Singh Solanki | 27 July 2014 (1 year, 239 days) |
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| Himachal Pradesh (list) |
Acharya Dev Vrat | – | 12 August 2015 (223 days) |
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| Jammu and Kashmir (list) |
Narinder Nath Vohra | 25 June 2008 (7 years, 271 days) |
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| Jharkhand (list) |
Draupadi Murmu | – | 18 May 2015 (309 days) |
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| Karnataka (list) |
Vajubhai Vala | 1 September 2014 (1 year, 203 days) |
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| Kerala (list) |
P. Sathasivam | 5 September 2014 (1 year, 199 days) |
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| Madhya Pradesh (list) |
Ram Naresh Yadav | – | 8 September 2011 (4 years, 196 days) |
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| Maharashtra (list) |
C. Vidyasagar Rao | – | 30 August 2014 (1 year, 205 days) |
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| Manipur (list) |
V. Shanmuganthan | – | 30 September 2015 (174 days) |
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| Meghalaya (list) |
V. Shanmuganthan | – | 20 May 2015 (307 days) |
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| Mizoram (list) |
Nirbhay Sharma | – | 26 May 2015 (301 days) |
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| Nagaland (list) |
Padmanabha Acharya | – | 19 July 2014 (1 year, 247 days) |
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| Odisha (list) |
S. C. Jamir | – | 21 March 2013 (3 years, 1 day) |
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| Punjab (list) |
Kaptan Singh Solanki | 22 January 2015 (1 year, 60 days) |
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| Rajasthan (list) |
Kalyan Singh | 4 September 2014 (1 year, 200 days) |
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| Sikkim (list) |
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil | 20 July 2013 (2 years, 246 days) |
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| Tamil Nadu (list) |
K. Rosaiah | 31 August 2011 (4 years, 204 days) |
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| Telangana (list) |
E. S. L. Narasimhan | 2 June 2014 (1 year, 294 days) |
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| Tripura (list) |
Tathagata Roy | – | 20 May 2015 (307 days) |
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| Uttar Pradesh (list) |
Ram Naik | 22 July 2014 (1 year, 244 days) |
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| Uttarakhand (list) |
Krishan Kant Paul | – | 8 January 2015 (1 year, 74 days) |
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| West Bengal (list) |
Keshari Nath Tripathi | 24 July 2014 (1 year, 242 days) |
Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories
Najeeb Jung, a former IAS officer and vice-chancellor ofJamia Millia Islamia, is the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
| Office and union territory (past officeholders) |
Name | Took office (tenure length) |
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| Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (list) |
A. K. Singh | 8 July 2013 (2 years, 258 days) |
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| Administrator of Chandigarh (list) |
Kaptan Singh Solanki | 22 January 2015 (1 year, 60 days) |
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| Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (list) |
Ashish Kundra | 18 August 2014 (1 year, 217 days) |
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| Administrator of Daman and Diu (list) |
Ashish Kundra | 18 August 2014 (1 year, 217 days) |
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| Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (list) |
Najeeb Jung | 9 July 2013 (2 years, 257 days) |
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| Administrator of Lakshadweep (list) |
Vijay Kumar | 26 October 2015 (148 days) |
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| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (list) |
A. K. Singh | 18 July 2014 (1 year, 248 days) |
List of female Indian governors
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of the states and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Below is the list of Women Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of India.
| Name | From | To | State | Reference |
| Sarojini Naidu | 15 August 1947 | 2 March 1949 | Uttar Pradesh | |
| Padmaja Naidu | 3 November 1956 | 31 May 1967 | West Bengal | |
| Vijayalakshmi Pandit | 28 November 1962 | 18 October 1964 | Maharashtra | |
| Sharda Mukherjee | 5 May 1977 | 14 August 1978 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Sharda Mukherjee | 14 August 1978 | 5 August 1983 | Gujarat | |
| Kumudben Manishankar Joshi | 26 November 1985 | 2 February 1990 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Jyothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 | Kerala | |
| Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 | Kerala | |
| Sarla Grewal | 31 March 1989 | 5 February 1990 | Madhya Pradesh | |
| Chandrawati | 19 February 1990 | 18 December 1990 | Puducherry | |
| Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | 2 May 1995 | 22 April 1998 | Puducherry | |
| Rajani Rai | 23 April 1998 | 29 July 2002 | Puducherry | |
| Fathima Beevi | 25 January 1997 | 1 July 2001 | Tamil Nadu | |
| Sheila Kaul | 17 November 1995 | 23 April 1996 | Himachal Pradesh | |
| V. S. Ramadevi | 26 July 1997 | 1 December 1999 | Himachal Pradesh | |
| V. S. Ramadevi | 2 December 1999 | 20 August 2002 | Karnataka | |
| Pratibha Patil | 8 November 2004 | 23 June 2007 | Rajasthan | |
| Prabha Rau | 19 July 2008 | 24 January 2010 | Himachal Pradesh | |
| Prabha Rau | 25 January 2010 | 26 April 2010 | Rajasthan | |
| Margaret Alva | 6 August 2009 | 14 May 2012 | Uttarakhand | |
| Kamla Beniwal | 27 November 2009 | Present | Gujarat | |
| Urmila Singh | 25 January 2010 | 27 January 2015 | Himachal Pradesh | |
| Margaret Alva | 12 May 2012 | 7 August 2014 | Rajasthan | |
| Sheila Dikshit | 11 March 2014 | 25 August 2014 | Kerala | |
| Mridula Sinha | 31 August 2014 | Incumbent | Goa | |
| Draupadi Murmu | 18 May 2015 | Incumbent | Jharkhand |
Current Governors in India
| State Name | Governors Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa |
| Assam | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya |
| Bihar | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chhattisgarh | Balramji Das Tandon |
| Goa | Mridula Sinha |
| Gujarat | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Haryana | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Himachal Pradesh | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Jharkhand | Draupadi Murmu |
| Karnataka | Vajubhai Vala |
| Kerala | P. Sathasivam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| Maharashtra | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Manipur | V. Shanmuganthan |
| Meghalaya | V. Shanmuganthan |
| Mizoram | Nirbhay Sharma |
| Nagaland | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Odisha | S. C. Jamir |
| Punjab | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Rajasthan | Kalyan Singh |
| Sikkim | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| Tamil Nadu | K. Rosaiah |
| Telangana | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Tripura | Tathagata Roy |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ram Naik |
| Uttarakhand | Krishan Kant Paul |
| West Bengal | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Current Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Territories
| Office and union territory | Name |
| Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | A. K. Singh |
| Administrator of Chandigarh | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Ashish Kundra |
| Administrator of Daman and Diu | Ashish Kundra |
| Lieutenant Governor of Delhi | Najeeb Jung |
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | H. Rajesh Prasad |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | A. K. Singh |
List of female Indian governors
The Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of the states and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Below is the list of Women Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of India.
| Name | From | To | State |
| Sarojini Naidu | 15 August 1947 | 2 March 1949 | Uttar Pradesh |
| Padmaja Naidu | 3 November 1956 | 31 May 1967 | West Bengal |
| Vijayalakshmi Pandit | 28 November 1962 | 18 October 1964 | Maharashtra |
| Sharda Mukherjee | 5 May 1977 | 14 August 1978 | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sharda Mukherjee | 14 August 1978 | 5 August 1983 | Gujarat |
| Kumudben Manishankar Joshi | 26 November 1985 | 2 February 1990 | Andhra Pradesh |
| Jyothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 | Kerala |
| Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 | Kerala |
| Sarla Grewal | 31 March 1989 | 5 February 1990 | Madhya Pradesh |
| Chandrawati | 19 February 1990 | 18 December 1990 | Puducherry |
| Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | 2 May 1995 | 22 April 1998 | Puducherry |
| Rajani Rai | 23 April 1998 | 29 July 2002 | Puducherry |
| Fathima Beevi | 25 January 1997 | 1 July 2001 | Tamil Nadu |
| Sheila Kaul | 17 November 1995 | 23 April 1996 | Himachal Pradesh |
| V. S. Ramadevi | 26 July 1997 | 1 December 1999 | Himachal Pradesh |
| V. S. Ramadevi | 2 December 1999 | 20 August 2002 | Karnataka |
| Pratibha Patil | 8 November 2004 | 23 June 2007 | Rajasthan |
| Prabha Rau | 19 July 2008 | 24 January 2010 | Himachal Pradesh |
| Prabha Rau | 25 January 2010 | 26 April 2010 | Rajasthan |
| Margaret Alva | 6 August 2009 | 14 May 2012 | Uttarakhand |
| Kamla Beniwal | 27 November 2009 | Present | Gujarat |
| Urmila Singh | 25 January 2010 | 27 January 2015 | Himachal Pradesh |
| Margaret Alva | 12 May 2012 | 7 August 2014 | Rajasthan |
| Sheila Dikshit | 11 March 2014 | 25 August 2014 | Kerala |
| Mridula Sinha | 31 August 2014 | Incumbent | Goa |
| Draupadi Murmu | 18 May 2015 | Incumbent | Jharkhand |