List of governors of Nagaland
| Governor of Nagaland | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Kohima |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) |
| Formation | 1 December 1963 |
| Website | rajbhavan |
The governor of Nagaland is the head of state of Nagaland and the representative of the president of India in the state.
Powers and functions
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
- Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
Governors of Nagaland
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) | 1 December 1963 | 16 April 1968 |
| 2 | B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd.) | 17 April 1968 | 18 September 1973 |
| 3 | L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd.) | 19 September 1973 | 9 August 1981 |
| 4 | S. M. H. Burney, IAS (Retd.) | 10 August 1981 | 12 June 1984 |
| 5 | Gen.(Retd.) K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM. | 13 June 1984 | 19 July 1989 |
| 6 | Dr. Gopal Singh | 20 July 1989 | 3 May 1990 |
| 7 | Dr. M. M. Thomas | 9 May 1990 | 12 April 1992 |
| 8 | Loknath Mishra | 13 April 1992 | 1 October 1993 |
| 9 | Lt. Gen.(Retd.)V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM | 2 October 1993 | 4 August 1994 |
| 10 | O. N. Shrivastava, IPS (Retd.) | 5 August 1994 | 11 November 1996 |
| 11 | Om Prakash Sharma, IPS (Retd.) | 12 November 1996 | 27 January 2002 |
| 12 | Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.) | 28 January 2002 | 2 February 2007 |
| 13 | K. Sankaranarayanan | 3 February 2007 | 28 July 2009 |
| 14 | Gurbachan Jagat, IPS (Retd.) | 28 July 2009 | 14 Oct 2009 |
| 15 | Nikhil Kumar, IPS (Retd.) | 15 Oct 2009 | 20 March 2013 |
| 16 | Ashwani Kumar | 21 March 2013 | 27 June 2014 |
| - | Krishan Kant Paul (additional charge)[1] | 2 July 2014 | 19 July 2014 |
| 17 | Padmanabha Acharya[2] | 19 July 2014 | 31 July 2019 |
| 18 | R. N. Ravi | 1 August 2019 | 17 September 2021 |
| - | Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge) | 17 September 2021 | 19 February 2023 |
| 19 | La. Ganesan | 20 February 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
Notes and references
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
- ^ "Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul takes additional charge of Nagaland". The Economic Times. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "P B Acharya sworn in as Nagaland Governor". Deccan Herald. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.