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List of governors of Chhattisgarh

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Governor of Chhattisgarh
छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल
Incumbent
Anusuiya Uikey
since 29 July 2019
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Raipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderD. N. Sahay
Formation1 November 2000; 23 years ago (2000-11-01)
Chhattisgarh is in central India.

The Governor of Chhattisgarh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a maximum period of 5 years. The current governor, since 17 July 2019, is Anusuiya Uikey.

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 Chhattisgarh

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 D. N. Sahay 1 November 2000 1 June 2003
2 Krishna Mohan Seth 2 June 2003 25 January 2007
3 E. S. L. Narasimhan 25 January 2007 23 January 2010
4 Shekhar Dutt 23 January 2010 19 June 2014
Ram Naresh Yadav (Acting) 19 June 2014 14 July 2014
5 Balram Das Tandon 18 July 2014[1] 14 August 2018
Anandiben Patel (Additional charge) 15 August 2018 28 July 2019
6 Anusuiya Uikey 29 July 2019 till date

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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