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 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.[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 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.

Current governors of states

State
(past governors) 		Name[2] Portrait Took office
(tenure length) 		Ref
Andhra Pradesh
(list) 		E. S. L. Narasimhan 28 December 2009
(14 years, 129 days) 		[3]
Arunachal Pradesh
(list) 		B. D. Mishra
 – 3 October 2017
(6 years, 215 days) 		[4]
Assam
(list) 		Jagdish Mukhi – 10 October 2017
(6 years, 208 days) 		[5]
Bihar
(list) 		Satya Pal Malik
 – 4 October 2017
(6 years, 214 days) 		[6]
Chhattisgarh
(list) 		Balram Das Tandon 25 July 2014
(9 years, 285 days) 		[7]
Goa
(list) 		Mridula Sinha 31 August 2014
(9 years, 248 days) 		[8]
Gujarat
(list) 		Om Prakash Kohli 16 July 2014
(9 years, 294 days) 		[9]
Haryana
(list) 		Kaptan Singh Solanki 27 July 2014
(9 years, 283 days) 		[10]
Himachal Pradesh
(list) 		Acharya Dev Vrat – 12 August 2015
(8 years, 267 days) 		[11]
Jammu and Kashmir
(list) 		Narinder Nath Vohra 25 June 2008
(15 years, 315 days) 		[12]
Jharkhand
(list) 		Draupadi Murmu 18 May 2015
(8 years, 353 days) 		[13]
Karnataka
(list) 		Vajubhai Vala 1 September 2014
(9 years, 247 days) 		[14]
Kerala
(list) 		P. Sathasivam 5 September 2014
(9 years, 243 days) 		[15]
Madhya Pradesh
(list) 		Om Prakash Kohli
(Additional charge) 		8 September 2016
(7 years, 240 days) 		[16]
Maharashtra
(list) 		C. Vidyasagar Rao 30 August 2014
(9 years, 249 days) 		[17]
Manipur
(list) 		Najma Heptulla 21 August 2016
(7 years, 258 days) 		[18]
Meghalaya
(list) 		Ganga Prasad
 – 5 October 2017
(6 years, 213 days) 		[19]
Mizoram
(list) 		Nirbhay Sharma File:Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Nirbhay Sharma.JPG 26 May 2015
(8 years, 345 days) 		[20]
Nagaland
(list) 		Padmanabha Acharya 19 July 2014
(9 years, 291 days) 		[21]
Odisha
(list) 		S. C. Jamir – 21 March 2013
(11 years, 45 days) 		[22]
Punjab
(list) 		V. P. Singh Badnore File:V P Singh Badnore.png 22 August 2016
(7 years, 257 days) 		[23]
Rajasthan
(list) 		Kalyan Singh 4 September 2014
(9 years, 244 days) 		[24]
Sikkim
(list) 		Shriniwas Patil 20 July 2013
(10 years, 290 days) 		[25]
Tamil Nadu
(list) 		Banwarilal Purohit
 File:Banwarilal Purohit.png 6 October 2017
(6 years, 212 days) 		[26]
Telangana
(list) 		E. S. L. Narasimhan
(Additional charge) 		2 June 2014
(9 years, 338 days) 		[27]
Tripura
(list) 		Tathagata Roy – 20 May 2015
(8 years, 351 days) 		[28]
Uttar Pradesh
(list) 		Ram Naik 22 July 2014
(9 years, 288 days) 		[29]
Uttarakhand
(list) 		Krishan Kant Paul – 8 January 2015
(9 years, 118 days) 		[30]
West Bengal
(list) 		Keshari Nath Tripathi 24 July 2014
(9 years, 286 days) 		[31]

Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories

The first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi is the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Office and union territory
(past officeholders) 		Name[32] Took office
(tenure length) 		Ref
Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(list) 		Devendra Kumar Joshi 8 October 2017
(6 years, 210 days) 		[33]
Administrator of
Chandigarh
(list) 		V. P. Singh Badnore 22 August 2016
(7 years, 257 days) 		[23]
Administrator of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(list) 		Praful Khoda Patel
(Additional charge) 		30 December 2016
(7 years, 127 days) 		[34]
Administrator of
Daman and Diu
(list) 		Praful Khoda Patel 29 August 2016
(7 years, 250 days) 		[35]
Lieutenant Governor of
Delhi
(list) 		Anil Baijal 31 December 2016
(7 years, 126 days) 		[36]
Administrator of
Lakshadweep
(list) 		Farooq Khan 6 September 2016
(7 years, 242 days) 		[37]
Lieutenant Governor of
Puducherry
(list) 		Kiran Bedi 29 May 2016
(7 years, 342 days) 		[38]

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. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ J. Balaji. "Narasimhan to look after Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 28 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Brigadier BD Mishra sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh governor". The Indian Express. 03 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as governor of Assam". Hindustan Times. 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Satya Pal Malik takes oath as Governor of Bihar". The Indian Express. 04 October 2017.
  7. ^ Pavan Dahat. "Tandon sworn in as Chhattisgarh Governor". The Hindu. 26 July 2014.
  8. ^ Prakash Kamat. "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu. 31 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Kohli sworn in as Gujarat Governor". The Hindu. 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Solanki sworn in as Haryana governor". The Hindu. 27 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Dev Vrat sworn in as H.P. Governor". The Hindu. 13 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Vohra sworn in as new Jammu and Kashmir Governor". The Hindu. 26 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand". The Hindu. 18 May 2015.
  14. ^ Nagesh Prabhu. "Vala sworn in as Karnataka Governor". The Hindu. 1 September 2014.
  15. ^ Gireesh Menon. "Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala Governor". The Hindu. 5 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Gujarat governor OP Kohli assumes office as acting governor in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India. 8 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Rao sworn in as Maharashtra Governor". The Hindu. 31 August 2014.
  18. ^ Iboyaima Laithangam. "Najma Heptullah sworn in as Manipur Governor". The Hindu. 21 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Ganga Prasad sworn in as Meghalaya Governor". The Indian Express. 05 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma sworn-in as Mizoram governor". Business Standard. 26 May 2015.
  21. ^ "P B Acharya sworn in as Nagaland Governor". Business Standard. 19 July 2014.
  22. ^ "S.C Jamir sworn in as new Governor of Odisha". Business Line. 21 March 2013.
  23. ^ a b "V. P. Singh Badnore sworn in as new Punjab Governor". The Indian Express. 22 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Kalyan Singh sworn-in as Rajasthan Governor". The Hindu. 4 September 2014.
  25. ^ "Message of Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim Shri Shriniwas Patil on the assumption of Office". The Raj Bhavan, Gangtok, Sikkim. 20 July 2013.
  26. ^ "Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Tamil Nadu governor". The Indian Express. 6 October 2017.
  27. ^ "E S L Narasimhan sworn in as Governor of Telangana". The Hindu. 2 June 2014.
  28. ^ "Tathagata Roy sworn in as Governor of Tripura". The Hindu. 20 May 2015.
  29. ^ . "Ram Naik sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Governor". India Today. 22 July 2014.
  30. ^ . "KK Paul sworn in as Uttarakhand Governor". The Tribune. 8 January 2015.
  31. ^ "Mamata competent to deal with all problems of State: Governor". The Hindu. 25 July 2014.
  32. ^ Lt. Governors & Administrators. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 3 September 2015.
  33. ^ "Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt. Governor of A& N Islands ". The Island Reflector. 08 October 2017.
  34. ^ List of Former Administrators. Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Retrieved on 30 December 2016.
  35. ^ List of Former Administrators. Administration of Daman and Diu. Retrieved on 21 September 2016.
  36. ^ "Anil Baijal sworn in as Delhi Lieutenant-Governor". The Hindu. 31 December 2016.
  37. ^ Bio-data of the Hon'ble Administrator. Official Website of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Retrieved on 21 September 2016.
  38. ^ "Kiran Bedi takes oath as Lt. Governor of Puducherry". The Times of India. 29 May 2016.

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