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In 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.

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state.[2] She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving governor with 11-year tenure in West Bengal.[3] Draupadi Murmu was recently appointed as the first woman governor of Jharkhand.[4]

Name From To Term length State Reference
Sarojini Naidu 15 August 1947 2 March 1949 1 year, 199 days Uttar Pradesh [5]
Padmaja Naidu 3 November 1956 31 May 1967 10 years, 209 days West Bengal [6]
Vijayalakshmi Pandit 28 November 1962 18 October 1964 1 year, 325 days Maharashtra [7]
Sharda Mukherjee 5 May 1977 14 August 1978 1 year, 101 days Andhra Pradesh [8]
Sharda Mukherjee 14 August 1978 5 August 1983 4 years, 356 days Gujarat [9]
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi 26 November 1985 2 February 1990 4 years, 68 days Andhra Pradesh [10]
Jyothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982 5 years, 13 days Kerala [11]
Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990 1 year, 354 days Kerala [11]
Sarla Grewal 31 March 1989 5 February 1990 311 days Madhya Pradesh [12]
Chandrawati 19 February 1990 18 December 1990 302 days Puducherry [13]
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai 2 May 1995 22 April 1998 2 years, 355 days Puducherry [13]
Rajani Rai 23 April 1998 29 July 2002 4 years, 97 days Puducherry [13]
Fathima Beevi 25 January 1997 1 July 2001 4 years, 157 days Tamil Nadu [14]
Sheila Kaul 17 November 1995 23 April 1996 158 days Himachal Pradesh [15]
V. S. Ramadevi 26 July 1997 1 December 1999 2 years, 128 days Himachal Pradesh [15]
V. S. Ramadevi 2 December 1999 20 August 2002 2 years, 261 days Karnataka [16]
Pratibha Patil 8 November 2004 23 June 2007 2 years, 227 days Rajasthan [17]
Prabha Rau 19 July 2008 24 January 2010 1 year, 189 days Himachal Pradesh [15]
Prabha Rau 25 January 2010 26 April 2010 91 days Rajasthan [18]
Margaret Alva 6 August 2009 14 May 2012 2 years, 262 days Uttarakhand [19]
Kamla Beniwal 27 November 2009 6 July 2014 4 years, 221 days Gujarat [20]
Urmila Singh 25 January 2010 27 January 2015 5 years, 2 days Himachal Pradesh [21]
Margaret Alva 12 May 2012 7 August 2014 2 years, 87 days Rajasthan [22]
Sheila Dikshit 11 March 2014 25 August 2014 167 days Kerala [23]
Kamla Beniwal 6 July 2014 6 August 2014 31 days Mizoram
Mridula Sinha 31 August 2014 Incumbent 10 years, 72 days Goa [24]
Draupadi Murmu 18 May 2015 Incumbent 9 years, 177 days Jharkhand [25]
Najma Heptulla 21 August 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 82 days Manipur [26]

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. ^ "Sarojini Naidu: The first woman to become the governor of an Indian state". CNN-IBN. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ Shubhojit (10 July 2014). "Women Governors in India". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand". CNN-IBN. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Srimati Sarojini Naidu, Governor of UP". National Informatics Centre, UP State Union. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Former Governors of West Bengal". West Bengal Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Previous Governors List of Maharashtra". Maharashtra Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh". Andhra Pradesh Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Sharda Mukherjee, Former Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Former Governors of AP". National Informatics Centre, AP State Union. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Kerala Legislature - Governors". Kerala Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Sarla Grewal, Governor of Madhya Pradesh". NIC. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "Former Governors of Pondicherry". Puducherry Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Former Governors of Tamilnadu". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  15. ^ a b c "Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  16. ^ "Ramadevi, Governor of Karnataka". Karnataka Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  17. ^ "Ex Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  18. ^ "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand". Uttarakhand government. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  20. ^ "Kamla Beniwal, Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Urmila Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  22. ^ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  23. ^ Jain, Bharti (4 March 2014). "Sheila Dikshit, Governor of Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  24. ^ Kamat, Prakash (31 August 2014). "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu.
  25. ^ "Draupadi Murmu Sworn In as First Woman Governor of Jharkhand". NDTV. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  26. ^ "Manipur: Najma Heptulla to be sworn-in as Governor on Sunday". Indian Express. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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