List of current Indian governors
In the Republic of India, according to the Article 154 of the Constitution of the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states. They rank 4th in the order of the presendence of India. The governor is appointed by the President of the Republic of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. They also may not have the 5 years term and is seen very rarely.
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, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the state-level. This situation is analogous to that of the President and the Prime Minister at the national level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend president's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent.[1] Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat, is currently the longest-serving officeholder. The most recent governor to assume charge is Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the Governor of Goa. Two governors are currently holding additional charge of two different states. Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Governor of Manipur is holding the additional charge as Governor of Nagaland, while Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat holds the additional charge as Governor of Maharashtra. Anandiben Patel, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (aged 84 years) is the oldest whereas Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland (aged 65 years) is the youngest.
List
The following list consists of the list of the current governors of all the Indian states.
| No. | State | List | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Term length | Appointer (President) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | List | Syed Abdul Nazeer | 24 February 2023 | 2 years, 301 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | List | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik | 16 February 2023 | 2 years, 309 days | ||
| 3. | Assam | List | Lakshman Acharya | 30 July 2024 | 1 year, 145 days | ||
| 4. | Bihar | List | Arif Mohammad Khan | 2 January 2025 | 354 days | ||
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | List | Ramen Deka | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | ||
| 6. | Goa | List | Ashok Gajapathi Raju | 26 July 2025 | 149 days | ||
| 7. | Gujarat | List | Acharya Dev Vrat | 22 July 2019 | 6 years, 153 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 8. | Haryana | List | Ashim Kumar Ghosh | 21 July 2025 | 154 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 9. | Himachal Pradesh | List | Shiv Pratap Shukla | 18 February 2023 | 2 years, 307 days | ||
| 10. | Jharkhand | List | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | ||
| 11. | Karnataka | List | Thawar Chand Gehlot | 11 July 2021 | 4 years, 164 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 12. | Kerala | List | Rajendra Arlekar | 2 January 2025 | 354 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 13. | Madhya Pradesh | List | Mangubhai Chagganbhai Patel | 8 July 2021 | 4 years, 167 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 14. | Maharashtra | List | Acharya Dev Vrat (additional charge) |
15 September 2025 | 98 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 15. | Manipur | List | Ajay Kumar Bhalla | 3 January 2025 | 353 days | ||
| 16. | Meghalaya | List | C. H. Vijayashankar | 30 July 2024 | 1 year, 145 days | ||
| 17. | Mizoram | List | V. K. Singh | 16 January 2025 | 340 days | ||
| 18. | Nagaland | List | Ajay Kumar Bhalla (additional charge) |
25 August 2025 | 119 days | ||
| 19. | Odisha | List | Kambhampati Hari Babu | 3 January 2025 | 353 days | ||
| 20. | Punjab | List | Gulab Chand Kataria | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | ||
| 21. | Rajasthan | List | Haribhau Bagade | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | ||
| 22. | Sikkim | List | Om Prakash Mathur | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | ||
| 23. | Tamil Nadu | List | R. N. Ravi | 18 September 2021 | 4 years, 95 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 24. | Telangana | List | Jishnu Dev Varma | 31 July 2024 | 1 year, 144 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 25. | Tripura | List | Nallu Indrasena Reddy | 26 October 2023 | 2 years, 57 days | ||
| 26. | Uttar Pradesh | List | Anandiben Patel | 29 July 2019 | 6 years, 146 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 27. | Uttarakhand | List | Gurmit Singh | 15 September 2021 | 4 years, 98 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 28. | West Bengal | List | C. V. Ananda Bose | 18 November 2022 | 3 years, 34 days | Droupadi Murmu |
See also
- List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairpersons
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
- List of current Indian chief justices
- List of female governors in India
- List of presidents of India
- List of governors-general of India
- List of Prime Ministers of India
References
- ^ 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.