This is a list of Governors of Uttar Pradesh from the independence of India in 1947. Before independence, the analogous office was the Governor of the United Provinces.
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On 15 August 1947 India achieved independence from the United Kingdom.
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Remarks |
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1 | Sarojini Naidu | 15 August 1947 | 1 May 1949 | acting |
2 | B.B. Malik | 2 March 1949 | 5 March 1949 | |
3 | Hormasji Peroshaw Mody | 2 May 1949 | 26 January 1950 | |
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The province was renamed Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950, headed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
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1 | Hormasji Peroshaw Mody | 26 January 1950 | 1 June 1952 |
2 | Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | 2 June 1952 | 9 June 1957 |
3 | Varahgiri Venkatgiri | 10 June 1957 | 30 June 1960 |
4 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 1 July 1960 | 15 April 1962 |
5 | Biswanath Das | 16 April 1962 | 30 April 1967 |
6 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 1 May 1967 | 30 June 1972 |
7 | Shashi Kanta Verma (Acting) | 1 July 1972 | 13 November 1972 |
8 | Akbar Ali Khan | 14 November 1972 | 24 October 1974 |
9 | Marri Chenna Reddy | 25 October 1974 | 1 October 1977 |
10 | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase | 2 October 1977 | 27 February 1980 |
11 | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh | 28 February 1980 | 31 March 1985 |
12 | Mohammed Usman Arif | 31 March 1985 | 11 February 1990 |
13 | B. Satya Narayan Reddy | 12 February 1990 | 25 May 1993 |
14 | Motilal Vora | 26 May 1993 | 3 May 1996 |
15 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 3 May 1996 | 19 July 1996 |
16 | Romesh Bhandari | 19 July 1996 | 17 March 1998 |
17 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 17 March 1998 | 19 April 1998 |
18 | Suraj Bhan | 20 April 1998 | 23 November 2000 |
19 | Vishnu Kant Shastri | 24 November 2000 | 2 July 2004 |
20 | Sudarshan Agrawal (Acting) | 3 July 2004 | 7 July 2004 |
21 | T. V. Rajeswar | 8 July 2004 | 27 July 2009 |
22 | Banwari Lal Joshi | 28 July 2009 | incumbent |
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