List of current Indian governors

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 amongst the Indian Administrative Service cadre, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh.

Current governors of states

State
(past governors)		 Name Portrait Took office
(tenure length)		 Ref
Andhra Pradesh
(list)		 Narasimhan, E. S. L.E. S. L. Narasimhan 28 December 2009
(5 years, 123 days)		 [2]
Arunachal Pradesh
(list)		 Sharma, NirbhayNirbhay Sharma – 29 May 2013
(1 years, 336 days)		 [3]
Assam
(list)		 Acharya, PadmanabhaPadmanabha Acharya – 12 December 2014
(139 days)		 [4]
Bihar
(list)		 Tripathi, Keshari NathKeshari Nath Tripathi 27 November 2014
(154 days)		 [5]
Chhattisgarh
(list)		 Tandon, Balram DasBalram Das Tandon 25 July 2014
(279 days)		 [6]
Goa
(list)		 Sinha, MridulaMridula Sinha 31 August 2014
(242 days)		 [7]
Gujarat
(list)		 Kohli, Om PrakashOm Prakash Kohli 16 July 2014
(288 days)		 [8]
Haryana
(list)		 Solanki, Kaptan SinghKaptan Singh Solanki 27 July 2014
(277 days)		 [9]
Himachal Pradesh
(list)		 Singh, KalyanKalyan Singh 28 January 2015
(92 days)		 [10]
Jammu and Kashmir
(list)		 Vohra, Narinder NathNarinder Nath Vohra 25 June 2008
(6 years, 309 days)		 [11]
Jharkhand
(list)		 Ahmed, SyedSyed Ahmed – 4 September 2011
(3 years, 238 days)		 [12]
Karnataka
(list)		 Vala, VajubhaiVajubhai Vala 1 September 2014
(241 days)		 [13]
Kerala
(list)		 Sathasivam, P.P. Sathasivam 5 September 2014
(237 days)		 [14]
Madhya Pradesh
(list)		 Yadav, Ram NareshRam Naresh Yadav – 8 September 2011
(3 years, 234 days)		 [15]
Maharashtra
(list)		 Rao, C. VidyasagarC. Vidyasagar Rao – 30 August 2014
(243 days)		 [16]
Manipur
(list)		 Paul, Krishan KantKrishan Kant Paul – 15 September 2014
(227 days)		 [17]
Meghalaya
(list)		 Tripathi, Keshari NathKeshari Nath Tripathi 6 January 2015
(114 days)		 [18]
Mizoram
(list)		 Tripathi, Keshari NathKeshari Nath Tripathi 4 April 2015
(26 days)		 [19]
Nagaland
(list)		 Acharya, PadmanabhaPadmanabha Acharya – 19 July 2014
(285 days)		 [20]
Odisha
(list)		 Jamir, S. C.S. C. Jamir – 21 March 2013
(2 years, 40 days)		 [21]
Punjab
(list)		 Solanki, Kaptan SinghKaptan Singh Solanki 22 January 2015
(98 days)		 [22]
Rajasthan
(list)		 Singh, KalyanKalyan Singh 4 September 2014
(238 days)		 [23]
Sikkim
(list)		 Patil, Shriniwas DadasahebShriniwas Dadasaheb Patil 20 July 2013
(1 years, 284 days)		 [24]
Tamil Nadu
(list)		 Rosaiah, K.K. Rosaiah 31 August 2011
(3 years, 242 days)		 [25]
Telangana
(list)		 Narasimhan, E. S. L.E. S. L. Narasimhan 2 June 2014
(332 days)		 [26]
Tripura
(list)		 Acharya, PadmanabhaPadmanabha Acharya – 19 July 2014
(285 days)		 [27]
Uttar Pradesh
(list)		 Naik, RamRam Naik 22 July 2014
(282 days)		 [28]
Uttarakhand
(list)		 Paul, Krishan KantKrishan Kant Paul – 8 January 2015
(112 days)		 [29]
West Bengal
(list)		 Tripathi, Keshari NathKeshari Nath Tripathi 24 July 2014
(280 days)		 [30]

Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories

Najeeb Jung, a former IAS officer and vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, is the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Office and union territory
(past officeholders)		 Name Took office
(tenure length)		 Ref
Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(list)		 Singh, A. K.A. K. Singh 8 July 2013
(1 years, 296 days)		 [31]
Administrator of
Chandigarh
(list)		 Solanki, Kaptan SinghKaptan Singh Solanki 22 January 2015
(98 days)		 [22]
Administrator of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(list)		 Kundra, AshishAshish Kundra 18 August 2014
(255 days)		 [32]
Administrator of
Daman and Diu
(list)		 Kundra, AshishAshish Kundra 18 August 2014
(255 days)		 [32]
Lieutenant Governor of
Delhi
(list)		 Jung, NajeebNajeeb Jung 9 July 2013
(1 years, 295 days)		 [33]
Administrator of
Lakshadweep
(list)		 Prasad, H. RajeshH. Rajesh Prasad 7 November 2012
(2 years, 174 days)		 [34]
Lieutenant Governor of
Puducherry
(list)		 Singh, A. K.A. K. Singh 18 July 2014
(286 days)		 [35]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "New Arunachal governor sworn in". The Times of India. 30 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Acharya visits historic temples of city". The Assam Tribune. 13 December 2014.
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  6. ↑ Pavan Dahat. "Tandon sworn in as Chhattisgarh Governor". The Hindu. 26 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Prakash Kamat. "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu. 31 August 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Kalyan Singh takes oath as Governor of Himachal Pradesh". Outlook. 28 January 2015.
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  13. ↑ Nagesh Prabhu. "Vala sworn in as Karnataka Governor". The Hindu. 1 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Gireesh Menon. "Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala Governor". The Hindu. 5 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ram Naresh Yadav sworn in as Governor of MP". The Times of India. 8 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Rao sworn in as Maharashtra Governor". The Hindu. 31 August 2014.
  17. ↑ . "K.K. Paul assumes charge in Manipur". The Hindu. 16 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Tripathi sworn in Meghalaya Governor". The Hindu. 6 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Tripathi sworn in as Mizoram governor". The Hindu. 4 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "P B Acharya sworn in as Nagaland Governor". Business Standard. 19 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "S.C Jamir sworn in as new Governor of Odisha". Business Line. 21 March 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "New Punjab Governor sworn-in". The Hindu. 23 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Kalyan Singh sworn-in as Rajasthan Governor". The Hindu. 4 September 2014.
  24. ↑ Message of Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim Shri Shriniwas Patil on the assumption of Office. The Raj Bhavan, Gangtok, Sikkim. 20 July 2013.
  25. ↑ "I will be a well-wisher of Tamil Nadu, says new Governor Rosaiah". The Hindu. 1 September 2011.
  26. ↑ "E S L Narasimhan sworn in as Governor of Telangana". The Hindu. 2 June 2014.
  27. ↑ "Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya sworn in as Nagaland's Governor". The Economic Times. 19 July 2014.
  28. ↑ . "Ram Naik sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Governor". India Today. 22 July 2014.
  29. ↑ . "KK Paul sworn in as Uttarakhand Governor". The Tribune. 8 January 2015.
  30. ↑ "Mamata competent to deal with all problems of State: Governor". The Hindu. 25 July 2014.
  31. ↑ "Profile of Lieutenant Governor Andaman & Nicobar Islands". Andaman & Nicobar Administration. Retrieved on 4 July 2013.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Profile of Hon'ble Administrator. Administration of Daman and Diu. Retrieved on 26 September 2014.
  33. ↑ "Najeeb Jung sworn-in as Delhi Lt. Governor". The Hindu. 10 July 2013.
  34. ↑ Bio-data of the Hon'ble Administrator. Official Website of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  35. ↑ M. Dinesh Varma. "New Lt. Governor looks to 'harmonious' tenure". The Hindu. 18 July 2014.