Detailed List of Current Governors in

India - GK Notes in PDF

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recall the deployed Governors in India.

The Governors in India are the Constitutional Heads and all executive actions of a
State are taken in the governor's name. They are heads of the twenty-nine States and
seven Union Territories. Moreover, they are appointed by the President for a term
of five years. They hold the post subject to pleasure of President. Governors are the
figurative head of the state government. A governor must act according to the advice of
council ministers, headed by the Chief Minister.

While the states are ruled by Governors (Get Updated and Complete list of States,
Union Territories & Capitals in PDF), the Union Territories are ruled by
Lieutenant-Governors or Administrators.

Read on to find more about Governors in India. Don’t forget to download these Static
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Current Governors in India States

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States Governors

Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan

Arunachal Pradesh Brig. B.D Mishra (RETD.)

Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

Bihar Lal Ji Tandon

Chhattisgarh Anandiben Patel

Goa Mridula Sinha

Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli

Haryana Satyadev Narayan Arya

Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat

Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik

Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu

Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

Kerala Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam

Madhya Pradesh Anandiben Patel

Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao

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Manipur Dr. Najma. A Heptulla

Meghalaya Tathagata Roy

Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekharan

Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya

Odisha Dr S.C. Jamir

Punjab V P Singh Badnore

Rajasthan Kalyan Singh

Sikkim Ganga Prasad

Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit

Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan

Tripura Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki

Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik

Uttarakhand Baby Rani Maurya

West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi

Union Territories & Their Lieutenant-Governors

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Union Territories Governors

Andamans & Nicobar Islands Admiral D.K Joshi

Delhi Anil Baijal

Puducherry Kiran Bedi

Chandigarh V. P. Singh Badnore

Dadra & Nagar Haveli Praful Khoda Patel

Daman & Diu Praful Khoda Patel

Lakshadweep Farooq Khan

Some Trivia about Governors in India

 Sarojini Naidu was the first female Governor of an Indian State. As a

result, she governed United Provinces of Agra & Oudh (now Uttar Pradesh) from
15 August 1947 - 2 March 1949.
 Padmaja Naidu, daughter of Sarojini Naidu, was the longest serving
Governor of a state. with a serving tenure of 11 years in West Bengal.
 Draupadi Murmu is the first woman governor of Jharkhand.
 A.K. Kidwai is the longest serving Governor, serving as Governors for
Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana.
 Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution of India deal with eligibility
requirements of a Governor of India.
 The eligibility criteria are:
o Citizenship of India.
o 35 years of age or more.

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 o Not an MP or MLA.
o Not a holder of any other office of profit.

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