List of governors of Chhattisgarh

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{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| title = Governor
| native_name =
| body = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| insignia =
| insigniacaption =
| incumbent = [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
| image = File:The Governor of Chhattisgarh, Ms. Anusuiya Uikey.jpg
| image_size =
| incumbentsince = 29 July 2019
| style = [[Excellency|Her Excellency]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Chhattisgarh)|Raj Bhavan]]; [[Raipur]]
| termlength = Five Years
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2000|11|1}}
| inaugural = [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay|D. N. Sahay]]
| website =
}}

[[File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg|upright|thumb|Chhattisgarh is in central India.]]
The '''Governor of Chhattisgarh''' is a nominal head and representative of the [[President of India]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. The Governor is appointed by the President for a maximum period of 5 years. The current governor, since 17 July 2019, is [[Anusuiya Uikey]].

==Powers and functions==
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''Legislative powers''' related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

==Governors of Chhattisgarh==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:15px;" | #
!Name
!Took Office
!Left Office
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left" | [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay|D. N. Sahay]]
| 1 November 2000
| 1 June 2003
|-
| 2
| style="text-align:left" | [[Krishna Mohan Seth]]
| 2 June 2003
| 25 January 2007
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left" | [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 25 January 2007
| 23 January 2010
|-
| 4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Shekhar Dutt]]
| 23 January 2010
| 19 June 2014
|-
| —
| style="text-align:left" | [[Ram Naresh Yadav]] (Acting)
| 19 June 2014
| 14 July 2014
|-
| 5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Balram Das Tandon]]
| 18 July 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/governors-of-up-bengal-chhattisgarh-gujarat-and-nagaland-announced/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
| 14 August 2018
|-
| —
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anandiben Patel]] (Additional charge)
| 15 August 2018
| 28 July 2019
|-
| 6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
| 17 July 2019
| till date
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Governors of India#Powers and functions|Powers and functions of the Governors of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.dprcg.gov.in/content/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF

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List of governors of Chhattisgarh