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{{short description|Current Indian governors}}
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[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with the Governors of the States and Lt. Governors and Administrators of UTs, on the eve of ‘Governors Conference -2019’, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on November 22, 2019.jpg|300px|thumb|upright=2|Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the President, Vice President and Prime Minister of India on the eve of ‘2019 Governors Conference’, at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in New Delhi in November 2019]]
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In the [[India|Republic of India]], according to the Article 154 of [[Constitution of India]], a [[Governor (India)|governor]] is the constitutional head of each of the [[States and union territories of India|twenty-eight states]]. The governor is appointed by the [[President of India]] for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure.
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The governor is ''[[de jure]]'' head of the [[State governments of India|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 [[Cabinet (politics)|council of ministers]], headed by the [[Chief Minister (India)|chief minister]], which thus holds ''[[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 (collective executive)|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 [[Government of India|union government]]–appointed governor.<ref>[[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.</ref>
 
==Current governers of all indian states ==
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!scope=col style="width: 175px;"| State<br />{{small|(past gov)}}
!scope=col style="width: 175px;"| Name<ref>[https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/governors "Governors"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809151804/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/governors |date=9 August 2019 }}. [[India.gov.in]]. Retrieved on 29 August 2018.</ref>
!scope=col class=unsortable| Portrait
! scope="col" style="width: 125px;" | Took office<br />{{small|(tenure length)}}
!scope="col" | Appointed by
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| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|list]])}}
![[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
|[[File:The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|07|24}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|07|24}})}}
| rowspan="29"| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biswabhusan Hari takes oath as new Andhra Pradesh governor|url=https://timesofindia.com/india/biswabhusan-harichandan-takes-oath-as-new-andhra-pradesh-governor/articleshow/70360770.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[B. D. Mishra]]
| [[File:The Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Shri Alphons Kannanthanam meeting the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brigadier (Retd.) (Dr.) B.D. Mishra, in New Delhi on July 31, 2018 (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|10|03}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2017|10|03}})}}
|<ref>Samudra Gupta Kashyap. [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/brigadier-bd-mishra-sworn-in-as-arunachal-pradesh-governor-4872838/ "Brigadier BD Mishra sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh governor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033450/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/brigadier-bd-mishra-sworn-in-as-arunachal-pradesh-governor-4872838/ |date=22 October 2017 }}. ''The Indian Express''. 3 October 2017.</ref>
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| [[Assam]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Assam|list]])}}
! [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| [[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|10|10}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2017|10|10}})}}
|<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagdish-mukhi-sworn-in-as-governor-of-assam/story-5msmRotbnyJvdwv13KVo8M.html "Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as governor of Assam"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032523/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagdish-mukhi-sworn-in-as-governor-of-assam/story-5msmRotbnyJvdwv13KVo8M.html |date=22 October 2017 }}. ''Hindustan Times''. Press Trust of India. 10 October 2017.</ref>
|-
| [[Bihar]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Bihar|list]])}}
! [[Phagu Chauhan]]
| [[File:Phagu Chauhan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|29}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|7|29}})}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phagu Chauhan sworn-in as Bihar governor|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/phagu-chauhan-sworn-in-as-bihar-governor/article28746891.ece|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Chhattisgarh|list]])}}
! [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
|[[File:The Vice President, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Mo Tribal Affairs, Ms. Anusuiya Uikey addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on September 24, 2018 (1) (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|29}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|7|29}})}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anusuiya Uikey takes oath as governor of Chhattisgarh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anusuiya-uikey-oath-governor-of-chhattisgarh-1574873-2019-07-29|website=India Today|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729135317/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anusuiya-uikey-oath-governor-of-chhattisgarh-1574873-2019-07-29|archive-date=29 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Goa]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Goa|list]])}}
! [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
| [[File:PS Sreedharan Pillai.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|15}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|15}})}}
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|-
| [[Gujarat]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Gujarat|list]])}}
! [[Acharya Devvrat]]
|[[File:The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Acharya Devvrat calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 29, 2016 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|22}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|7|22}})}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acharya-devvrat-takes-oath-as-new-gujarat-governor-2073313|title=Acharya Devvrat takes oath as new Gujarat governor|date=2019-07-21|website=NDTV|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902070737/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acharya-devvrat-takes-oath-as-new-gujarat-governor-2073313|archive-date=2 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Haryana]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Haryana|list]])}}
! [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| [[File:The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|15}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|15}})}}
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|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[Rajendra Arlekar]]
| [[File:Rajendra Arlekar.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|13}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|13}})}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Rajendra Arlekar takes oath as new Himachal Pradesh Governor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jul/13/rajendra-arlekar-takes-oath-as-new-himachal-pradesh-governor-2329468.html |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Jharkhand|list]])}}
! [[Ramesh Bais]]
|[[File:The Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|14}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|14}})}}
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|-
| [[Karnataka]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Karnataka|list]])}}
! [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| [[File:The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Rajiv Saizal calling on the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, in New Delhi on April 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|11}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|11}})}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Thawar Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/thawar-chand-gehlot-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka/article35268302.ece |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=11 July 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Kerala|list]])}}
! [[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|6}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|9|6}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Arif Mohammed Khan sworn in as Kerala governor|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/arif-mohammad-khan-sworn-in-as-kerala-governor-2096562?&tb_cb=1|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[Mangubhai C. Patel]]
| [[File:Mangubhai C. Patel (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|08}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|08}})}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Mangubhai Patel takes oath as Madhya Pradesh Governor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mangubhai-patel-takes-oath-as-madhya-pradesh-governor/article35207585.ece |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=8 July 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maharashtra]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Maharashtra|list]])}}
! [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| [[File:Governor of Maharashtra Shri B S Koshyari.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|5}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|9|5}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhagat-singh-koshyari-sworn-in-as-new-governor-of-maharashtra|publisher=Free Press Journal|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905151022/https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhagat-singh-koshyari-sworn-in-as-new-governor-of-maharashtra|archive-date=5 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Manipur]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Manipur|list]])}}
! [[La. Ganesan]]
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| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|8|27}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|8|27}})}}
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|-
| [[Meghalaya]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Meghalaya|list]])}}
! [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| [[File:The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Satya Pal Malik calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 10, 2018 (cropped).JPG|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|8|19}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2020|8|19}})}}
|
|-
| [[Mizoram]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Mizoram|list]])}}
! [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]]
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| | {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|19}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|19}})}}
|<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/dr-k-haribabu-takes-oath-as-governor-of-mizoram/articleshow/84553462.cms Haribabu takes oath as Governor of Mizoram | Guwahati News - Times of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| [[Nagaland]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Nagaland|list]])}}
! [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<br>{{small|''(additional charge)''}}
| [[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|17}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|9|17}})}}
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|-
| [[Odisha]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Odisha|list]])}}
! [[Ganeshi Lal]]
| [[File:Governor of Odisha Ganeshi Lal at the Puri Rath Yatra.jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|5|29}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2018|5|29}})}}
|<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/ganeshi-lal-sworn-in-as-new-governor-of-odisha/article24028943.ece "Ganeshi Lal sworn in as new governor of Odisha"]. ''The Hindu''. Press Trust of India. 30 May 2018.</ref>
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Punjab, India|list]])}}
! [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| [[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Banwarilal Purohit calling on the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on August 30, 2016 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|8|31}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|8|31}})}}
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|-
|[[Rajasthan]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Rajasthan|list]])}}
! [[Kalraj Mishra]]
| [[File:The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|9}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|9|9}})}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kalraj-mishra-sworn-in-as-rajasthan-governor-1597193-2019-09-09|title=Kalraj Mishra sworn in as Rajasthan Governor|website=India Today|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sikkim]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Sikkim|list]])}}
! [[Ganga Prasad]]
| [[File:The Governor of Meghalaya, Shri Ganga Prasad calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on February 05, 2018 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|26}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2018|8|26}})}}
|<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ganga-prasad-sworn-in-as-sikkim-governor-118082600651_1.html "Ganga Prasad sworn in as Sikkim Governor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826192438/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ganga-prasad-sworn-in-as-sikkim-governor-118082600651_1.html |date=26 August 2018 }}. ''Business Standard''. Press Trust of India. 26 August 2018.</ref>
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|list]])}}
! [[R. N. Ravi]]
| [[File:R.N. Ravi.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|09|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|09|18}})}}
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| [[Telangana]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Telangana|list]])}}
! [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
|[[File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|8}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|9|8}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as second Telangana Governor|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/south/tamil-nadu-bjp-chief-tamilisai-soundararajan-sworn-in-as-second-telangana-governor/story-9nC3bd0AwN16es6wZGzIQO.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tripura]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Tripura|list]])}}
! [[Satyadev Narayan Arya]]
| [[File:Satyadev Narayan Arya in August 2018.JPG|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|14}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|14}})}}
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[Anandiben Patel]]
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt. Anandiben Patel meeting the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on June 10, 2014 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|29}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|7|29}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Anandiben Patel Takes Oath As Uttar Pradesh Governor|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/anandiben-patel-takes-oath-as-uttar-pradesh-governor-2076920?&tb_cb=1|publisher=NDTV|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Uttarakhand|list]])}}
! [[Gurmit Singh (general)|Gurmit Singh]]
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|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|15}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|9|15}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Gurmit Singh sworn-in as Governor of Uttarakhand|URL=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-gurmit-singh-sworn-in-as-governor-of-uttarakhand-7510078/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[West Bengal]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of West Bengal|list]])}}
! [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
| [[File:Jagdeep Dhankar profile.jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|30}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|7|30}})}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as West Bengal governor|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jagdeep-dhankar-takes-oath-as-west-bengal-governor/articleshow/70448453.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731094051/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jagdeep-dhankar-takes-oath-as-west-bengal-governor/articleshow/70448453.cms|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
 
==See also==
{{Commons category|Governors of India}}
* [[List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators]]
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers]]
* [[List of current Indian chief justices]]
* [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairpersons]]
* [[List of current Indian opposition leaders]]
* [[List of female governors and lieutenant governors in India]]
*[[List of presidents of India]]
 
==References==
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