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{{short description|Bharatpedia list article}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor of Maharashtra
| post = Governor
| native_name = '''राज्यपाल महाराष्ट्र राज्य'''
| native_name =  
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
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| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagborder = yes
| flagborder = yes
| incumbent = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| incumbent = [[Jishnu Dev Varma]]
| incumbentsince = 5 September 2019
| incumbentsince = 10 March 2026
| image_size = 180px
| style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(formal)}}<br />[[Mister|Mr.Governor]] {{small|(informal)}}<br/>[[Excellency|His/Her Excellency]]
| style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(formal)}}<br />[[Mister|Mr.Governor]] {{small|(informal)}}<br/>[[Excellency|His/Her Excellency]]
| residence = Raj Bhavan, Mumbai
| residence = Raj Bhavan, Mumbai
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| inaugural = [[ Raja Maharaj Singh]]
| inaugural = [[ Raja Maharaj Singh]]
| website = {{URL|http://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/|Raj Bhavan Maharashtra}}
| website = {{URL|http://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/|Raj Bhavan Maharashtra}}
| image = File:Bhagatsinghkoshyari.jpg
| image = Jishnu Dev Varma.png
| body = Maharashtra
}}
}}


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==Governors of Maharashtra==
==Governors of Maharashtra==
*legend2="wheat"| additional charge
This is a list of governors of [[Maharashtra]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/rajbhavan/Pages/frm_prevgoverner.aspx |title=Previous Governors |work=Rajbhavan, [[Government of Maharashtra]] |access-date=7 December 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206050259/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/previous/default.htm |archive-date=6 February 2009 }}</ref>
This is a list of governors of [[Maharashtra]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/rajbhavan/Pages/frm_prevgoverner.aspx |title=Previous Governors |work=Rajbhavan, [[Government of Maharashtra]] |access-date=7 December 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206050259/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/previous/default.htm |archive-date=6 February 2009 }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! No
! {{Abbr|#}}
! class="unsortable"|Portrait
! Name
! Name
! Portrait
!colspan=2| Term of office
!colspan=2| Term of office
!scope=col|Duration
!scope=col|Time in office
! Governor General(s)
! Appointed by
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|1
|1
|[[File: Raja Maharaj Singh.jpg|100px]]
|[[Raja Maharaj Singh|Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE]]
|[[Raja Maharaj Singh|Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE]]
|[[File: Raja Maharaj Singh.jpg|100px]]
| 6 January 1948
| 6 January 1948
| 30 May 1952
| 30 May 1952
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|2
|2
|[[File: Girja Shankar Bajpai.jpg|100px]]
|[[Girija Shankar Bajpai|Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE]]
|[[Girija Shankar Bajpai|Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE]]
|[[File: Girja Shankar Bajpai.jpg|100px]]
| 30 May 1952
| 30 May 1952
| 5 December 1954
| 5 December 1954
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|3
|3
| [[File:Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| Dr. [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| Dr. [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| [[File:Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 2 March 1955
| 2 March 1955
| 14 October 1956
| 14 October 1956
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|4
|4
|[[File:Sri Prakasa 1991 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|[[Sri Prakasa]]
|[[Sri Prakasa]]
|[[File:Sri Prakasa 1991 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 10 December 1956
| 10 December 1956
| 16 April 1962
| 16 April 1962
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|5
|5
| [[File:P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| Dr [[P. Subbarayan]]
| Dr [[P. Subbarayan]]
| [[File:P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 April 1962
| 17 April 1962
| 6 October 1962
| 6 October 1962
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|6
|6
|[[File:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]]
|[[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]]
|[[File:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg|100px]]
| 28 November 1962
| 28 November 1962
| 18 October 1964
| 18 October 1964
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|7
|7
|
| Dr. [[P V Cherian]]
| Dr. [[P V Cherian]]
|
| 14 November 1964
| 14 November 1964
| 8 November 1969
| 8 November 1969
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|8
|8
|
|[[Ali Yavar Jung]]
|[[Ali Yavar Jung]]
|
| 26 February 1970
| 26 February 1970
| 11 December 1976
| 11 December 1976
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|9
|9
|
|[[Sri Sadiq Ali]]
|[[Sri Sadiq Ali]]
|
| 30 April 1977
| 30 April 1977
| 3 November 1980
| 3 November 1980
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|10
|10
|
| [[O P Mehra]]
| [[O P Mehra]]
|
| 3 November 1980
| 3 November 1980
| 5 March 1982
| 5 March 1982
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|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|11
|11
| [[File:ACM IH Latif.jpg|100px]]
| [[Idris Hasan Latif]]
| [[Idris Hasan Latif]]
| [[File:ACM IH Latif.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1982
| 6 March 1982
| 16 April 1985
| 16 April 1985
|{{age in years and days|1982|3|6|1985|4|16}}
|{{age in years and days|1982|3|6|1985|4|16}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
| -
| 12
| [[Pir Muhammad (Maharashtra politician)|Pir Muhammad]] ''(acting)''
| [[File:Acting Governor PM.png|100px]]
| [[File:Acting Governor PM.png|100px]]
| [[Peer Mohammed (Maharashtra politician)|Peer Mohammed]] ''(acting)''
| 19 April 1985
| 19 April 1985
| 30 May 1985
| 30 May 1985
|{{age in years and days|1985|4|19|1985|5|30}}
|{{age in years and days|1985|4|19|1985|5|30}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|12
|13
|
|[[Kona Prabhakara Rao]]
|[[Kona Prabhakara Rao]]
|
| 31 May 1985
| 31 May 1985
| 2 April 1986
| 2 April 1986
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|rowspan="2" |[[Zail Singh]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Zail Singh]]
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|13
|14
|[[File:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg|100px]]
| Dr. [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| Dr. [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|[[File:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg|100px]]
| 3 April 1986
| 3 April 1986
| 2 September 1987
| 2 September 1987
|{{age in years and days|1986|4|3|1987|9|2}}
|{{age in years and days|1986|4|3|1987|9|2}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|14
|15
|[[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
|[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
|[[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 20 February 1988
| 20 February 1988
| 18 January 1990
| 18 January 1990
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|rowspan="2" |[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman]]
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|15
|16
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|100px]]
| Dr. [[C Subramaniam]]
| Dr. [[C Subramaniam]]
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 1990
| 15 February 1990
| 9 January 1993
| 9 January 1993
|{{age in years and days|1990|2|15|1993|1|9}}
|{{age in years and days|1990|2|15|1993|1|9}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|16
|17
|
| Dr. [[P.C. Alexander]]
| Dr. [[P.C. Alexander]]
|
| 12 January 1993
| 12 January 1993
| 13 July 2002
| 13 July 2002
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|[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|17
|18
|
|[[Mohammed Fazal]]
|[[Mohammed Fazal]]
|
| 10 October 2002
| 10 October 2002
| 5 December 2004
| 5 December 2004
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|rowspan="2" |[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|rowspan="2" |[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|18
|19
|[[File:Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[S.M. Krishna]]
|[[S.M. Krishna]]
|[[File:Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| 12 December 2004
| 12 December 2004
| 5 March 2008
| 5 March 2008
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2004|12|12|2008|03|05}}
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2004|12|12|2008|03|05}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|19
|20
|[[File:Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[S.C. Jamir]]
|[[S.C. Jamir]]
|[[File:Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| 9 March 2008
| 9 March 2008
| 22 January 2010
| 22 January 2010
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|rowspan="2" |[[Pratibha Patil]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Pratibha Patil]]
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
|20
|21
|[[File:K. Sankaranarayanan.jpg|75px]]
|[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
|[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
|[[File:K. Sankaranarayanan.jpg|75px]]
| 22 January 2010
| 22 January 2010
| 24 August 2014
| 24 August 2014
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2010|01|22|2014|08|24}}
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2010|01|22|2014|08|24}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|21
|22
|[[Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao]]
| [[File:Vidhyasagar Rao.jpg|131x131px]]
| [[File:Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao.jpg|100px]]
|[[C. Vidyasagar Rao|Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao]]
| 30 August 2014
| 30 August 2014
| 4 September 2019
| 4 September 2019
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| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-style="text-align:center"
|-style="text-align:center"
|22
|23
!
|[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
|[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| [[File:Governor of Maharashtra Shri B S Koshyari.jpg|100px]]
| 5 September 2019
| 5 September 2019
| ''Incumbent''
| 18 February 2023
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2019|09|05}}
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2019|09|05|2023|2|18}}
| [[Ramnath Kovind]]
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|24
|[[File:Ramesh Bais in 2023 (cropped).jpg|133x133px]]
|[[Ramesh Bais]]
|18 February 2023
|29 July 2024
|{{ayd|18 Feb 2023|29 Jul 2024}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
|25
|[[File:Shri C P Radhakrishnan, Honourable Vice President of India.jpg|120x120px]]
|[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]
|31 July 2024
|11 September 2025 <small>(resigned to become the [[List of vice presidents of India|Vice- President of India]])</small>
|{{ayd|31 Jul 2024|11 Sep 2025}}
|- bgcolor="wheat"|
|26
|[[File:Acharya Devvrat.png|70px]]
|[[Acharya Devvrat]]
<small>(Additional charge)</small>
|15 September 2025
|10 March 2026
|{{ayd|15 Sep 2025|10 Mar 2026}}
|-
|27
|[[File:Jishnu Dev Varma.png|70px]]
|'''[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]'''
|10 March 2026
|Incumbent
|{{ayd|10 Mar 2026}}
|}
|}


==See also==
==Seen also==
*List of governors of Maharashtra
 
*[[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]


==See also==
*[[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Government of Maharashtra]]
 
* [[Governors of India]]
*[[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
 
*[[List of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
 
*[[List of Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
 
*[[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
 
* [[List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
 
*[[List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
 
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
 
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
 
*List of Deputy Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 
*List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
*[[Governors of India]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:47, 7 August 2026


Governor of Maharashtra
Raj Bhavan
Flag of India
Incumbent
Jishnu Dev Varma
since 10 March 2026
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Mr.Governor (informal)
His/Her Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Mumbai

Raj Bhavan, Nagpur Raj Bhavan, Pune

Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
PrecursorGovernor of Bombay
Inaugural holderRaja Maharaj Singh
Formation24 March 1943 (83 years ago) (1943-03-24)
WebsiteRaj Bhavan Maharashtra

The Governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the Governor, however the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.[1]

Bhagat Singh Koshiyari is the governor of Maharashtra since September 5, 2019.[2]

Powers and duties[edit | edit source]

The Governor appoints many top authorities as follows:

Advocate General of Maharashtra.
Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta
State Election Commissioner
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
Chairman and Members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
Chairmen and Members of the 3 Development Boards
Sheriff of Mumbai
State Chief Information Commissioner

Governors of Maharashtra[edit | edit source]

  • legend2="wheat"| additional charge

This is a list of governors of Maharashtra:[3]

# Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Appointed by
1 Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE 6 January 1948 30 May 1952 4 years, 145 days L. Mountbatten
(Governor General)
2 Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE 30 May 1952 5 December 1954 2 years, 189 days Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3 Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab 2 March 1955 14 October 1956 1 year, 226 days
4 Sri Prakasa 10 December 1956 16 April 1962 5 years, 127 days Dr. Rajendra Prasad
5 Dr P. Subbarayan 17 April 1962 6 October 1962 172 days
6 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 28 November 1962 18 October 1964 1 year, 325 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
7 Dr. P V Cherian 14 November 1964 8 November 1969 4 years, 359 days
8 Ali Yavar Jung 26 February 1970 11 December 1976 6 years, 289 days V. V. Giri
9 Sri Sadiq Ali 30 April 1977 3 November 1980 3 years, 187 days B. D. Jatti
(acting President)
10 O P Mehra 3 November 1980 5 March 1982 1 year, 122 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
11 Idris Hasan Latif 6 March 1982 16 April 1985 3 years, 41 days
12 Peer Mohammed (acting) 19 April 1985 30 May 1985 41 days
13 Kona Prabhakara Rao 31 May 1985 2 April 1986 306 days Zail Singh
14 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma 3 April 1986 2 September 1987 1 year, 152 days
15 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 20 February 1988 18 January 1990 1 year, 332 days R. Venkataraman
16 Dr. C Subramaniam 15 February 1990 9 January 1993 2 years, 329 days
17 Dr. P.C. Alexander 12 January 1993 13 July 2002 9 years, 182 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
18 Mohammed Fazal 10 October 2002 5 December 2004 2 years, 56 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
19 S.M. Krishna 12 December 2004 5 March 2008 3 years, 84 days
20 S.C. Jamir 9 March 2008 22 January 2010 1 year, 319 days Pratibha Patil
21 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan 22 January 2010 24 August 2014 4 years, 214 days
22 Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao 30 August 2014 4 September 2019 5 years, 5 days Pranab Mukherjee
23 Bhagat Singh Koshyari 5 September 2019 18 February 2023 3 years, 166 days Ram Nath Kovind
24 Ramesh Bais 18 February 2023 29 July 2024 1 year, 162 days Droupadi Murmu
25 C. P. Radhakrishnan 31 July 2024 11 September 2025 (resigned to become the Vice- President of India) 1 year, 42 days
26 Acharya Devvrat

(Additional charge)

15 September 2025 10 March 2026 176 days
27 Jishnu Dev Varma 10 March 2026 Incumbent 160 days

Seen also[edit | edit source]

  • List of governors of Maharashtra
  • List of Deputy Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
  • Governors of India

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Governor - Information under RTI Act" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Previous Governors". Rajbhavan, Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.


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