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The '''Governor of Manipur''' is the nominal head of the [[Government of Manipur]].
The '''Governor of Manipur''' is the nominal head and representative of the [[President of India]] in the state of [[Manipur]]. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current and 17th Governor of Manipur is [[La. Ganesan]] from August 27, 2021.


==Governors of Manipur==
==Governors of Manipur==
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|| '''#'''
|| '''#'''
|| '''Name'''
|| '''Name'''
|| ''''Portrait'''
|| '''Took Office'''
|| '''Took Office'''
|| '''Left Office'''
|| '''Left Office'''
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|| 1
|| 1
|| [[B. K. Nehru]]
|| [[B. K. Nehru]]
|| [[File:Braj_Kumar_Nehru.gif|75px]]
|| 21 January 1972
|| 21 January 1972
|| 20 September 1973
|| 20 September 1973
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|| 2
|| 2
|| [[L.P. Singh]]
|| [[L.P. Singh]]
||
|| 21 September 1973
|| 21 September 1973
|| 11 August 1981
|| 11 August 1981
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|| 3
|| 3
|| [[S. M. H. Burney]]
|| [[S. M. H. Burney]]
||
|| 18 August 1981
|| 18 August 1981
|| 11 June 1984
|| 11 June 1984
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|| 4
|| 4
|| [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
|| [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
|| [[File:General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao.jpg|75px]]
|| 2 June 1984
|| 2 June 1984
|| 7 July 1989
|| 7 July 1989
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|| 5
|| 5
|| [[Chintamani Panigrahi]]
|| [[Chintamani Panigrahi]]
|| [[File:Chintamani Panigrahi.JPG|75px]]
|| 10 July 1989
|| 10 July 1989
|| 19 March 1993
|| 19 March 1993
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|| 6
|| 6
|| [[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
|| [[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
||
|| 20 March 1993
|| 20 March 1993
|| 30 August 1993
|| 30 August 1993
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|| 7
|| 7
|| Lt.Gen. [[V. K. Nayar]]
|| Lt.Gen. [[V. K. Nayar]]
||
|| 31 August 1993
|| 31 August 1993
|| 22 December 1994
|| 22 December 1994
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|| 8
|| 8
|| [[O.N. Shrivastava]]
|| [[O.N. Shrivastava]]
||
|| 23 December 1994
|| 23 December 1994
|| 11 February 1999
|| 11 February 1999
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|| 9
|| 9
|| [[Ved Marwah]]
|| [[Ved Marwah]]
||
|| 2 December 1999
|| 2 December 1999
|| 12 June 2003
|| 12 June 2003
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|| 10
|| 10
|| [[Arvind Dave]]
|| [[Arvind Dave]]
||
|| 13 June 2003
|| 13 June 2003
|| 5 August 2004
|| 5 August 2004
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|| 11
|| 11
|| [[Shivinder Singh Sidhu]]
|| [[Shivinder Singh Sidhu]]
|| [[File:Shivinder Singh Sidhu.jpg|75px]]
|| 6 August 2004
|| 6 August 2004
|| 22 July 2008
|| 22 July 2008
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| style="background:#def;"| 12
| style="background:#def;"| 12
| style="background:#def;"| [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<ref name="manipurassembly">{{cite web|url=http://manipurassembly.nic.in/html/governor.html|title=Manipur Legislative Assembly-Bills Passed-Subject-wise|publisher=manipurassembly.nic.in|access-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513073454/http://manipurassembly.nic.in/html/governor.html|archive-date=13 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<ref name="manipurassembly">{{cite web|url=http://manipurassembly.nic.in/html/governor.html|title=Manipur Legislative Assembly-Bills Passed-Subject-wise|publisher=manipurassembly.nic.in|access-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513073454/http://manipurassembly.nic.in/html/governor.html|archive-date=13 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"|
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2008
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2008
| style="background:#def;"| 22 July 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 22 July 2013
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| style="background:#def;"| 13
| style="background:#def;"| 13
| style="background:#def;"| [[Ashwani Kumar (IPS)|Ashwani Kumar]]<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ashwani-kumar-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/article4966677.ece|title=Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[Ashwani Kumar (IPS)|Ashwani Kumar]]<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ashwani-kumar-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/article4966677.ece|title=Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:The Governor of Nagaland, Shri Ashwani Kumar calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 20, 2014 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 31 December 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 31 December 2013
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| style="background:#def;"| 14
| style="background:#def;"| 14
| style="background:#def;"| [[Vinod Duggal]]<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/vinod-kumar-duggal-takes-over-as-manipurs-governor/article5523162.ece|title=Vinod Kumar Duggal sworn in Manipur Governor|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[Vinod Duggal]]<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/vinod-kumar-duggal-takes-over-as-manipurs-governor/article5523162.ece|title=Vinod Kumar Duggal sworn in Manipur Governor|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Vinod Kumar Duggal in New Delhi on August 29, 2005 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 31 December 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 31 December 2013
| style="background:#def;"| 28 August 2014
| style="background:#def;"| 28 August 2014
|-
|-
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"| [[K. K. Paul|K. K. Paul (Addl Charge)]]
| style="background:#def;"| [[K. K. Paul]] <br> ''(additional charge)''
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Governor of Uttarakhand Krishan Kant Paul.jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 16 September 2014
| style="background:#def;"| 16 September 2014
| style="background:#def;"| 15 May 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 15 May 2015
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| style="background:#def;"| 15
| style="background:#def;"| 15
| style="background:#def;"| [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| style="background:#def;"| [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| style="background:#def;"|[[File:Syed Ahmed (politician).jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 16 May 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 16 May 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 27 September 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 27 September 2015
|-
|-
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"| [[V. Shanmuganathan]] (Addl. charge)<ref name="pib">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=128253|title=English Releases|publisher=pib.nic.in|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[V. Shanmuganathan]] <br> ''(additional charge)''<ref name="pib">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=128253|title=English Releases|publisher=pib.nic.in|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:VShanmuganathan.png|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 30 September 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 30 September 2015
| style="background:#def;"| 17 August 2016
| style="background:#def;"| 17 August 2016
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|| 16
|| 16
|| [[Najma A. Heptulla]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?2392 |title=Press Releases |publisher=The President of India |access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref>
|| [[Najma A. Heptulla]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?2392 |title=Press Releases |publisher=The President of India |access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Najma A. Heptulla presenting the Badalte Qadam Award to the Cinematographer, Doordarshan, Ms. Jayshree Puri, at the Best Achievers Award Ceremony, organised by the Child Care & Welfare Foundation, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|| 21 August 2016
|| 21 August 2016
| style="background:#def;"| 26 June 2019
| style="background:#def;"| 26 June 2019
|-
|-
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"|—
| style="background:#def;"| [[Padmanabha Acharya]] (Addl. charge)  
| style="background:#def;"| [[Padmanabha Acharya]] <br> ''(additional charge)''
|style="background:#def;" | 27 June 2019 {{small|''(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)''}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Acharya sworn in as Governor of Manipur|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/acharya-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur-119062701276_1.html|access-date=13 August 2019|work=Business Standard|date=27 June 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Governor of Tripura Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya.jpg|75px]]
|style="background:#def;" | 27 June 2019 <br> {{small|''(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)''}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Acharya sworn in as Governor of Manipur|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/acharya-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur-119062701276_1.html|access-date=13 August 2019|work=Business Standard|date=27 June 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2019
| style="background:#def;"| 23 July 2019
|- style="background:#def;"  
|- style="background:#def;"  
|| (16)
|| (16)
|| [[Najma A. Heptulla]]
|| [[Najma Heptulla]]
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Najma A. Heptulla presenting the Badalte Qadam Award to the Cinematographer, Doordarshan, Ms. Jayshree Puri, at the Best Achievers Award Ceremony, organised by the Child Care & Welfare Foundation, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|| 24 July 2019
|| 24 July 2019
|style="background:#def;" | ''[[Incumbent]]''
|style="background:#def;" | 10 August 2021
|-
| style="background:#def;"| —
| style="background:#def;"| [[Ganga Prasad]] <br> ''(additional charge)''
| style="background:#def;"| [[File:Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG|75px]]
| style="background:#def;"| 12 August 2021 <br> {{small|''(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)''}}
| style="background:#def;"| 26 August 2021
|-
| style="background:#def;"| 17
| style="background:#def;"| [[La. Ganesan]]
| style="background:#def;"|
| style="background:#def;"| 27 August 2021
| style="background:#def;"| ''Incumbent''
|}
|}


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}7. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sikkim-governor-sworn-in-as-governor-in-charge-of-manipur/article35875622.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-      states/sikkim-governor-sworn-in-as-governor-in-charge-of-manipur/article35875622.ece]


==External links==
==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070220092917/http://manipur.nic.in/rajbhawan.asp
* {{URL|web.archive.org/web/20070220092917/http://manipur.nic.in/rajbhawan.asp|Manipur Raj Bhavan}}


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Revision as of 17:01, 11 September 2021

Governor of Manipur
Raj Bhavan
Incumbent
La. Ganesan
since 27 August 2021
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Imphal
AppointerPresident of India
Term length5 Years
Inaugural holderB. K. Nehru
Formation21 January 1972; 54 years ago (1972-01-21)

The Governor of Manipur is the nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Manipur. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current and 17th Governor of Manipur is La. Ganesan from August 27, 2021.

Governors of Manipur

# Name 'Portrait Took Office Left Office
1 B. K. Nehru 21 January 1972 20 September 1973
2 L.P. Singh 21 September 1973 11 August 1981
3 S. M. H. Burney 18 August 1981 11 June 1984
4 K. V. Krishna Rao 2 June 1984 7 July 1989
5 Chintamani Panigrahi File:Chintamani Panigrahi.JPG 10 July 1989 19 March 1993
6 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy 20 March 1993 30 August 1993
7 Lt.Gen. V. K. Nayar 31 August 1993 22 December 1994
8 O.N. Shrivastava 23 December 1994 11 February 1999
9 Ved Marwah 2 December 1999 12 June 2003
10 Arvind Dave 13 June 2003 5 August 2004
11 Shivinder Singh Sidhu 6 August 2004 22 July 2008
12 Gurbachan Jagat[1] 23 July 2008 22 July 2013
13 Ashwani Kumar[2] 23 July 2013 31 December 2013
14 Vinod Duggal[3] 31 December 2013 28 August 2014
— K. K. Paul
(additional charge) 		16 September 2014 15 May 2015
15 Syed Ahmed 16 May 2015 27 September 2015
— V. Shanmuganathan
(additional charge)[4] 		30 September 2015 17 August 2016
16 Najma A. Heptulla[5] 21 August 2016 26 June 2019
— Padmanabha Acharya
(additional charge) 		27 June 2019

(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)[6]

23 July 2019
(16) Najma Heptulla 24 July 2019 10 August 2021
— Ganga Prasad
(additional charge) 		12 August 2021

(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)

26 August 2021
17 La. Ganesan 27 August 2021 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manipur Legislative Assembly-Bills Passed-Subject-wise". manipurassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vinod Kumar Duggal sworn in Manipur Governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "English Releases". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Press Releases". The President of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Acharya sworn in as Governor of Manipur". Business Standard. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

7. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other- states/sikkim-governor-sworn-in-as-governor-in-charge-of-manipur/article35875622.ece

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