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{{short description|Current Indian governors}}
#REDIRECT [[Governor (India)#List of current governors]]
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[[File:Governor's Conference 2021.jpg|300px|thumb|upright=2|Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the Vice President of India on the eve of ‘2021 Governors Conference’, at [[Vice President's House, India|Vice President's House]], in New Delhi in November 2021.]]
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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 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 governors of all Indian states ==
The following list consists of the list of the current governors of all the Indian states.<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>
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! scope="col" style="width: 175px;" | State<br />{{small|(past governors)}}
! scope="col" style="width: 175px;" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Portrait
! scope="col" style="width: 125px;" | Took office<br />{{small|(tenure length)}}
!Profile link
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|list]])}}
![[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
|[[File:Justice S. Abdul Nazeer.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|20}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|20}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan.ap.gov.in/rajbvn/governor.aspx]
|
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik]]
| [[File:Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|16}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|16}})}}
|[https://arunachalgovernor.nic.in/html/profile.htm]
|
|-
| [[Assam]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Assam|list]])}}
! [[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|[[File:Gulab Chand Kataria Minister.jpg|125px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|22}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|22}})}}
|[https://www.rajbhavanassam.gov.in/excellency.html]
|
|-
| [[Bihar]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Bihar|list]])}}
! [[Rajendra Arlekar]]
| [[File:Rajendra Arlekar.jpg|117x117px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|18}})}}
|[https://governor.bih.nic.in/governor.html]
|
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Chhattisgarh|list]])}}
![[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
|[[File:The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|22}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|22}})}}
|[https://rajbhavancg.gov.in/honorable-governors/honorable-governors.php]
|
|-
| [[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}})}}
|[https://www.rajbhavan.goa.gov.in/present-governor]
|
|-
| [[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}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in/honorable-governors/honorable-governors-english.aspx]
|<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}})}}
|[https://haryanarajbhavan.gov.in/whoswho/shri-bandaru-dattatraya/]
|
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|list]])}}
! [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]
| [[File:Shivpratap Shukla.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|18}})}}
|[https://himachalrajbhavan.nic.in/governor.html]
|
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Jharkhand|list]])}}
! [[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]
| [[File:Governor of Jharkhand Radhakrishnan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|02|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|02|18}})}}
| [http://rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/the_governer.html]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cp-radhakrishnan-takes-oath-as-jharkhand-governor/article66524298.ece |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=18 February 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[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}})}}
| [https://rajbhavan.karnataka.gov.in/27/hon%27ble-governor-bio-data/en]
| <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}})}}
|[http://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php/the-governor/governor-profile]
|<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}})}}
|[http://www.governor.mp.gov.in/honorable-governorMCP.aspx]
| <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]])}}
! [[Ramesh Bais]]
|[[File:The Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|18}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/en/governors-profile/]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 2023 |title=Ramesh Bais to take over as Maharashtra Governor as Prez accepts Koshyari's resignation |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/ramesh-bais-to-take-over-as-maharashtra-governor-as-prez-accepts-koshyaris-resignation-1190410.html |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
|-
| [[Manipur]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Manipur|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|2023|2|22}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|22}})}}
|[https://rajbhavanmanipur.nic.in/governorprofile.html]
|
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Meghalaya|list]])}}
! [[Phagu Chauhan]]
| [[File:Phagu Chauhan.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|18}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|18}})}}
|[http://meggovernor.gov.in/present_gov.html]
|
|-
| [[Mizoram]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Mizoram|list]])}}
! [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]]
| [[File:K. Hari Babu.jpg|100px]]
| | {{dts|format=dmy|2021|7|19}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|7|19}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in/page/governor-profile]
|<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]])}}
! [[La. Ganesan]]
| [[File:La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|02|20}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|02|20}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in/governors-profile/]
|
|-
| [[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}})}}
|[https://www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/view/profile.php]
|<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}})}}
|[https://punjabrajbhavan.gov.in/home/governor]
|
|-
|[[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}})}}
|[https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/knowthegovernor.html]
|<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]])}}
! [[Lakshman Acharya]]
| [[File:Lakshman Prasad Acharya.jpg|100px]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|16}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2023|2|16}})}}
|[http://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/Governor]
|
|-
| [[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}})}}
|[https://www.tnrajbhavan.gov.in/Profile.htm]
|
|-
| [[Telangana]]<br />{{small|([[List of governors of Telangana|list]])}}
! [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
|[[File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg|link=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tamilisai_Soundararajan_with_her_book_%22Suvai_Migu_Theneer_Thuligal%22.jpg|131x131px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|8}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2019|9|8}})}}
|[http://www.governor.telangana.gov.in/present_governor.do]
|<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}})}}
|[https://rajbhavan.tripura.gov.in/gov_profile]
|
|-
| [[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}})}}
|[http://upgovernor.gov.in/en/page/profile]
|<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]]
| [[File:Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh.jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|15}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2021|9|15}})}}
|[https://governoruk.gov.in/our-governor-bioprofile-of-honble-governor-uttarakhand/]
|<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]])}}
! [[C. V. Ananda Bose]]
| [[File:C. V. Ananda Bose.jpg|100px]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|11|23}}<br />{{small|({{ayd|2022|11|23}})}}
|[http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/ourgovernor.html]
|<ref name="ndtv_3530397">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-bureaucrat-dr-cv-ananda-bose-appointed-west-bengal-governor-3530397|title=C. V. Ananda Bose has been appointed as next West Bengal Governor|date=17 November 2022|access-date=18 November 2022|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>
|}
 
==See also==
 
* [[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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