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{{Short description|Head of state in state of Chhattisgarh}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| post = Governor
| title = Governor
| native_name =  
| native_name =  
| body = Chhattisgarh
| body = Chhattisgarh
| insignia = ..Chhattisgarh Flag(INDIA).png
| insignia = Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Chhattisgarh]]
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Chhattisgarh]]
| incumbent = [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
| insigniasize = 120
| image = File:The Governor of Chhattisgarh, Ms. Anusuiya Uikey.jpg
| incumbent = [[Ramen Deka]]|
| image_size =  
| image = File:Ramen Deka with President Murmu (cropped).jpg
| incumbentsince = 29 July 2019
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| style = [[Excellency|Her Excellency]]
| incumbentsince = 31 July 2024
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Chhattisgarh)|Raj Bhavan]]; [[Raipur]]
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| termlength = Five Years
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Chhattisgarh)|Lok Bhavan]]; [[Raipur]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2000|11|1}}
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2000|11|1}}
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The '''governor of Chhattisgarh''' is the nominal [[head of state]] of the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]]. The official residence of the governor is [[Raj Bhavan, Raipur|Raj Bhavan]].


[[File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg|upright|thumb|Chhattisgarh is in central India.]]
The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the [[Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000|bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh]]. The first governor to be appointed was [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]] who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is [[Ramen Deka]] who has been in office since 31 July 2024. A total of 10 governors has served in the state.
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]].
 
<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/ramen-deka-appointed-as-governor-of-chhattisgarh/articleshow/112092448.cms |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


==Powers and functions==
==Powers and functions==
[[File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg|left|thumb|160px|Chhattisgarh is in central India.]]
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:


*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''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
*'''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.
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
 
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Chhattisgarh is the ''ex-officio'' Chancellor of the state universities of Chhattisgarh. The universities include [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh]], [[Bastar Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Sarguja University]], etc.
 
== Oath  ==
 
{{quote|I, ''A. B.'', do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Chhattisgarh and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Chhattisgarh.}}               
 
==History==
The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]] who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General [[Krishna Mohan Seth]] (retired) in June 2003. <ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2018 |title=Chhattisgarh’s first Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay passes away |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chhattisgarh-s-first-governor-passes-away-118012900584_1.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of [[N. D. Tiwari]]. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary [[Shekhar Dutt]] was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2025 |title=Ex-defence secretary and former Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ex-defence-secretary-shekhar-dutt-passes-away/articleshow/122213193.cms |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
 
Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor [[Ram Naresh Yadav]] briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of [[Balram Das Tandon]] the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2018 |title=Balramji Das Tandon, former Chhattisgarh Governor, dies at 90 |url=https://www.ndtv.in/mp-chhattisgarh-news/chhattisgarh-governor-balramji-das-tandon-dies-1900399 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=NDTV |language=hi}}</ref> He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor [[Anandiben Patel]] on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by [[Anusuiya Uikey]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 August 2018 |title=Anandiben Patel takes additional charge as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.ibc24.in/state/anandiben-patel-cg-governor-40880-98270.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=IBC24 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2019 |title=Anusuiya Uikey assumes charge as new Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/anusuiya-uikey-assumes-charge-as-governor-of-chhattisgarh-119072901471_1.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2023 |title=Biswabhusan Harichandan sworn in as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://scroll.in/latest/930784/anysuya-uikey-bb-harishchandran-appointed-governors-of-chhattisgarh-and-andhra-pradesh |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> Till July 2024, Harichandan remained in office and was replaced by [[Ramen Deka]]. Since then, Deka has been the governor of the state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 Jul 2024 |title=रामेन डेका को छत्तीसगढ़ का नया राज्यपाल बनाया गया |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/chhattisgarh/who-is-ramen-deka-new-governor-of-chhattisgarh-know-about-him-2747539 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=ABP Live |language=hi}}</ref>
 
==List ==
;Legend
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned


==Governors of Chhattisgarh==
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" | Governor <br><small>(lifespan)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Appointer<br/>(President)
|-
! style="width:9.5em"| Took office
! style="width:9.5em"| Left office
! style="width:5em"| Term length
|-
! 1
| [[File:Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Governor of Tripura.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br>(1936–2018)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| 1 November 2000
| 1 June 2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Tripura]]}}
| {{ayd|1 November 2000|1 June 2003}}
| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
|-
! style="width:15px;" | #
! 2
!Name
| [[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Governor of Chhattisgarh, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) K. M. Seth at Raj Bhawan in Raipur, during his one day visit to the State on April 30, 2005 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
!Took Office
| {{small|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]}}<br>'''[[Krishna Mohan Seth]]''' {{small|(Retd)}}<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}<br>{{small|(born 1939)}}
!Left Office
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 2 June 2003
| 25 January 2007
| {{ayd|2 Jun 2003|25 Jan 2007}}
| rowspan="2" | [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
|-
| 1
! 3
| style="text-align:left" | [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay|D. N. Sahay]]
| [[File:E. S. L. Narasimhan.JPG|80x80px]]
| 1 November 2000 
| '''[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br>(born 1945)}}
| 1 June 2003
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 26 January 2007
| 23 January 2010{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| {{ayd|26 January 2007|23 January 2010}}
|-
|-
| 2
! 4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Krishna Mohan Seth]]
| [[File:Shekhar Dutt.jpg|70px]]
| 2 June 2003
| '''[[Shekhar Dutt]]'''<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|SM}} {{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br>(1945–2025)}}
| 25 January 2007
| [[Assam]]
| 23 January 2010
| 19 June 2014{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| {{ayd|23 January 2010|19 June 2014}}
| [[Pratibha Patil]]
|-
|-
| 3
! 5
| style="text-align:left" | [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| bgcolor="wheat" | [[File:Ram Naresh Yadav (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 25 January 2007
| bgcolor="wheat" | '''[[Ram Naresh Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1928–2016) (Additional charge)}}
| 23 January 2010
| bgcolor="wheat" | [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| 19 June 2014
| bgcolor="wheat"| 14 July 2014
| {{ayd|19 June 2014|14 July 2014}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
|-
| 4
! 6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Shekhar Dutt]]
| [[File:Balram Tandon (cropped).jpg|92x92px]]
| 23 January 2010
| '''[[Balram Das Tandon]]'''<br>{{small|(1927–2018)}}
| 19 June 2014
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 18 July 2014
| 14 August 2018{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|18 July 2014|14 August 2018}}
|-
|-
| —
! 7
| style="text-align:left" | [[Ram Naresh Yadav]] ''(acting)''
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Anandiben Patel in 2022 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 19 June 2014 
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Anandiben Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941) (Additional charge)}}
| 14 July 2014
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Gujarat]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| 15 August 2018
| bgcolor="wheat"| 28 July 2019{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| {{ayd|15 August 2018|28 July 2019}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|-
| 5
! 8
| style="text-align:left" | [[Balram Das Tandon]]
| [[File:Anusuiya Uikey in 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 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>
| '''[[Anusuiya Uikey]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)}}
| 14 August 2018
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 29 July 2019
| 22 February 2023{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Manipur]]}}
| {{ayd|29 July 2019|22 February 2023}}
|-
|-
| —
! 9
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anandiben Patel]] ''(additional charge)''
| [[File:Biswabhushan Harichandran (cropped).jpg|85x85px]]
| 15 August 2018 
| '''[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| 28 July 2019
| [[Odisha]]
| 23 February 2023
| 30 July 2024
| {{ayd|23 February 2023|30 July 2024}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
|-
| 6
! 10
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anusuiya Uikey]]  
| [[File:Ramen Deka with President Murmu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 29 July 2019 
| '''[[Ramen Deka]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)}}
| ''Incumbent''
| [[Assam]]
| 31 July 2024
| ''Incumbent''  
| {{ayd|31 July 2024}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{reflist|group=lower-greek}}


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


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


Revision as of 12:53, 24 March 2026


Governor of Chhattisgarh
Emblem of Chhattisgarh
Incumbent
Ramen Deka
since 31 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceLok Bhavan; Raipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderD. N. Sahay
Formation1 November 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-01)

The governor of Chhattisgarh is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan.

The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. The first governor to be appointed was Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is Ramen Deka who has been in office since 31 July 2024. A total of 10 governors has served in the state.

[1]

Powers and functions

Chhattisgarh is in central India.
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.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Chhattisgarh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Chhattisgarh. The universities include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Sarguja University, etc.

Oath

I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Chhattisgarh and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Chhattisgarh.

History

The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (retired) in June 2003. [2]Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director E. S. L. Narasimhan. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of N. D. Tiwari. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.[3]

Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of Balram Das Tandon the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office.[4] He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by Anusuiya Uikey.[5][6] Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhusan Harichandan.[7] Till July 2024, Harichandan remained in office and was replaced by Ramen Deka. Since then, Deka has been the governor of the state.[8]

List

Legend
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned
  •    indicates acting/additional charge
No. Portrait Governor
(lifespan) 		Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
Took office Left office Term length
1 Dinesh Nandan Sahay
IPS (Retd)
(1936–2018) 		Bihar 1 November 2000 1 June 2003[§]Template:Efn-lg 2 years, 212 days K. R. Narayanan
2 Lieutenant General
Krishna Mohan Seth (Retd)
PVSM AVSM
(born 1939) 		Uttar Pradesh 2 June 2003 25 January 2007 3 years, 237 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3 E. S. L. Narasimhan
IPS (Retd)
(born 1945) 		Tamil Nadu 26 January 2007 23 January 2010[§]Template:Efn-lg 2 years, 362 days
4 Shekhar Dutt
SM IAS (Retd)
(1945–2025) 		Assam 23 January 2010 19 June 2014[‡] 4 years, 147 days Pratibha Patil
5 Ram Naresh Yadav
(1928–2016) (Additional charge) 		Uttar Pradesh 19 June 2014 14 July 2014 25 days Pranab Mukherjee
6 Balram Das Tandon
(1927–2018) 		Punjab 18 July 2014 14 August 2018[†] 4 years, 27 days
7 Anandiben Patel
(born 1941) (Additional charge) 		Gujarat 15 August 2018 28 July 2019[§]Template:Efn-lg 347 days Ram Nath Kovind
8 Anusuiya Uikey
(born 1957) 		Madhya Pradesh 29 July 2019 22 February 2023[§]Template:Efn-lg 3 years, 208 days
9 Biswabhusan Harichandan
(born 1934) 		Odisha 23 February 2023 30 July 2024 1 year, 158 days Droupadi Murmu
10 Ramen Deka
(born 1954) 		Assam 31 July 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 8 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Chhattisgarh's first Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay passes away". Business Standard. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ex-defence secretary and former Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt passes away". The Times of India. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Balramji Das Tandon, former Chhattisgarh Governor, dies at 90". NDTV (in हिन्दी). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Anandiben Patel takes additional charge as Governor of Chhattisgarh". IBC24 (in हिन्दी). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Anusuiya Uikey assumes charge as new Governor of Chhattisgarh". Business Standard. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Biswabhusan Harichandan sworn in as Governor of Chhattisgarh". Scroll.in. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "रामेन डेका को छत्तीसगढ़ का नया राज्यपाल बनाया गया". ABP Live (in हिन्दी). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.

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