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List of governors of Bihar
| Governor of Bihar | |
|---|---|
 Raj Bhavan | |
 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Formation | 1 April 1936 |
| Website | governor |
Location of Bihar in India.
The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Phagu Chauhan is the current governor of Bihar.[1][2] Former President Zakir Hussain and current President Ram Nath Kovind were two such Governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the President of India.
Powers and functions[edit]
The Governor has:
- 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.
In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.
Ram Nath Kovind was 26th Governor of Bihar who went on to become 14th President of India.
Governors of Bihar[edit]
| # | Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before Independence | |||
| 1 | Sir James David Sifton | 1 April 1936 | 10 March 1937 |
| 2 | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett | 11 March 1937 | 15 May 1938 |
| – | Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart (acting) | 15 May 1938 | 16 September 1938 |
| (2) | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett | 17 September 1938 | 5 August 1939 |
| 3 | Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart | 6 August 1939 | 2 February 1943 |
| 4 | Sir Thomas George Rutherford | 3 February 1943 | 6 September 1943 |
| – | Sir Francis Mudie (acting) | 7 September 1943 | 23 April 1944 |
| (4) | Sir Thomas George Rutherford | 24 April 1944 | 12 May 1946 |
| 5 | Sir Hugh Dow | 13 May 1946 | 14 August 1947 |
| After Independence | |||
| 1 | Jairamdas Daulatram | 15 August 1947 | 11 January 1948 |
| 2 | Madhav Shrihari Aney | 12 January 1948 | 14 June 1952 |
| 3 | R. R. Diwakar | 15 June 1952 | 5 July 1957 |
| 4 | Zakir Hussain | 6 July 1957 | 11 May 1962 |
| 5 | M. A. S. Ayyangar | 12 May 1962 | 6 December 1967 |
| 6 | Nityanand Kanungo | 7 December 1967 | 20 January 1971 |
| – | Justice U.N. Sinha (acting) | 21 January 1971 | 31 January 1971 |
| 7 | Dev Kant Baruah | 1 February 1971 | 4 February 1973 |
| 8 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | 4 February 1973 | 15 June 1976 |
| 9 | Jagannath Kaushal | 16 June 1976 | 31 January 1979 |
| – | Justice K.B.N. Singh (acting) | 31 January 1979 | 19 September 1979 |
| 10 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 20 September 1979 | 15 March 1985 |
| 11 | P. Venkatasubbaiah | 15 March 1985 | 25 February 1988 |
| 12 | Govind Narain Singh | 26 February 1988 | 24 January 1989 |
| – | Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (acting) | 24 January 1989 | 28 January 1989 |
| 13 | R.D. Pradhan | 29 January 1989 | 2 February 1989 |
| 14 | Jagannath Pahadia | 3 March 1989 | 2 February 1990 |
| – | Justice G.G. Sohoni (acting) | 2 February 1990 | 16 February 1990 |
| 15 | Mohammad Saleem | 16 February 1990 | 13 February 1991 |
| – | B. Satya Narayan Reddy (acting) | 14 February 1991 | 18 March 1991 |
| 16 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 19 March 1991 | 13 August 1993 |
| (10) | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 14 August 1993 | 26 April 1998 |
| 17 | Sunder Singh Bhandari | 27 April 1998 | 15 March 1999 |
| – | Justice B.M. Lall (acting) | 15 March 1999 | 5 October 1999 |
| — | Suraj Bhan (additional charge) | 6 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 |
| 18 | V. C. Pande | 23 November 1999 | 12 June 2003 |
| 19 | M R Jois | 12 June 2003 | 31 October 2004 |
| – | Ved Prakash Marwah (acting) | 1 November 2004 | 4 November 2004 |
| 20 | Buta Singh | 5 November 2004 | 29 January 2006 |
| 21 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | 31 January 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| 22 | R. S. Gavai | 22 June 2006 | 9 July 2008 |
| 23 | R. L. Bhatia | 10 July 2008 | 28 June 2009 |
| 24 | Devanand Konwar | 29 June 2009 | 21 March 2013 |
| 25 | D. Y. Patil | 22 March 2013 | 26 November 2014 |
| — | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) | 27 November 2014 | 15 August 2015 |
| 26 | Ram Nath Kovind | 16 August 2015 | 20 June 2017[3] |
| — | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) | 20 June 2017[4] | 29 September 2017 |
| 27 | Satya Pal Malik | 30 September 2017[5] | 23 August 2018 |
| 28 | Lalji Tandon | 23 August 2018[6] | 28 July 2019 |
| 29 | Phagu Chauhan | 29 July 2019 | Incumbent |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ Mohan, Archis (21 August 2018). "Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Profile of the President of India". presidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. 23 August 2018.