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List of governors of Karnataka
| Governor of Karnataka | |
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 Raj Bhavan | |
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| Style | The Honourable, His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar |
| Formation | 1 November 1956(as a Mysuru State) |
| Website | www |
The Governor of Karnataka is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the Government of Karnataka; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, which thus holds de facto executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a 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 central government–appointed governor.[1]
Since 1956, eighteen people have served as the Governor of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. The first was Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, previously the Maharaja of Mysore (1940–50) and the Rajpramukh of Mysore (1950–56). A majority of Karnataka's governors have been politicians (ten), another five have been civil servants. V. V. Giri went on become the fourth President of India, and Gopal Swarup Pathak the country's fourth Vice President. Smt V.S.Ramadevi who was the first and only Women Governor of Karnataka (1999-2002) and also she hold the record of first Women Chief Election Commissioner in india.
Governors of Mysore and Karnataka[edit]
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Selected former office(s) | |
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar | 1 November 1956 | 4 May 1963 | 6 years, 184 days | Maharaja of Mysore, Rajpramukh of Mysore |
| 2 | 
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S. M. Shrinagesh | 4 May 1963 | 2 April 1965 | 1 year, 333 days | Chief of the Army Staff |
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V. V. Giri | 2 April 1965 | 13 May 1967 | 2 years, 41 days | Fourth President of India |
| 4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak | 13 May 1967 | 30 August 1969 | 2 years, 109 days | Fourth Vice-President of India | |
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Dharma Vira | 23 October 1970 | 1 February 1972 | 1 year, 101 days | Governor of Punjab, Haryana, and West Bengal |
| 6 | 
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Mohanlal Sukhadia | 1 February 1972 | 10 January 1975 | 2 years, 343 days | Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| 7 | – | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 10 January 1975 | 2 August 1977 | 2 years, 204 days | Governor of West Bengal and the Minister of Home Affairs |
| 8 | – | Govind Narain | 2 August 1977 | 15 April 1982 | 4 years, 256 days | First and the only member of the Imperial Civil Service to have been appointed and served as Governor of Karnataka |
| 9 | – | Ashoknath Banerji | 16 April 1982 | 25 February 1987 | 4 years, 315 days | First member of the Indian Administrative Service to have served in this office |
| 10 | – | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah | 26 February 1987 | 5 February 1990 | 2 years, 344 days | Governor of Bihar, Minister of Home and Parliamentary Affairs |
| 11 | – | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 8 May 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 1 year, 243 days | Member of Parliament |
| 12 | Khurshed Alam Khan | 6 January 1992 | 2 December 1999 | 7 years, 330 days | Member of Parliament, Governor of Goa | |
| 13 | 
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V. S. Ramadevi | 2 December 1999 | 20 August 2002 | 2 years, 261 days | Chief Election Commissioner of India, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, the first and only female governor of Karnataka |
| 14 | 
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T. N. Chaturvedi | 21 August 2002 | 20 August 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| 15 | 
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Rameshwar Thakur | 21 August 2007 | 24 June 2009 | 1 year, 307 days | Governor of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh |
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Hansraj Bhardwaj | 24 June 2009 | 29 June 2014 | 5 years, 5 days | Union Minister of Law and Justice, Governor of Kerala |
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Konijeti Rosaiah | 29 June 2014 | 31 August 2014 | 63 days | Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Governor of Tamil Nadu |
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Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala | 1 September 2014 | 10 July 2021 | 6 years, 312 days | Speaker of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha |
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Thawar Chand Gehlot | 11 July 2021 [2] | Incumbent | 3 years, 106 days | Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Karnataka as well.
- ↑ "Gehlot to swear-in on July 11", Deccan Chronical, 9 July 2021