List of governors of Manipur

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Governor of Manipur
Emblem of India.svg
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; 52 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[edit]

# Name 'Portrait Took Office Left Office
1 B. K. Nehru Braj Kumar Nehru.gif 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 General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao.jpg 2 June 1984 7 July 1989
5 Chintamani Panigrahi 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 Shivinder Singh Sidhu.jpg 6 August 2004 22 July 2008
12 Gurbachan Jagat[1] 23 July 2008 22 July 2013
13 Ashwani Kumar[2] 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 23 July 2013 31 December 2013
14 Vinod Duggal[3] Vinod Kumar Duggal in New Delhi on August 29, 2005 (cropped).jpg 31 December 2013 28 August 2014
— K. K. Paul
(additional charge) 		Governor of Uttarakhand Krishan Kant Paul.jpg 16 September 2014 15 May 2015
15 Syed Ahmed Syed Ahmed (politician).jpg 16 May 2015 27 September 2015
— V. Shanmuganathan
(additional charge)[4] 		VShanmuganathan.png 30 September 2015 17 August 2016
16 Najma A. Heptulla[5] 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 21 August 2016 26 June 2019
— Padmanabha Acharya
(additional charge) 		Governor of Tripura Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya.jpg 27 June 2019
(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)[6] 		23 July 2019
(16) Najma Heptulla 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 24 July 2019 10 August 2021
— Ganga Prasad
(additional charge) 		Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG 12 August 2021
(Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence) 		26 August 2021
17 La. Ganesan 27 August 2021 Incumbent

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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