List of governors of Tripura

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Governor of Tripura
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Raj Bhavan
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Governor of Haryana Satyadev Narayan Arya in August 2018.JPG
Incumbent
Satyadeo Narain Arya

since 7 July 2021
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Agartala
AppointerPresident of India
Term length5 Years
Formationrajbhavan.tripura.gov.in
The state of Tripura is surrounded by eastern Bangladesh.

This is a list of the governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.[1]

Powers and functions[edit]

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.

Governors of Tripura[edit]

No Name Took office Left office
1 B. K. Nehru 21 January 1972 22 September 1973
2 L. P. Singh 23 September 1973 13 August 1981
3 S. M. H. Burney 14 August 1981 13 June 1984
4 K. V. Krishna Rao 14 June 1984 11 July 1989
5 Sultan Singh 12 July 1989 11 February 1990
6 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy 12 February 1990 14 August 1993
7 Romesh Bhandari 15 August 1993 15 June 1995
8 Siddheswar Prasad 16 June 1995 22 June 2000
9 Krishna Mohan Seth 23 June 2000 31 May 2003
10 Dinesh Nandan Sahay 2 June 2003 14 October 2009
11 Kamla Beniwal 15 October 2009 26 November 2009
12 Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil 27 November 2009 21 March 2013
13 Devanand Konwar 25 March 2013 29 June 2014
14 Vakkom Purushothaman 30 June 2014 14 July 2014
15 Padmanabha Acharya 21 July 2014 19 May 2015
16 Tathagata Roy 20 May 2015[2] 25 August 2018
17 Kaptan Singh Solanki 25 August 2018[3] 28 July 2019
18 Ramesh Bais 29 July 2019 6 July 2021
19 Satyadev Narayan Arya 7 July 2021 Incumbent

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Tripura - Governors". tripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. Ali, Syed Sajjad (20 May 2015). "Tathagata Roy to take charge as Tripura Governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Solanki becomes new Tripura Guv". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 25 August 2018.