India, the world's largest democracy, is comprised of 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Each state is overseen by a Governor who is the head of the state. The Governor is responsible for ensuring that the state government functions within the framework of the Constitution and plays a crucial role in maintaining the law and order in the state.
What is a Governor? A Governor is the constitutional head of each Indian state. The Governor is appointed by the President of India and holds office at the President’s pleasure. The Governor’s role includes overseeing the state’s administration, ensuring the implementation of central policies, and acting as a liaison between the central and state governments.
State | Governor |
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Andhra Pradesh | Shri Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer |
Arunachal Pradesh | Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired) |
Assam | Shri Gulab Chand Kataria |
Bihar | Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
Chhattisgarh | Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan |
Goa | Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai |
Gujarat | Shri Acharya Dev Vrat |
Haryana | Shri Bandaru Dattatraya |
Himachal Pradesh | Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla |
Jharkhand | Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan |
Karnataka | Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot |
Kerala | Shri Arif Mohammed Khan |
Madhya Pradesh | Shri Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel |
Maharashtra | Shri Ramesh Bais |
Manipur | Sushri Anusuiya Uikye |
Meghalaya | Shri Phagu Chauhan |
Mizoram | Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu |
Nagaland | Shri La. Ganesan |
Odisha | Shri Raghubar Das |
Punjab | Shri Banwarilal Purohit |
Rajasthan | Shri Kalraj Mishra |
Sikkim | Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya |
Tamil Nadu | Shri R. N. Ravi |
Telangana | Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan (Addl. Charge) |
Tripura | Shri Indra Sena Reddy Nallu |
Uttar Pradesh | Smt. Anandiben Patel |
Uttarakhand | Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.) |
West Bengal | Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose |
List of Chief Ministers of Indian states with their respective states.