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In India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. 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 state government; 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, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level. 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] The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant-governors.

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state.[2] She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving governor with 11-year tenure in West Bengal.[3] Baby Rani Maurya was recently appointed as the second female governor of Uttarakhand.

Governors

Key

*  incumbent governor

Name From To Term length State Reference
Sarojini Naidu 15 August 1947 2 March 1949 1 year, 199 days Uttar Pradesh [4]
Padmaja Naidu 3 November 1956 31 May 1967 10 years, 209 days West Bengal [5]
Vijayalakshmi Pandit 28 November 1962 18 October 1964 1 year, 325 days Maharashtra [6]
Sharda Mukherjee 5 May 1977 14 August 1978 1 year, 101 days Andhra Pradesh [7]
Jyothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982 5 years, 13 days Kerala [8]
Sharda Mukherjee 14 August 1978 5 August 1983 4 years, 356 days Gujarat [9]
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi 26 November 1985 2 February 1990 4 years, 68 days Andhra Pradesh [10]
Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990 1 year, 354 days Kerala [8]
Sarla Grewal 31 March 1989 5 February 1990 311 days Madhya Pradesh [11]
Chandrawati 19 February 1990 18 December 1990 302 days Puducherry [12]
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai 2 May 1995 22 April 1998 2 years, 355 days Puducherry [12]
Sheila Kaul 17 November 1995 23 April 1996 158 days Himachal Pradesh [13]
Fathima Beevi 25 January 1997 1 July 2001 4 years, 157 days Tamil Nadu [14]
V. S. Ramadevi 26 July 1997 1 December 1999 2 years, 128 days Himachal Pradesh [13]
Rajani Rai 23 April 1998 29 July 2002 4 years, 97 days Puducherry [12]
V. S. Ramadevi 2 December 1999 20 August 2002 2 years, 261 days Karnataka [15]
Pratibha Patil 8 November 2004 23 June 2007 2 years, 227 days Rajasthan [16]
Prabha Rau 19 July 2008 24 January 2010 1 year, 189 days Himachal Pradesh [13]
Margaret Alva 6 August 2009 14 May 2012 2 years, 262 days Uttarakhand [17]
Kamla Beniwal 27 November 2009 6 July 2014 4 years, 221 days Gujarat [18]
Prabha Rau 25 January 2010 26 April 2010 91 days Rajasthan [19]
Urmila Singh 25 January 2010 27 January 2015 5 years, 2 days Himachal Pradesh [20]
Margaret Alva 12 May 2012 7 August 2014 2 years, 87 days Rajasthan [21]
Sheila Dikshit 11 March 2014 25 August 2014 167 days Kerala [22]
Kamla Beniwal 6 July 2014 6 August 2014 31 days Mizoram [23]
Mridula Sinha * 31 August 2014 Incumbent 10 years, 60 days Goa [24]
Draupadi Murmu * 18 May 2015 Incumbent 9 years, 165 days Jharkhand [25]
Kiran Bedi * 29 May 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 154 days Puducherry [26]
Najma Heptulla * 21 August 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 70 days Manipur [27]
Anandiben Patel * 23 January 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 281 days Madhya Pradesh [28]
Baby Rani Maurya * 26 August 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 65 days Uttarakhand [29]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sarojini Naidu: The first woman to become the governor of an Indian state". CNN-IBN. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ Shubhojit (10 July 2014). "Women Governors in India". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Srimati Sarojini Naidu, Governor of UP". National Informatics Centre, UP State Union. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Former Governors of West Bengal". West Bengal Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Previous Governors List of Maharashtra". Maharashtra Government. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh". Andhra Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b "Kerala Legislature - Governors". Kerala Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Sharda Mukherjee, Former Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Former Governors of AP". National Informatics Centre, AP State Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Sarla Grewal, Governor of Madhya Pradesh". NIC. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Former Governors of Pondicherry". Puducherry Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Former Governors of Tamilnadu". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Ramadevi, Governor of Karnataka". Karnataka Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Ex Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand". Uttarakhand Government. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Kamla Beniwal, Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  19. ^ "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Urmila Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  22. ^ Jain, Bharti (4 March 2014). "Sheila Dikshit, Governor of Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  23. ^ "The story behind Kamla Beniwal's dismissal". The Hindu. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  24. ^ Kamat, Prakash (31 August 2014). "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu.
  25. ^ "Draupadi Murmu Sworn In as First Woman Governor of Jharkhand". NDTV. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  26. ^ Thangavelu, Dharani (8 January 2017). "Puducherry Lt governor Kiran Bedi to resign in 2018". Mint. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Manipur: Najma Heptulla to be sworn-in as Governor on Sunday". Indian Express. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Anandiben Patel sworn in as Madhya Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. 23 January 2018.
  29. ^ " [1]". The Economic Times. 26 August 2018.
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