List of governors of Rajasthan
Appearance
Governor of Rajasthan | |
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since 31 July 2024 | |
Style | Honourable(s.2012) |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Jaipur |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Inaugural holder | Maharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh) |
Formation | 30 May 1949 |
Website | rajbhawan |
The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Rajasthan. The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan.[1][2][3]
The incumbent, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade has served as the Governor of Rajasthan since 31 July 2024.
List of governors
[edit]No. | Name (Birth–Death) Home State |
Portrait | Term of office | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Maharaj Man Singh II (1912–1970) |
30 March 1949 | 31 October 1956 | 7 years, 215 days | |
2 | Gurumukh Nihal Singh (1895–1969) |
1 November 1956 | 16 April 1962 | 5 years, 166 days | |
3 | Sampurnanand (1891–1969) |
16 April 1962 | 16 April 1967 | 5 years, 0 days | |
4 | Sardar Hukam Singh (1895–1983) |
16 April 1967 | 1 July 1972 | 5 years, 76 days | |
5 | Sardar Jogendra Singh (1903–1979) |
1 July 1972 | 15 February 1977 | 4 years, 229 days | |
6 | Vedpal Tyagi (1915–1979) |
15 February 1977 | 11 May 1977 | 85 days | |
7 | Raghukul Tilak
(1900–1989) |
17 May 1977 | 8 August 1981 | 4 years, 83 days | |
8 | K. D. Sharma (1931–2010) |
8 August 1981 | 6 March 1982 | 210 days | |
9 | Om Prakash Mehra (1919–2015) |
6 March 1982 | 4 January 1985 | 2 years, 304 days | |
10 | Vasantdada Patil (1917–1989) (Maharashtra) |
20 November 1985 | 15 October 1987 | 1 year, 329 days | |
11 | Sukhdev Prasad (1921–1995) |
20 February 1988 | 3 February 1990 | 1 year, 348 days | |
12 | Milap Chand Jain (1929–2015) |
3 February 1990 | 14 February 1990 | 6 days | |
13 | Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (1933–2022) |
14 February 1990 | 26 August 1991 | 1 year, 193 days | |
14 | Sarup Singh (1917–2003) |
26 August 1991 | 5 February 1992 | 163 days | |
15 | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) |
5 February 1992 | 31 May 1993 | 115 days | |
16 | Dhanik Lal Mandal (1932–2022) |
31 May 1993 | 30 June 1993 | 30 days | |
17 | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) |
30 June 1993 | 1 May 1998 | 4 years, 305 days | |
18 | Darbara Singh (1927–1998) |
1 May 1998 | 24 May 1998 | 23 days | |
19 | Navrang Lal Tibrewal (1937–) |
25 May 1998 | 16 January 1999 | 236 days | |
20 | Anshuman Singh (1935–2021) |
16 January 1999 | 14 May 2003 | 4 years, 118 days | |
21 | Nirmal Chandra Jain (1924–2003) |
14 May 2003 | 22 September 2003 | 161 days | |
22 | Kailashpati Mishra (1923–2012) |
22 September 2003 | 14 January 2004 | 84 days | |
23 | Madan Lal Khurana (1936–2018) |
14 January 2004 | 1 November 2004 | 261 days | |
24 | T. V. Rajeswar (1926–2018) |
1 November 2004 | 8 November 2004 | 7 days | |
25 | Pratibha Patil (1934–) (Maharashtra) |
8 November 2004 | 21 June 2007 | 2 years, 225 days | |
26 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016) |
21 June 2007 | 6 September 2007 | 77 days | |
27 | S. K. Singh (1932–2009) |
6 September 2007 | 1 December 2009 | 2 years, 86 days | |
28 | Prabha Rau (1935–2010) (Maharashtra) |
2 December 2009 | 24 January 2010 | 53 days | |
25 January 2010[4] | 26 April 2010 | ||||
29 | Shivraj Patil (1935–) (Maharashtra) |
26 April 2010 | 12 May 2012 | 2 years, 16 days | |
30 | Margaret Alva (1942–) (Karnataka) |
12 May 2012 | 7 August 2014 | 2 years, 87 days | |
31 | Ram Naik (1934–) (Maharashtra) |
8 August 2014 | 3 September 2014 | 26 days | |
32 | Kalyan Singh (1932–2021) (Uttar Pradesh) |
4 September 2014 | 8 September 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | |
33 | Kalraj Mishra (1941–) (Uttar Pradesh) |
9 September 2019 | 30 July 2024 | 4 years, 325 days | |
34 | Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade (1945–) (Maharashtra) |
31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 141 days |
See also
[edit]- Rajasthan
- Government of Rajasthan
- Politics of Rajasthan
- Elections in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan High Court
- Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
- Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- List of districts of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Administrative Service
- List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
- List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Previous Governor". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Photo Gallery of Governors". Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "States of India since 1947". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Governor of Rajasthan". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.